The tournament went off without a hitch with my event team hitting a home run for the company, vendors, and resellers. The rain held off and offered everyone a perfect day for golf, and the Club at Bond Head was a huge hit amongst the players. My job for the day was to drive from hole to hole and ensure people were happy and take care of the vendors. It was my arrival at Symantec’s hole to provide them with bottles of water that leads to the story of the day..
Elio, my colleague, and I arrived with water in hand as a foursome arrived to take their shot. As you may have read in the post below this one Symantec was offering a $100,000 prize to anyone that would get a Hole-in-One on the 11th hole of the North Course. I asked how it was going and was told one person had come fairly close, and many others stuck it in and around the green. We joked with them a bit as the foursome prepared, and the first shot looked good in the air but settled on the left side of the green – a moderate putt for a shot at a birdie. The second guy got up and prepared his shot – in running shoes, with rental clubs – clearly not a regular golfer. He lined up and let one fly, sailing off to the right a bit but looking good distance wise. It landed just outside the fringe in the rough, but the forgiving grass actually kicked it back to the left and on to the green where it began it’s roll. And it rolled. Slowly. I heard “there’s no way” from one of his foursome partners beside me as it continued to roll.. and roll.. and roll.. and then disappeared from view. Into the hole.
Hands down one of the single coolest things I’ve ever seen in my life – a Hole-in-One by a very amateur golfer on the precise hole he had to. $100,000 for one shot, and he was completely stunned for the remainder of the day. His foursome, Elio, myself, and the Symantec reps jumped up and down, shook hands, and started snapping shots like mad. An incredible experience on an incredible day that I won’t soon forget.
So with that I rapidly pack my belongings and head on the road to meet Brent in Boston tonight. Tomorrow we’ll tour the city, and Saturday we’ll catch a Sox vs. Sox game. Sunday I return through the Adirondacks. No access to e-mail or Facebook so take care of the place while I’m gone!
Cheers.