When standing on the tee box on the par-three 16th at Neangar Park, there's a lot in play.
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Trees to the right, bunker to the left and a treacherous chip is required if you go past the green.
When Neangar member Prue Skinner teed off on the 16th last week during a round, she knew it was a "sweet shot" the moment the ball left the club face.
"Sometimes from the tee you can't quite see what's happening down on the green, but I knew it was a sweet shot and I was very happy with it," Skinner said.
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After the group had all teed off they set-off down the hill to the green.
"We couldn't find my ball so we had assumed it had gone through the green, so one of my playing partners went to search for it and still couldn't find it," Skinner said.
"I then had a look in the cup, I couldn't believe it, there it was sitting in the hole."
Skinner has been playing golf for around 20 years and a member at Neangar for nearly four years, with the ace on 16 now marking her first-ever hole-in-one.
It might have taken a while, but Skinner said it was worth the wait.
"Even though we didn't know it had gone in up on the tee box, the way it all unfolded down on the green made it a lot more exciting," Skinner said.
"These things always happen when you least expect it."
Golf has a special place in Skinner's heart as it's her main competitive outlet, not against other players, but on her quest to continually improve ability on the course.
"I just love competing, especially with myself to improve my own game," Skinner said.
"I love that in golf you are able to play with others, but not be competing directly against them."
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Meanwhile in other golf news, as of Friday last week regional Victorian golf facilities are permitted to recommence club competitions with no cap on player course numbers.
However, other usual social distancing and COVID-19 safe rules still apply.
- Pro shops: Retail areas (golf shops) may only operate in an indoor space provided that they do not permit more than 10 patrons or 1 patron per 4 square metres.
- Clubhouse operations: If all patrons and workers within the clubhouse are fully vaccinated or are excepted persons, hospitality may operate seated service for up to 30 fully vaccinated people indoors and 100 fully vaccinated people outdoors. For avoidance of doubt, the maximum number of patrons that can be served at any one time is 130.
- Masks must be worn both while indoors, outdoors and while playing golf.
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