Chad Hauser started the local golf season with a rare feat — a hole-in-one on a Par-4. Hauser hammered his drive on No. 8 on Highwood’s Mountainview Nine and the big-bopping realtor was right on target from 306 yards away.
It was both his second ace — the other on a Par-3 — and second albatross. He’d previously recorded a deuce on a Par-5. This is a truly heartwarming story .
.. Gary Nelner, 71, is a passionate golfer and proud cancer survivor.
When he was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments in 2022, Nelner would often head straight from the hospital to his home club of Cottonwood, where he’d work on his putting and chipping. As he reflected, “I’d have a chemo bottle strapped on and slowly shuffle to the beautiful practice island. That’s what helped me mentally fight the biggest of all battles.
Golf gives hope, and the great people at Cottonwood supported and encouraged me to finish the race.” A lot of those same friends and supporters have likely been offering congratulations after Nelner experienced the thrill of his first career hole-in-one. During an away game at Speargrass, the smooth-swinging senior ripped an eight-iron into the wind on No.
11, finding the flag-stick from 133 yards out. A great shot, and a feel-good story. Jim Connell must have incredible aim.
Connell recently carded his fourth career ace. His latest was a 162-yard pin-seeker — a super six-iron — on the fifth hole on Highwood’s Mountainview loop. Hey Jim, any advice.
