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Northern B.C.B次元官网网址檚 Cameron Epp, 23, stepped onto the first hole at the Skeena Valley Golf & Country Club in Terrace Aug. 2, lined up his drive, and made one of the rarest shots in the game.
B次元官网网址淚t was just a regular tee off,B次元官网网址� Epp said. B次元官网网址淚 put the ball behind a tree a little bit so it wasnB次元官网网址檛 the best drive, and had to hit a shot around the tree and up on to the green. It looked like a pretty good shot.B次元官网网址�
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When Epp and his cousin walked over the top of the hill, they didnB次元官网网址檛 see the ball on the course. It was only when Epp peered into the hole did they figure out he made the shot in two swings on a par-five. An albatross.
B次元官网网址淚 was jumping up and down, making a bunch of noise. Just about shaking,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淣ever thought it would ever happen.B次元官网网址�
An albatross is when a player scores three below par, either with a hole-in-one shot on a par-four, or a two on a par-five. ItB次元官网网址檚 an extremely rare bird on the golf course - puts the odds at six million to one.
Germain Francoeur, Skeena Valley golf course manager, said this is the first time heB次元官网网址檚 heard of an albatross in his eight years at the golf course. And while golfers who achieve a hole-in-one are usually marked on a plaque, an albatross is so uncommon that thereB次元官网网址檚 no similar tradition to honour Epp.
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B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檙e very, very rare,B次元官网网址� Francoeur said over the phone. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e only heard of two in just over fifteen years at any of the facilities that IB次元官网网址檝e worked at. And just from watching golf on TV, the PGA tour pros, I might have seen one or two in the last five, 10 years.B次元官网网址�
After finishing up the round at menB次元官网网址檚 night, Epp and his cousin made their way down to start their celebrations. He said heB次元官网网址檚 keeping the ball and scorecard in a display case, right beside his hole-in-one souvenirs from nine years ago.
B次元官网网址淚f you had asked me about an albatross, I would have just shook my head and thought you were crazy,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 satisfied with one, I can check that off my golf bucket list.B次元官网网址�
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