Perth,
Western Australia
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Tom (7) hits a hole in one
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Swanbourne youngster Tom Anderson managed this amazing feat on the Lake Claremont public golf course last week, watched by his brother Hamish (9) and his caddy/mother Lucinda. She and Tom were both a bit disbelieving of what he'd done, but Hamish spotted it immediately, and jumped in the air to celebrate his brother's golfing prowess. "Mum and I didn't believe it until we walked over and saw the ball in the hole," Tom said. The Andersons were playing on the par-three short course, which Lucinda said was great for kids. "We come here every holiday and play together," she said. "It's ideal for kids because it's not too long and not too hard." But that's not to say that sinking a hole-in-one on the short course is easy. Staff at the club said that in the past two years only one other golfer had managed to do what Tom did. She was a woman over 80 who was so thrilled by her achievement, she went back to the clubhouse and shouted everyone a Cornetto ice-cream. When Tom was informed that it was now tradition for a hole-in-oner to shout whoever is in the clubhouse an ice-cream, he looked a bit confused and said he didn't have enough pocket money. Lucinda said Tom's surprise achievement had spurred him on to have two lessons with golfing pro Andy Gott in the past week – and Tom said he was now eyeing Tiger Woods' top spot, albeit some years down the track. "Tom's got a great drive," Lucinda said. He has been playing at Claremont since he was five. |
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