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On June 12, 1986, 77-year-old golf enthusiast John Stephens achieved a long-awaited hole-in-one at the Frilford Heath Golf Club. The company chairman drove the ball 179 yards with a five wood during a mixed foursomes knockout competition, eventually losing the match against Sheila Nicholson and Dennis Woods.On June 12, 1986, 77-year-old golf enthusiast John Stephens achieved a long-awaited hole-in-one at the Frilford Heath Golf Club. The company chairman drove the ball 179 yards with a five wood during a mixed foursomes knockout competition, eventually losing the match against Sheila Nicholson and Dennis Woods.
Dimensions: 17.7 x 17.7 cm
IMS SKU: SCAN-NQOX-04730041
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12 JUN 1986 Hole-in-one joy for golfer John GOLFING enthusiast John Stephens has fulfilled his driving ambition … a hole-in- one. The 77-year-old company chairman, pic- tured above, has been longing for an ace ever since he took up golf 55 years ago. His moment of glory came as he was playing a mixed foursomes knockout com- petition at Frilford Heath Golf Club. For the enthusiasts, Mr Stephens used a five wood, driving the ball 179 yards for a hole-in-one at the tenth. Mr Stephens, founder of the firm Smiths Security Services, of Walton Street, Oxford, and his wife, Kay, went on to lose the match against friends Miss Sheila Nicholson and Mr Dennis Woods. mx/3 12×8 HOLE ger John @ Tadmorton
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