Posted on 11/16/2005 12:32:33 AM PST by Cinnamon Girl
Israel's only blind golfer, Zohar Sharon, now has something else to be proud of, something that every golfer dreams of - a hole-in-one.
After hitting his 7-wood at Caesarea Golf Club's par-3 15th, and getting the approval from Shimshon Levy, his caddy and "eyes" on the course, Zohar climbed into his golf cart and the two headed for the green, some 160 meters away. When they got there, however, the ball was nowhere to be seen.
"I probably overflew it," Zohar muttered.
But after a five-minute search that proved futile, Zohar said, "It actually was a pretty good shot; look in the hole."
When the astonished Levy saw the ball in the hole he shouted, "I'm not touching it. You come and get it."
A hole-in-one is one of golf's holy grails, and millions will spend a lifetime on the course without making one, let alone seeing one. Aside from the high-fives from friends and witnesses, slaps on the back from everyone in the clubhouse, and seeing one's name engraved on a brass board, the acer gets the "right" to buy drinks for everyone present.
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TexSton employee?
Figures. A blind golfer gets a hole in one and I can't even get par on 70 percent of the holes I play.
Somebody picked it up and placed it in the hole, nice.
They start complaining to the pro about how these guys are all over the course, are slow as hell and won't play attention to their gestures to play through.
The pro says, "Gentlemen, there was a fire at the pro shop a couple of years ago, and those four men playing in front of you were the firemen that put out the flames. Unfortunately, there were some toxic fumes of unknown origin that made all four of them go blind. So, as a minor token of our appreciation, we let them play golf anytime the want to for free."
The foursome grew somber.
The doctor spoke up first. "Well, that's just the saddest thing. I'm going to start working on a cure for their blindness tomorrow."
The lawyer said, "There's gotta be somebody to sue. I'll begin filing a lawsuit in the morning."
The priest said, "I will pray for those brave men today and every day from now on."
The engineer looked at the golf pro and said, "Why can't they play at night?"
Congraturations, brind man!
Shooting a hole in one is extremely special to any golfer, let a lone a blind one....I dont think I would be taking him or any other blind 'shooter' up Hunting for opening day this Saturday.
Hey... quit pickin' on him....don't you know he is "so ronery"
OK, I'll play the guy, but he can't use his caddy and he has to play from the opposite side. Oh, and I get to hit from the red tees and get the gemee's.
Somebody pass me a bottle. I feel really low now! :)
I know a guy who has five or six of them. Sometimes I think you are born to golf.
My 12 year old got a hole in one. That is what he did, kept looking for the ball. Suddenly another young boy in the foursome shouted, "Dude! your balls in the cup!"
They made him buy sodas the rest of the day. Which I was glad for. I didn't carry hole in one insurance and getting hit for drinks all day would have been horribly expensive.
My parents each got a hole in one on the same hole.
That was on the same golf course where a player in the Junior Master Invitational got two hole in ones in the same round. Neither of which were on the hole my parent got theirs.
A few of us took a first time golfer out to a par-3 course wherein the first-time golfer got a hole in one.
That was the same course I made a hole in one with a fairly "ugly" shot. I'll take an eagle anyway I can get it. :)
A one gotcha.
He didn't make it, and I didn't feel sorry for him.
Congratulations Zohar!
I shot my first hole in one about six months ago. It's great until the bill for drinks comes at the clubhouse!
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