Conference 7.286::golf

2072.0. "CONGRATS BOB BELLIVEAU! " by BRAT::LEARY (Say it ain't snow!) Tue Mar 19 1996 12:28

    It once again is my esteemed pleasure to have another hole-in-one
    announcement to make.  A little tardy but I remember it like
    it just happened today.  Bob has been a golfer for over 30 years 
    and I would imagine has threatened many a pin...he actually
    banged one the day before his ace.  It really was a thing of
    beauty and much deserved...he kicked our butts all week.
    
    We were playing a replay at Sandpiper Bay in Myrtle on March 3rd
    and were running out of sunlight.  So at #15 Bob announces that
    this is the last hole and that since the match was tied that this
    would be the deciding hole.  Bob had honors and proceeds to send
    a nice high drawing lefty 8 iron into a back pin...no more than 6 foot
    of release and PING,  we couldn't see the ball anymore.  I was
    convinced it was in and started the celebration but Bob needed
    more convincing.  I don't think it really sunk in until he pulled
    the Titleist out of the hole.  
    
    Here's the kicker though...The first round of the day at Sandpiper
    there was a Diabetes Research Fund-raiser promotion going on at
    the very same hole.  The guy running the promo said it was playing
    154 yds...a bit downhill,  $5.00 to play,  hit the green and get sleeve
    of Nitro's (I was the only Nitro owner for a 4 foot birdie),  an ace
    got you $1000.00 and an invite to Vegas for a $MILLION$ opportunity
    for another ace.  Of course the promo had cleared out by 6 PM on our
    replay...the club pro thought that we were trying to claim the $K
    when Bob went in to the proshop to register his uno.  But Bob did
    get a nice trophy that holds the ball and a free dinner at Wild Wing
    from the Chamber of Commerce...the lady at the C of C said they see
    4 or 5 golfers a day registering aces.  
    
    Bill Flannery of note 1772.0 fame and Shawn Fisher were the other
    witnesses.  Although Bill, myself and our wallets would have preferred 
    if Shawn had slept in that morning instead of the next.  I drank some 
    of it back at TDH though...Thanks Bob.  Nice dedication too!
    
    Mike Leary    

    Way to go Bob...
    
    
    Roland

	Bob, I don't know you but if you play with Leary and Flannery
	you deserve something good happening to you. Congratulations!