Sam Snead’s Golf Course Hole-In-One
By C. MacDonald
The famous AT&T Pebble Beach Golf Tournament takes place each February and the goal of many players is to score a hole-in-one. Hole-in-Ones are very difficult to achieve. Some pro golfers have had successful careers, yet never scored a hole-in-one. It’s not just skill but a lot of luck that enables it to happen.
You never really know when–or if–you’ll get a hole-in-one. Years after Sam Snead created the beautiful, winding Tecolote Canyon course, I stood with my dad on the first tee. He launched his iron shot at the somewhat disguised target, more than 100 yards away. As we walked up to the green, sure enough, the ball was in the hole.
“Put down a 1,” is all he said, as I wrote the scores on the card. Read this entertaining story…>
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