Tee to Green GOLF MAGAZINE Coverage area: Louisiana and Mississippi Publisher: John Price (TTGmagazine@yahoo.com) Social media: TTGgolfmagazine FIVE LOCALS RECORD THE EXTREMELY RARE ALBATROSS In each of the first five months of this year, local golfers have been able to post a double-eagle, which is the rarest shot in golf. Also called an albatross, the shot can sometime also be a hole-in-one, which was the case three times in this instance. John Smith, 72, got things started with an albatross ace at Pine Creek Golf Club (Purvis, Miss.) on Jan. 31. The hole-in-one was the eighth for Smith, 72. The shot came on the first hole where he used his driver for the 240-yard shot. Witnesses were Jerry Rollin, Vic Anderson, Matt Ready and Dwight Helton. Est. 1995 John Smith On Feb. 26, Michael Demots, 52, used a 3-wood from 202 yards to finish the par-5 third hole at Bayou Vista Golf Course (Gulfport, Miss.) in two shots. Demots’ tee shot went 212 yards while playing with Doug Swann and Jeff Matting. Johnny Severson — a member at Bay Pointe Golf and Country Club (Brandon, Miss.) — recorded his albatross on the ninth hole of his home course while playing with Juan Wilson, Gary McLemore and Brad McLemore on April 30. The shot was also an ace on the par-4 hole, which was playing 215 yards that day. On March 31, Chris Nicholas registered an albatross on the par-5 fifth at Canebrake Country Club in Hattiesburg, Miss. Riley Guerra holed his 323-yard drive on No. 17 at Pine Creek Golf Club (Purvis, Miss.) on May 26. The 24-year-old was playing with Layton Cooper, Nick Gory, Bryston West, Justin Seal and Trenton Flatt. Johnny Severson Riley Guerra The rare albatross ace is a once in half-a-million shot, according to probability experts. Tee to Green Golf Magazine Issue 230 Page 3
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