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Golfer hits consecutive holes-in-oneForner chief of NFL officials confirms feat
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (AP) -- By his own admission, Jack Gosch's front nine at the Sunrise Country Club earlier this week was nothing special. That all changed quickly. He aced the 10th hole. And then on the 11th -- bingo! -- another hole in one. "I've never gotten more congratulations for anything in my life," the 74-year-old Gosch said Thursday, three days after his amazing feat. "The word spreads fast in the golf community." And there was no disputing that it really happened, either. Playing in his foursome was Jerry Seeman, the senior director of officiating in the NFL for 101/2 years until his retirement in June 2001. "It was incredible," Seeman said. "The beauty of it all is they were just very good golf shots -- nothing fluky. I've never had a hole in one myself, I think I've seen three other ones. This was absolutely phenomenal." Sunrise is an executive course, with 10 par 4s and eight par 3s -- a 3,837-yard, par-64 layout. Gosch has an 11 handicap at Sunrise and a 17 handicap otherwise. The retired auto dealership owner shot a 90 at the par-72 Thunderbird Country Club on Thursday -- a fairly typical day on the links. "I get a 7, then I get a par," he said with a laugh. Previously, Gosch had one hole in one -- on the 116-yard, par-3 second hole at Sunrise nearly two years ago. Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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I've never gotten more congratulations for anything in my life.
