Luke Carpenter is "Ace in the Hole"

Luke Carpenter stepped to the sixth tee today in the second round of the 44th ASGA Match Play Championship at Hurricane Country Club in Bryant and pulled an 8-iron from his bag for the 167-yard downwind shot. A few seconds later he and fellow competitor Greg Brown were feeling a major rush of excitement from Carpenter's first-ever HOLE-IN-ONE!

Anytime is a great time to make a hole-in-one, but to make one in a tournament round -especially a "major" in the state amateur ranks makes it all the more special. Ironically, Carpenter made four bogies, four pars and a 1 on the front nine for a two-over par 38, but shot 35 on the back for a 73 His 149 total easily advanced to match play. Brown shares his I-Phone photo of Carpenter pulling his ball out of the hole - CONGRATULATIONS LUKE!!!