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Senior Golfer Sinks Third Hole-in-One

3/29/2018

The odds of an amateur golfer sinking a ball into a 4 ½-inch cup from the tee stand at 12,500 to 1. The likelihood of making multiple holes-in-one is even more remote. But not impossible. Just ask Vaden Reid, a senior on the Collegiate School varsity golf team, who last week accomplished the feat — his third hole-in-one in two years.

At practice at Providence Golf Club, Vaden stood at the 185-yard second hole, swung his 5-iron and launched the ball. His teammates Charlie Bugg and Connor McGloin and coach Jeff Dunnington weren’t sure where the ball landed. Vaden thought it had hit the pin because he heard a ping, but he figured the ball had bounced off into the woods.

“It was a fun walk up, as we knew there was a chance it was in the hole, but we figured it was probably off the back of the green,” Coach Dunnington said.

Sure enough, when the foursome reached the hole, they saw a mark on the edge of the hole, indicating that the ball went directly in the cup.

“Big high-fives and several pictures followed,” Coach Dunnington said.

Vaden’s first hole-in-one came during the 2016 Junior Valentine Invitational Golf Tournament at Hermitage Country Club (date: May 3; hole: 153 yards; club: 8-iron). His second occurred a month later at The Country Club of Virginia Westhampton Course playing a round with his dad (date: June 7; hole: 127 yards; club: pitching wedge).

Most golfers would settle for one hole-in-one in a lifetime. Vaden has managed his three before his 18th birthday.

“It’s very lucky,” he said of his accomplishment. “I wouldn’t say I’m getting used to it, but the feeling is still really good.”

At the next hole after the most recent hole-in-one, Vaden hit the ball directly into the woods and scored an 8 on a par 4.

“I was so pumped about my hole-in-one that the rest of the round kind of fell apart,” he said. “But I didn’t care. I had a hole-in-one.”

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