A HOLE-in-one is one of the most elusive prizes in golf.
Ask any player and they’ll tell you it’s the “holy grail”, the thing they all dream of.
But it’s a prize which eludes most players, even the very best.
For the past 60 years, Bill Murray, who plays off a handicap of 18, has been chasing the elusive prize, but his patience finally paid off, scoring his first hole-in-one on the 12th at Wentworth Golf Club recently.
It’s a moment the veteran player won’t forget in a hurry and left him lost for words when his playing partners told him what he had happened.
“I didn’t believe them to be honest – I didn’t actually believe it until I walked up to the hole and seen it (the ball) in there,” Murray said.
“My playing partners saw it go in, but I didn’t, because my eyes aren’t as good as they used to be, so I just wanted to make sure it was in that hole.”
A member at the Wentworth Golf club since he was 18 years-old, Murray has been a regular player at the club for six decades.
His love of the game still remains, but it’s the friendship he treasures most.
“We are only a small club, but its a great bunch,” Murray said.
“I just enjoy the social side of the game as much as anything.
“Having a beer with your mates – it’s what it is all about.”
But while Murray is relishing his new found status, he’s not holding his breath about adding a second hole-in-one trophy to his cabinet.
“I don’t think I’ve got another 60 years in me to wait for another one (hole-in-one),” Murray said.
“I’ll dine out on this one for a while, but I suppose every golfer always thinks they are a chance.
“Every time you tee off you’re going for the hole.”
