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The Villages
Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Villager celebrates after scoring second lucky ace

Villager Jim Carroll got a hole-in-one Wednesday Feb. 1 at El Diablo Executive Golf Courses’s Hole #9.

Jim Carroll got his second hole in one this past week
Jim Carroll got his second hole-in-one this past week.

Having 122 yards to the back pin, Carroll chose a 5-wood. Seeing that the pin was in the back on an elevated hole, the golfers could only hear the ball hitting the pin.

His shot was witnessed by Dave Warner, Jack Newlan and George Reems.

This was Carroll’s second hole-in-one.

If you get a hole-in-one, share the news at news@villages-news.com.

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