2020’S HOLE-IN-ONE CLUB

Liam King, WP

IT WASN’T ALL BAD – indeed, 2020 was a banner year for Liam King, a junior golfer at The Country Club at Wakefield Plantation.

On January 1, 2020, Liam started the year with a hole-in-one on #8 at Camelback Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. From 113 yards out, the then-8-year-old struck the ball with his 3-wood for his first-ever ace. However, once was not enough for young Liam. While playing in the Wakefield Plantation Junior Club Championship on Sunday, October 18, Liam hit his second holein-one on #11 with his 4-hybrid from 127 yards out.

In addition to his two aces, Liam also qualified for and played in the U.S. Kids World Championship in Pinehurst last summer. This 9-year-old had a great golf season and we look forward to many more ahead from Liam!

Hitting a hole-in-one is a special feat for golfers of all ages. The chances of an average PGA Tour player making an ace are 3,000 to 1; a low-handicapper’s chances are 5,000 to 1, and an average player’s chances are 12,000 to 1. On average overall, a hole-in-one is scored once every 3,500 golf rounds.

In 2020 alone, 124 holes-in-one were made by members at McConnell Golf properties. Nine members made two holes-in-one last year: Bob Beasley, Thomas Bonney, Stanley Griffin, Denny Hattersley, Carolyn Hopper, Tim Massie, Don Troutman, Tony Villa and Daniel Wright. Three of them made their double aces on the same

hole: Carolyn Hopper on #2 at The Cardinal by Pete Dye, Tim Massie on #4 at Holston Hills, and Thomas Bonney on #16 at Sedgefield Country Club. Bob Beasley, a member at Sedgefield Country Club, made both of his holes-in-one while playing at The Cardinal; all told, 17 members made their aces while visiting other McConnell Golf clubs.

McConnell Golf’s 2020 Hole-inOne Club members – listed with their home club, hole-in-one and date they achieved it – include:

Scott Saunders, MM: #12 at Musgrove Mill (1/5) Laurie Jennings, RES: #3 at The Reserve (1/5) Dr. James Foster, HH: #14 at Holston Hills (1/6) Thomas Bonney, SCC: #16 at Sedgefield (1/17) Denny Hattersley, HH: #8 at Holston Hills (1/19) John Zhang, PCC: #2 at Providence (1/19) Michael Kennedy, PCC: #6 at Providence (1/26)

Laurie Jennings, RES John Elder, HH: #8 at Holston Hills (2/5) Patrick Reynolds, PCC: #6 at Providence (3/7) Bill Winkler, CCA: #6 at Asheville (3/15) Bill Paone, RES: #12 at The Reserve (3/15) Bill Hoyle, RES: #3 at The Reserve (3/16) Kevin O’Connor, CCA: #6 at Asheville (3/18) Charles Capps, CCA: #13 at Asheville (3/18) Michael Carlisto, PCC: #6 at Providence (3/20) Becca McKinney, RCC: #14 at Wakefield (3/21) Ted Broering, RCC: #14 at Wakefield (3/27) Carolyn Hopper, CARD: #2 at The Cardinal (4/5) Garrett Greene, CCA: #6 at Asheville (4/5) Randy Kiser, ONS: #7 at Old North State (4/10) Paul Urben, RCC: #2 Patrick Reynolds, PCC at Treyburn (4/12) Callum Chadwick, RCC: #5 Ella Perna, TCC: #3 at Wakefield Plantation (4/13) at Treyburn (5/3) Arnold Neal, CARD: #2 Kathleen Riordan, WE: #7 at The Cardinal (4/17) at The Water’s Edge (5/14) Tony Villa, GD: #13 at Grande Dr. Bill Young, CCA: #6

Dunes Members Club (4/17) at Asheville (5/15) Don Troutman, SCC: #2 Andy White, CCA: #13 at The Cardinal (4/18) at Asheville (5/16) Josh Minor, TCC: #7 Carolyn Hopper, CARD: #2 at Treyburn (4/25) at The Cardinal (5/16) Brian Seay, PCC: #6 Greg Seamster, RCC: #14 at Providence (4/25) at Old North State (5/22) Rachel Delcampo, WE: #7 at Matt Lindley, RCC: #3

The Water’s Edge (4/26) at Old North State (5/23) Scott Ruerup, RCC: #7 Tom Hickman, HH: #11 at Treyburn (4/26) at Holston Hills (5/25) Wayne Dicastri, CCA: #13 John Chaplin, PCC: #4 at Asheville (4/26) at Providence (5/25) Bob Beasley, SCC: #2 Sue Elwell, WE: #7 at The Cardinal (4/29) at The Water’s Edge (5/31) Kirk Patterson, SCC: #3 David Acomb, RCC: #2 at Sedgefield (5/2) at Treyburn (6/6)

Curtis Collins, SCC: #16 at Sedgefield (6/6) Drew Brown, SCC: #16 at Sedgefield (6/8) Bob Huie, PN: #6 at Porters Neck (6/11) Tim Massie, HH: #4 at Holston Hills (6/19) Ron Koksal, HH: #14 at Holston Hills (6/20) Sylvia Beale, PCC: #16 at Providence (6/26) Jeff Gibson, BV: #5 at Brook Valley (6/27) Mack Braxton, PN: #11 at Porters Neck (6/27) Daniel Wright, PCC: #6 at Providence (6/28) Stanley Griffin, HH: #11 at Holston Hills (7/1) Jackson Slayton, PCC: #6 at Providence (7/1)

Rachel Delcampo, WE Patti Haslett, WE: #15 at The Water’s Edge (7/2) Chris Davis, HH: #8 at Holston Hills (7/2) Art Graepel, BV: #8 at Brook Valley (7/4) Jack Paynter, RCC: #7 at Treyburn (7/5) Landon Harper, RCC: #3 at Wakefield (7/10) Bill Wolcott, CCA: #3 at Asheville (7/11) Ed Hann, HH: #14 at Holston Hills (7/12) Timbs Jones, HH: #14 at Holston Hills (7/12) John Sanford, HH: #11 at Holston Hills (7/14) Scott Krasner, PCC: #16 at Providence (7/17) Tony Cortiglio, PN: #11 at Porters Neck (7/18) Avery Barnes, CARD: #12 at The Cardinal (7/23) Wendie Waddell, WE: #7 at The Water’s Edge (7/26) Matthew Mardjanov, PCC: #2 at Providence (7/30) Ric Goodman, CCA: #3 at Asheville (8/2) Dan Schisler, BV: #5 at Brook Valley (8/12) Kevin Teeters, HH: #11 at Holston Hills (8/14) Thomas Bonney, SCC: #16 at Sedgefield (8/20) Tim Hansen, SCC: #8 at The Cardinal (8/22) Jim Walsh, WE: #7 at The Water’s Edge (8/26) Russ Lamkins, SCC: #2 at The Cardinal (8/29) Steve Ackels, PCC: #4 at Providence (8/30) Mike Rugg, GD: #6 at Grande

Dunes Members Club (8/31) Craig Meck, PN: #6 at Porters Neck (9/1) Joel Book, PCC: #2 at Providence (9/1)

Drew Brown, SCC

Lucie Tonon, PCC: #6 at Providence (9/2) Kyle Perry, PCC: #11 at Providence (9/3) Brady Blackburn, CCA: #13 at Asheville (9/4) Nancy Steinauer, WP: #3 at Wakefield (9/6)

BV: Brook Valley Country Club CARD: The Cardinal by Pete Dye CCA: Country Club of Asheville GD: Grand Dunes Members Club HH: Holston Hills Country Club MM: Musgrove Mill Golf Club ONS: Old North State Club PCC: Providence Country Club PN: Porters Neck Country Club RCC: Raleigh Country Club RES: The Reserve Golf Club SCC: Sedgefield Country Club TCC: Treyburn Country Club WE: The Water’s Edge Country Club WP: The Country Club at Wakefield Plantation

Nadine Hooks, CARD

Gates Grainger, PCC: #2 at Providence (9/6) Genie Leonard, GD: #4 at Grande

Dunes Members Club (9/7) Tom Buis, GD: #4 at Grande

Dunes Members Club (9/11) Dave Pitaro, TCC: #13 at Treyburn (9/13) Chris John, WE: #7 at The Water’s Edge (9/16) Dan Sanderoff, WP: #14 at Wakefield (9/18) Daniel Wright, PCC: #16 at Providence (9/18) Jeff Carr, HH: #4 at Holston Hills (9/19) Michael Maher, WP: #11 at Wakefield (9/22) Bob Boyer, PN: #11 at Porters Neck (9/23) Don Troutman, SCC: #7 at Sedgefield (9/23) Jack Sowisdral, WP: #3 at Wakefield (9/27) Rich De Ruiter, RES: #7 at The Reserve (9/27) Ron Hickman, SCC: #7 at Sedgefield (9/29) Will Johnston, BV: #12 at Brook Valley (10/4) Nadine Hooks, SCC: #8 at The Cardinal (10/6) Hugh Holman, GD: #8 at Grande

Dunes Members Club (10/16) Clyde Dunn, HH: #8 at Holston Hills (10/16) Mike Hayes, CCA: #6 at Asheville (10/17) Liam King, WP: #11 at Wakefield (10/18) Jeff Orlando, RCC: #13 at Treyburn (10/21) Joey Calderazzo, TCC: #17 at Treyburn (10/22) Todd Reynolds, PCC: #16 at Providence (10/24) Rick Hakes, WP: #7 at Wakefield (10/31) Jeff Fiorello, SCC: #7 at Sedgefield (11/1) Tom Smith, ONS: #14 at Old North State (11/5) Phil Butler, ONS: #14 at Old North State (11/5) Karen Buckley, RES: #7 at The Reserve (11/10) Eileen Johnson, GD: #6 at Grande

Dunes Members Club (11/13) Stanley Griffin, HH: #8 at Holston Hills (11/15) Tim Massie, HH: #4 at Holston Hills (11/15) Roger Williams, RES: #17 at The Reserve (11/17) Michael Spillars, RCC: #3 at Wakefield (11/19) Denny Hattersley, HH: #4 at Holston Hills (11/24) Bob Beasley, SCC: #8 at The Cardinal (11/25) Graham Chase, PCC: #4 at Providence (12/4) Michael Adams, CCA: #13 at Asheville (12/6) Jimmy Henderson, MM: #2 at Musgrove Mill (12/9) Tony Villa, GD: #16 at Grande

Dunes Members Club (12/10) Larry Chiappetta, RES: #12 at The Reserve (12/15) Tim Cunneen, TCC: #13 at Treyburn (12/19)

Karen Buckley, RES

BV: Brook Valley Country Club CARD: The Cardinal by Pete Dye CCA: Country Club of Asheville GD: Grand Dunes Members Club HH: Holston Hills Country Club MM: Musgrove Mill Golf Club ONS: Old North State Club PCC: Providence Country Club PN: Porters Neck Country Club RCC: Raleigh Country Club RES: The Reserve Golf Club SCC: Sedgefield Country Club TCC: Treyburn Country Club WE: The Water’s Edge Country Club WP: The Country Club at Wakefield Plantation