One man, one club, one ball, one strike, one hole.
A hole-in-one is usually a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Hole-in-one insurers put the odds at 1 in 12,500 on a par 3. Even the pros have a 1 in 2,500 chance at it.
Bernie Fournier has done it five times, and he has unlocked the secret.
“I guess I hit the ball right, and close my eyes at the right time,” he chuckles.
His experience does help as typically he plays three times a week, even more in previous seasons.
His latest came on the seventh hole. He was golfing with Dan Hird, Spud Hermata and Mike Behuniak. Interestingly enough, it came on his 72nd birthday. If you think the odds of that happening are slim, consider this; his first hole-in-one was in the 1980’s and it was on his anniversary, his second came on Thanksgiving.
Another interesting point is he has scored one in the last three consecutive years.
His most successful hole at Dinosaur Trail is number 5, where he has made it three times. He also connected on hole number 7 and 16. This leaves number 12 as the last par 3 on the course for him to conquer.
“That’s my next plan,” he laughs.