Actuaries have calculated that the likelihood of an average golfer to get a hole-in-one is 12,500 to 1. Ada Hill joined that slim few when she got a holein one in early September at Superior National on a par 3, 125-yard hole. Photo courtesy of Heath Ekstrom
On Friday, September 6, Ada Hill and her golf partner Kathy Nevers were nearing the end of their 18-hole game on Superior National golf course when Ada got the surprise of her life.
“It was about 7 p.m. and it was a beautiful evening when we got to No. 17 on Canyon,” said Ada. “The Poplar River runs around the outside of the green. It’s a signature hole on the golf course. I told Kathy I was going to use my 7-wood. When I hit it, she said it looked like it was going to be a good shot. The ball hit the edge of the green and rolled about 10 feet right into the cup. We got to stand there and watch it roll right into the hole. We started jumping up and down, practically falling over the edge of the canyon. It was a thrill of a lifetime for me,” said Hill, who turns 72 at the end of September.
Ada began golfing, “at about the age of 45. Terry (Backlund) and your brother Dave (Larsen) told me to start playing golf. They thought I would enjoy the game, and they were right.”
Today Ada is a bogey golfer. She shot a 91 on the day she got a hole-in-one. Ada works at Superior National on the grounds crew, maintaining the T-Boxes. She walks the course during her job to stay fit. A legendary walker, Ada said, “I would rather get my exercise walking on the golf course then walking along County Road 7,” where she could be seen for years putting in miles in all kinds of weather.
“When our round ended we got back to the clubhouse and I was a little nervous,” said Hill. “The rule is, if you get a hole-in-one you have to buy everyone in the clubhouse a drink and that can get expensive. When we walked into the clubhouse it was empty and Kathy bought me a drink. Getting a hole-in-one is a dream come true for a golfer. I never thought that I would get one, but,” and she smiled, “I did!”
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