Pete Guttery has to love playing golf at Bluebonnet Hill Golf Course. Tuesday at the ASGA Individual Tournament at the Bluebonnet course, Guttery won the Hole-in-One contest with a 120- yard shot on hole #13 using an 8-iron. Not only did he make the lucrative shot but ended up with a net 69 score to place second in his flight.
Guttery's shot was witnessed by his playing partners, John Osgood, Tom Walters, and Bob Chapa. The hole-in-one was the fourth ace for Guttery after 40 years of playing the sport.
For the day Guttery pulled in $444 and headed straight for
the electronics store. "I spent the money right away and brought myself a new ipad. I really needed a new one." Guttery related his thoughts on getting the hole-in-one, "A funny thing happened when we checked in, the manager said we should take cart number one. It just seemed like an omen."
"When we were playing the hole no one could see their shots because we were hitting directly into the sun. So none of us actually saw the ball go into the cup. When we got to the hole, two balls were on the green and a third was lying on the edge of the green. When we looked in the hole, there was my ball", said Guttery.
The ASGA will start a new Hole-in-One Contest this Tuesday at the Jimmy Clay Course with a new jackpot. Travis Eckert is in charge of the program and will be taking $5 from members wishing to duplicate Guttery shot.
