Can a golfer be unhappy after scoring a hole-in-one? We may never know but Steve Ellis could possibly answer that question. Ellis was skilled and lucky enough (you have to have some luck) to shoot a hole-in-one last Tuesday at the April 11th ASGA tournament held at the Lions Golf Course. He was playing in the tournament and on hole #4, the short par three playing 136 yards, Ellis used a hybrid club to finish the hole in one stroke.
Was he happy? Probably so until he realized that he had missed out on the $440 jackpot awarded to a member of ASGA for a hole-in-one. It seems that of the 88 members who had paid $5 for a shot at the pot, Ellis was not one of those people.
Not all was lost however, as Ellis got credit for his feat when his partner, Don Akers, reported it to the pro shop and it was subsequently reported in the Hole-in-One Listing in the Statesman newspaper. The shot was witnessed by his partner Akers as well as his playing companions, Steve Darby and Bill LaTulipe. The shot also helped Akers and Ellis score a net total of 130 in the tournament to take second place money. So despite the fact that Ellis missed an opportunity to win $440, he still had some success for the day.
If you are an ASGA member and haven't paid your $5 for a chance at a big pot, then see any board member or more specifically Shawn Higgins, who is chairperson of the Hole-in-One Jackpot.
