Graham Crickmore now truly understands the saying "it's better late than never".
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Crickmore, who has been playing golf for more than 30 years and has a handicap of five, recently made his first hole-in-one.
However, after scoring a hole-in-one most golfers are left with splendid memories of watching their ball roll perfectly into the hole.
It's a slightly different story for Crickmore, a week ago on the par-three 16th at Neangar Park Golf Club with his 6-Iron in hand.
"I will be honest. I hit it and I knew it was good...so I bent down to pick up my tee and while I was doing that it went in," he laughed.
"One of my playing partners let me know that it went in, but I didn't really believe them.
"But sure enough reality hit and it had gone in...it's all a bit surreal as I never saw it go into the hole."
This round of golf cost him more than he had bargained for, as in golfing traditions a player who makes a hole-in-one must buy rounds of drinks for all of their playing partners.
"It cost me a few rounds of drinks with all of my friends," he said.
"I sincerely hope I don't have another hole in one anytime soon as it was a fair whack on the bank balance," he laughed.
Crickmore has been a member of Neangar Park GC for 17 years and is also a physics teacher.
During this time on the course he has seen a few bizarre hole-in-ones.
With his scientific background, he knows anything is possible with the flight of a golf ball.
"I've been playing for many years and I've see hole-in-ones go in after coming off trees," he laughed.
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