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Golf: Rare day at Spring Creek with a hole-in-1 and a hole-in-3

L-P's Coleman Rundle golfs during the L-P Cavalier Golf Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 at Seneca's Oak Ridge Golf Course in La Salle.

Spring Creek Golf Course saw a rare double play on Tuesday.

In a high school match, hosted by Hall High School, L-P senior Coleman Rundle hit a hole-in-one on the 166-yard, No. 9 hole using a 9 iron. It was witnessed by teammates Jon Milota and Brian Fenza and Josh Scheri of Hall.

Not to be outdone, Hall’s Geno Baracani of Spring Valley scored a rare “hole-In-three″ on No. 7 in the JV match. His first tee shot went into wooded area, and after taking a penalty stroke, Baracani teed up again and his ball went in the hole.

Spring Creek’s Kathy Potthoff said while holes-in-three are rare, a golfer once hit his tee shot off a tree on No. 7 and bounced it into the hole for a hole-in-one.

Hall coach Mason Kimberly, a former BCR Golfer of the Year from Princeton, said both shots were impressive in their own right.

“The hole-in-one is still the bigger achievement, but for hole-in-threes, you have to have the mental fortitude to recover immediately after a very poor shot, make an adjustment on your next swing, then execute,” he said.

The hole-in-one was the first for Rundle.

“I was excited,” Rundle said. “I just couldn’t believe it happened.”

This is the season for incredible shots at Spring Creek. Hall’s Domonic Galletti, a first-time golfer, hit a rare par 4 hole in one on the 337-yard, hole No. 2 from the white tees just before the start of the season.

Coleman Rundle

The Cavaliers won the match, defeating the host Red Devils, 155-164.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL