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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Snowbird gets hole-in-one from men’s tee

Sharon Ostgaard just flew in from Lakewood, Wash. on Nov. 5 for her ninth season here in The Villages.

She resides in the Village of El Santiago and recorded her first-ever hole-in-one on Wednesday, Nov. 8 playing at the El Santiago Executive Golf Course hitting from the men’s black 152 yard tee on hole #7 using her Taylor Made Driver.

Sharon Ostgaard

The distance to the pin on that day was 143 yards.

If you get a hole-in-one or enjoy some other local sports achievement, share the news at news@villages-news.com. Don’t forget to attach a photograph to your email.

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