Hole in one

Local Burns Lake resident Jim Mackie got a hole in one recently at Carnoustie Golf Club.

Local resident Jim Mackie.

Local resident Jim Mackie.

Local resident Jim Mackie got a hole in one recently at Carnoustie Golf Club.

He got his lucky shot on hole # 4  and hit it a 180 yards.

Congratulations from everyone at Carnoustie Golf Club.

It has been calculated that an average golfer has a 1 in 12,500 chance of a hole in one. A professional’s chances is 1 in 2,500.

The world’s two longest hole in ones were hit at distances of 517 yards and 447 yards.

 

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