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Kylie Frederick tries and misses out on hole-in-one in Yellowknife Golf Club fundraiser

Every golfer dreams of that elusive pot of gold at the end of the links rainbow.

That immortal shot which means you've joined as exclusive a club as there is on the planet.

The hole-in-one.

Kylie Frederick, the assistant pro at the Yellowknife Golf Club, is a part of the exclusive club as she does have an ace to her credit and she got the chance to hit another one at the club on Sunday.

A grand total of 300 chances, to be exact, but she couldn't find the bottom of the cup.

Kylie Frederick, assistant pro at the Yellowknife Golf Club, watches one of her tee shots head for the green at the 14 th on Sunday. Frederick was attempting to hit a hole-in-one as part of a fundraising initiative for the club. James McCarthy/NNSL photo
Kylie Frederick, assistant pro at the Yellowknife Golf Club, watches one of her tee shots head for the green at the 14 th on Sunday. Frederick was attempting to hit a hole-in-one as part of a fundraising initiative for the club.
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She wasn't doing it for show but as part of an interesting fundraiser for the club in which Frederick would hit that many golf balls off of the 14 th tee, which played at 137 yards for the day from tee to cup.

SA国际影视传媒淚 had one roll by the hole by about an inch and that got Cole (Marshall, head pro and general manager) dancing,SA国际影视传媒 she said. SA国际影视传媒淭he closest one came to rest at 2 ft., 4 in.SA国际影视传媒

Marshall was serving as the witness at greenside if Frederick was able to turn the trick.

People bought squares at $20 a pop and one of two things would happen: if Frederick happened to slot one in from the tee, the club would collect the entire kitty. If that didn't happen, then the ball that ended up coming the closest to the hole would win.

The latter was determined by the number of the ball Frederick hit SA国际影视传媒 all numbered 1 through 300 SA国际影视传媒 matching up with the number of the square that was bought.

The idea of having such a fundraiser came courtesy of a YouTube video, said Frederick.

SA国际影视传媒淐ole and Shaun (Morris, club president) saw the video and thought it would be a cool thing to try,SA国际影视传媒 she said. SA国际影视传媒淚 thought it would be a good idea myself.SA国际影视传媒

Hitting that many golf balls would be a chore for anyone and Frederick admitted she was getting a bit sore down the stretch.

SA国际影视传媒淚t's like playing four rounds of golf in one day without putting,SA国际影视传媒 she said. SA国际影视传媒淭oward the end, I felt the grip starting to loosen and my back was getting sore. There were some swings I wish I had back but it was still lots of fun.SA国际影视传媒

The 14 th hole is a par-3 and par-3s are generally where golfers will drill an ace though there have been instances where a hole-in-one has been hit on a par-4.

Frederick said the possibility is always there but it all comes down to a lot of luck.

The conditions weren't exactly conducive to straight lines, either.

SA国际影视传媒淭he wind was really tough,SA国际影视传媒 she said. SA国际影视传媒淚'm a left-hander so I would try and play a cut on one shot and a draw on another.SA国际影视传媒

The club sold slightly less than half of the squares up for grabs with the winner walking away with close to $1,200 in winnings; the club's share of the purse will be put toward the general maintenance fund.

SA国际影视传媒淛ust for basic stuff like garbage bags, cleaning supplies, things like that,SA国际影视传媒 said Morris. SA国际影视传媒淲e don't have any big projects this year because of the Covid situation and we didn't know what would come of that at the time.SA国际影视传媒

As for Frederick, she said she's up for another go-round at it if the chance arises.

SA国际影视传媒淚 had a lot of fun doing it,SA国际影视传媒 she said.



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