Golfer Makes Hole-in-one On Par-4
Article by Yukilee
There’s no greater feeling for a golfer than seeing your ball slam against the flagstick and disappear for a hole-in-one.I suppose the only downside is that you’re required to work overtime in the office a week later as you recoup the funds spent on drinks for your playing partners and those that hear about it in the 19th.But if you thought slam dunking it on a par-3 was impressive enough, it’s nothing compared to the feat of Wycombe Heights ace Mike Bristow.The university student, working as a retail assistant at the public pay-and-play facility in the Chiltern Hills, pulled out his new Tourstage Bridgestone ViQ driver for the first ever time to record a stunning hole-in-one on the downhill 379-yard par-4 4th.”I can’t believe I’ve bagged a ace of almost 400 yards,” said Bristow, midway through a sports management and golf studies degree course at the University of Buckingham.”I felt there was always a chance of making the green as the hole was playing down wind, even though I usually find the bunker just short of it.”I hit Tourstage Bridgestone ViQ driver with a high draw but didn’t see the ball go in the hole. I thought my colleague Richard Perkin, the club’s PGA Teaching Professional who was with a group nearby, was messing around and had thrown the ball somewhere.”It’s believed Bristow is the first player to score a one on the 4th hole in the club’s history.Just for the record, Bret Melson is the leader in the clubhouse for the longest hole-in-one in history after acing the 448-yard par-4 18th at Ko’olau Golf Club in Hawaii in 2007. Since then, he has been in favor of using
