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 BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | 'Rubbish' golfer hits hole-in-one
A self-confessed "rubbish" golfer won a £15,000 car after fluking a hole-in-one. Occasional golfer Allan Errington, 43, was averaging seven shots a hole while playing at a staff event. But he hit a perfect shot on the par three 9th hole and it bounced once before going in - earning himself a Volkswagen Golf. Mr Errington, of Aberdeen, said he lost 23 balls during the rest of his round at ... [link]

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To Watch Tonight [Tubular]
Published 7/8/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
... What to watch after shooting such a terrible round that you lose all your golf balls; except for the one you hit for a hole-in-one ... ...

Best Advice For Making a Hole-In-One -- Lose All Your Other Balls
Published 7/8/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Shane B.) at Dogs That Chase Cars
... Allan Errington was playing in a staff event, and had made the following scores on his first eight holes - 7,7,7,7,7,7,6,8. Arriving to the par-3 ninth, Errington said he pulled out a seven iron because "everything else was a seven." ...

Perhaps The Most Unexpected Ace Ever
Published 7/9/2008 by Fun Sheriff (noreply@blogger.com) at Lion in Oil
... Hitting a hole-in-one is pretty damn hard to do. But it also takes a little bit of luck. That’s the only way you can explain this “rubbish” golfer’s good fortune. ...

The Weekly Linkz: Australian Accents, Wiffle Ball, and the Best Worst Golfer Ever
Published 7/11/2008 by T.J. Donegan at BostonsportZ
... Every rec golfer's dream come true, man knocks in a hole-in-one while shooting a round of about 120, just so happens the hole-in-one was worth a free car. Too bad gas is $8 a gallon.   ...

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