THE RACV Torquay Golf Club recorded a rare milestone late last year after three players made holes-in-one during the same competition on the same day.<\/p>\n
The achievement occurred during a December 20 event, with Barry Hewitt, Eric Black and Simon Garlick each recording an ace on different holes.<\/p>\n
Garlick holed out on the third, Black on the 12th and Hewitt on the 17th.<\/p>\n
Club president Kathy Nauomidis said the result was unprecedented at the club.<\/p>\n
“To my record, we’ve never had three holes-in-one on the same day,” she said.<\/p>\n
The three players each received a trophy and a small cash prize, and their names will be added to the club’s hole-in-one honour board later this month.<\/p>\n
Nauomidis said Hewitt’s ace on the 17th was particularly notable, as the hole is designated as a jackpot hole during Saturday competitions.<\/p>\n
“If I had a choice of what hole to get one on, I would have it on hole 17 because on a Saturday, we have a huge jackpot,” she said. “Every member that hopes to win puts in two dollars.”<\/p>\n
While three holes-in-one in a single round was unusual, Nauomidis said the club recorded 32 holes-in-one across 2025.<\/p>\n
“We had a hole-in-one by two people on the same day in May,” she said.<\/p>\n
“One of our new women members, who has a high handicap, had a hole-in-one just last week.”<\/p>\n
Nauomidis said she hoped the trend would continue into 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE RACV Torquay Golf Club recorded a rare milestone late last year after three players made holes-in-one during the same competition on the same day. The achievement occurred during a December 20 event, with Barry Hewitt, Eric Black and Simon Garlick each recording an ace on different holes. Garlick holed out on the third, Black […]<\/p>\n