Sport
19 July, 2024
Hole-in-one...again
VERY few golfers have the chance to celebrate a hole-in-one but for Warrnambool’s Peter Leishman the opport-unity has come almost a dozen times.
And last Saturday marked his second hole-in-one in just a matter of weeks – made even more remarkable by the fact it was on a par four albatross.
“Last weekend was on the 8th hole,” Leishman said.
“It was pretty cool to actually see it drop in. I was playing with a group of friends and they were happy to see it drop as well. I played some good shots on the weekend – but there was some pretty ordinary ones too.
“The previous hole-in-one was on the 13th back in late June.”
The talented golfer, who has been hitting the greens for about five decades, now plays off an impressive handicap of 2 – which, he admits, makes it difficult to win.
“I’m not much of a social player, I much prefer the competition side of the game so I try to play twice a week; entering the Thursday stableford and most Saturday’s at Warrnambool.
“We’re very fortunate to have a wonderful facility here in Warrnambool, which we all really appreciate.”
It appears ‘the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree’ in terms of sporting prowess – with Leishman the proud father of professional golfer Marc.
“My wife doesn’t play golf but we do try to get over (to the United States) to see Marc and our grandkids at least two or three times a year when he’s back home,” Leishman said.
“Marc has called Virginia Beach home for the last 15 or 16 years or so; he’s just finished competing in Spain and is now in London but we’ll catch up with him when he heads back to the States in a few months.”
