Hole-in-one for Leonard
In the process of preparing the Nevada High School girls golf team for the upcoming Nevada Lady Tiger Invitational Golf Tournament next Friday, I needed to let the girls play some of the holes we usually don't get to play (Nos. 4,5,6 and 7 at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course).
This is due to the fact that they are on the back side of the course (which is furthest from the clubhouse).
So I took the girls to hole No. 4...171 yards...and the hardest hole on the course.
I had NHS golfers Hannah Householder, Miranda Crews, and Michael Jones with me as we played.
After the three girls hit their tee shots, I decided I would play along with them.
I teed up a Titlest Pro V1 golf ball and used my 23 degree Ping i15 hybrid.After I hit it, I started walking to the golf cart watching the shot head to the green. I then said to Michael that it was "Going to be close to the hole."
We continued to watch, as the golf ball landed on the green about 20 feet short of the hole ---- and roll towards the hole; then the golf ball disappeared.
I was a little skeptical about a hole-in-one, but I couldn't see a golf ball by the hole.
At that point, I knew it was in the hole. While approaching the green, still no golf ball on the green.
Sure enough, hole-in-one. Witnesses were three of my girls golf team members Hannah, Miranda, and Michael. (The other girls were two holes ahead of us on the course so they didn't get to witness it.)
As tradition requires, I had to buy all of my golf team Gatorade after practice, for my second career hole-in-one.
It was my first shot of the day, plus no practice swings either. I just teed up the ball and hit it...
I did finish ALL nine holes to make it official.
I am glad the girls were with me to share this experience.
Hopefully they will continue to play golf in the future, and have the same exciting experience I had.