A sweetly hit six-iron provided Hugh Delahunty with a jolt of excitement earlier this week.
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Delahunty overcame a ferocious wind and the Horsham Golf Club's fearsome 'Sahara' desert to secure a hole in one on Monday - the second of his career.
Delahunty said he did not realise his achievement while standing on the 8th tee.
"It was about 136 metres from the tee. There was a pretty strong crosswind, so I aimed a bit left, used a six iron, and hit it sweet as a pea," Delahunty said.
"It landed just short of the bunker on the left-hand side, bounced on and rolled up close to it.
"I didn't actually see it go in.
"I thought it would be a good shot, but it was actually Lorraine Melville who said, 'I think that's gone in.'"
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Delahunty said his only other hole in one also came on the 8th hole "four or five" years ago.
His latest achievement may have been a case of practice paying off.
Delahunty said he had been playing golf more frequently as it was one of the few pastimes still allowed during stage-three COVID restrictions.
"I got up there and it was in the hole. It certainly was a bit of excitement during this COVID period," Delahunty said.
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