He grips ‘er, rips ‘er and aces par-4 hole
Jacobs dazzles dozen viewers at Granite Hills
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DALE JACOBS recently landed an albatross he’ll be glad to wear around his neck.
On Friday, the 24-year-old University of Manitoba environmental studies student cracked a hole-in-one on the par-4 282-yard 14th hole at Granite Hills Golf Course near Lac du Bonnet.
“I gripped ‘er and ripped ‘er and hole-in-one,” said Jacobs, who works as a bartender at an Applebee’s.
Club manager Ada Vandersteen said that even though the hole was a relatively short par-4, Jacobs’ shot is still quite an accomplishment.
“It doesn’t usually happen on a par-4,” said Vandersteen. “You have to be lucky.”
Jacobs recorded the ace during the Sunova Golf Classic charity tournament, and he estimates about 12 people witnessed the feat.
“I’m glad there were so many people there, because if I wasn’t there myself, I wouldn’t have believed it,” said Jacobs.
Witnesses included his team, the team behind them, and girls who were taking pictures at the green. One person who didn’t see the shot, though, was Jacobs himself.
“I hit ‘er great, nice and straight, it looked like a good shot,” said Jacobs. “I saw it hit the front of the green and then I bent over to pick my tee up.
“I heard one of the girls go ‘it just disappeared’ and then all the guys just went ‘holy hell.’ “
Doubt
Jacobs said that doubt overtook him as he went to confirm the shot.
“I was terrified to look in the hole because I thought maybe the ball just went to the side or behind the cup,” he said. “I peeked over the hole and the ball was in the hole and I just started jumping around.”
Jacobs’ shot may have been lucky, but he and brother Darcy had a step up on the competition. His family grew up alongside the first-hole fairway of Lundar Golf Club.
“As a kid, that’s how we stayed out of trouble,” said Jacobs, who played for the Gimli High School team. “We did about 18 holes, five days a week.”
Guy Williams aced a par-4 earlier this month at Hartney Golf Course. Williams, 39, said he’s been golfing most his life, but still isn’t Tiger Woods.
“It’s always fluky,” said Williams. “There was a downhill slope, so I couldn’t actually see it.
“It was exciting when it happened, but I didn’t know it happened.”
daniel.falloon@freepress.mb.ca
