Oh, did we mention he was BLIND too?
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) – A hole-in-one is rare on the golf course, but what are the odds of a blind golfer sinking one?
Leo Fiyalko couldn’t see it, but his golf buddies did: a hole-in-one on the fifth hole at the Cove Cay Country Club in Clearwater.
Fiyalko is 92 and has macular degeneration. He’s been golfing for 60 years, but his 110-yard shot with a five iron on January tenth was his first hole-in-one.
As he puts it: “I was just trying to put the ball on the green.”
Fiyalko tees off every Thursday with a group of golfers ranging in age from 70 to 90-plus.
His friends at the country club presented him with a plaque last week to commemorate the feat.
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