Don’t have to see to believe
As many of you know, I love to play golf, although I’m not very good at it. I have always wondered what it would feel like to make a hole-in-one. I’ve come close on a couple of occasions, but golf ain’t horseshoes.So when a guy like me reads stories like Leo Fiyalko’s, on one hand it makes me feel really good, but on the other it makes me wonder if I really have a chance to make an ace.
Fiyalko is 92 years old and has macular degeneration and is legally blind. He has only peripheral vision in his right eye. He needs help from his playing buddies to line up shots and find his ball.
Jan. 10 in Clearwater, Fla., he made his first hole-in-one, a 110-yard shot with a 5-iron.
Can you imagine what that must have felt like for him? He’s been playing golf for 60 years.
So, a 92-year-old guy who can’t see can make a hole-in-one, but I can’t.
OK, OK, I’m not bitter, and I also realize there's not only skill, but a considerable amount of luck involved in making an ace. And truthfully, I think it’s wonderful when things like this happen.
I just hope it happens for me before I turn 92. But if it doesn’t, I would be really happy with (a) sticking around that long and (b) still being able to play golf at that age.
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