ELEVEN–year–old Oscar Baker has secured himself golf ‘bragging rights’ for life after getting a hole-in-one on 10 August.
The keen golfer was playing a round with his grandmother at Eagle Ridge Golf Course when he managed the feat.
“When I hit the ball, it was going to the right. It hit the bank and it rolled right into the hole!” said Oscar.
The grade six student from Red Hill Consolidated School could hardly believe what he had seen. “Nana Coralie saw it, as did two other witnesses,” said Oscar. “They rang through to the clubhouse to tell them what had happened.” Nana Coralie was chuffed at the achievement of her grandson. “It was unreal. We couldn’t believe it,” she said.
Oscar is a member at Eagle Ridge Golf Course after joining last Christmas. He has been playing golf for around five years, after starting as a six-year-old. “My Nana and Grandpa got me into golf,” said Oscar.
To top the day off, Oscar won the competition he was playing in. The achievement means Oscar will earn a place on the “hole-in-one” memorial board in the clubrooms at Eagle Ridge Golf Course.
First published in the Mornington News – 27 August 2024
