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Old 05-30-2009, 02:05 AM   #1
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Default Alabama golfers get back-to-back aces the hard way
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...cle=1&catnum=9

Pierre Fournier and Ken Osborne hit back-to-back holes in one—just not necessarily in that order. Playing in the same five-person group, Fournier teed off first, but his ball landed some eight feet past the hole, rolled back to the cup and didn't go in until after Osborne's had gone in. The two Muscle Shoals golfers managed that bizarre feat at Cypress Lakes Golf and Country Club recently on the 112-yard par 3 12th hole.
Osborne, Fournier and playing partner Jim Stansell saw Fournier's ball stop just behind the hole. Osborne's shot also landed on a slope behind the hole and spun back.
Stansell said he did not think Osborne's ball knocked in the other ball. In that case, United States Golf Association rules would have required Fournier to replace his ball as close as possible to its original position.
"It's the craziest thing I've ever seen on the golf course," Stansell told the TimesDaily in a story Friday. "I couldn't tell if the wind blew it in or what, but I never saw Ken's ball touch it."
After the round, they told their tale to club professional Bill Castle, who made a phone call to get a definitive ruling.
Without witnesses or evidence that Fournier's ball was nudged into the hole, it officially goes down as an ace.
"Had mine gone in first and then Ken's, I'd have said, 'Oh my gosh, are we going to get drunk,' " Fournier said.
"I knew that if his ball hit mine, my hole-in-one wouldn't count," he said. "I knew that, and I play by the rules."
Fournier estimates that at least 90 seconds passed between the time Osborne's shot and his own ball fell into the cup.
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Old 05-30-2009, 02:23 AM   #2
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It's possible that the second shot had a lot of backspin, causing it to continue rolling towards the hole after it hit the first ball...kinda like in pool.

I can't feature how the first ball ended up in the cup otherwise.

Put it back and putt it. For birdie.
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Old 05-30-2009, 02:24 AM   #3
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Put it back and putt it. For birdie.
That wouldn't have made the news.
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Old 05-30-2009, 02:45 AM   #4
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That wouldn't have made the news.
What is that, exactly.

I used to watch the Today Show for news and current events.

I still watch it about 15 each day, but don't get that.
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Old 05-30-2009, 02:52 AM   #5
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What is that, exactly.

I used to watch the Today Show for news and current events.

I still watch it about 15 each day, but don't get that.
I don't think I've ever watched news.
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Old 05-30-2009, 02:56 AM   #6
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I don't think I've ever watched news.
Huntley - Brinkley Report?

Not much Cheshire cat grinning on that news program.
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