2012 Aces

Payne McLeod scored his first ace on Oct. 6 while playing a practice round for the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic in South Bend, Indiana. He hit a 5-iron on the 210-yard 14th hole at Warren Golf Course.

Hal Griffin scored his second career-hole-in-one at PPCC on Oct. 5. A 9-iron on the 140-yard fourth hole (back nine) was the perfect shot. It hit about 4 feet past the cup and spun back into the cup. Playing partners in the Friday afternoon choose-up were Steve Williams, Robert Costner, Steve Manley and Charlie Thomas.

Hal’s first ace came on the same hole in 1984 in a foursome with Pat Griffin, Charlie Scott and Sherman Hoggard.

Brad Green, a 13-year-old rising eighth grader at Reidsville Middle School, scored his first hole-in-one while playing at Pennrose Park Country Club on June 20.

Green used a 6-iron for the 123-yard shot on the seventh hole. Witnesses were Payne McLeod, Aubrey O’Brian, Broc Howerton, Taylor Trent and David Einstein.

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Larry Barefoot scored a hole-in-one while golfing at Jamestown Park Thursday, April 12.

Barefoot used an 8-iron on the 112-yard No. 8 hole. His playing partners were John Pearson, Raeford Heath and Joe Brenner. It was his second career ace, other coming at PPCC No. 4.

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Alex Marrs scored the first ace of the year at Pennrose Park Country Club on Saturday, March 10.

Marrs, a member of the football team at North Carolina where he is a long snapper, was right on target with his shot on the 214-yard seventh hole. He used a 4-iron.

His first career ace was witnessed by Doug Marrs, Tony Santoro and Luke Eure.

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