“Recently I’ve had an awful lot of trouble on it,” he told The Free Press.
But, for the third time, it was the kindest possible to him in the latest monthly medal on Saturday, April 5.
John’s 5-iron tee was executed perfectly. It hit that little bit of rough between the greenside bunkers to sufficiently slow the shot not to run through the green.
“One of the players I was with (Darren Mathew) said that’s going to be close. I thought it was over the back,” John said.
But it was an early birthday present for the tallish right-hander who turned 76-years-of-age on April 11.
The ball went in, which was the third time on the hole and fourth on the course for the 15-handicapper who got as low as eight.
“I was hitting an 8-iron then on that hole,” John said.
His first ever ace was at Medway Golf Club about five years before he moved to Corowa some 35 years ago.
On the championship Corowa Golf Course, he has, in order, had a hole-in-one on the 12th, 18th and two more on the 12th.
“It’s always a thrill when you do it. Some good golfers never get one hole-in-hole, or only get one,” John, who plays three times a week, said. “Corowa’s a great golf course.”
John’s wife Rita recently had an eagle and asked if that was as good as a hole-in-one. The Free Press instantly, but politely answered in the negative.
John’s latest ace achievement puts him closer to the course’s record club hole-in-one holder Laurie Rinehart who has six.
John isn’t thinking about that specific record but added: “It is a standing joke between the Taits, Peter and Neville, who have an overall total of eight between them (one has seven),” John said.
Playing three times a week and with considerable experience in holing the 12th, John could add to his own total of aces.
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