It’s been raining aces at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club this season and the newest hole-in-one came on the tough par-3 ninth hole last week.
David Puglisi, 28, is the latest golfer to accomplish the feat this year, thanks to a perfect shot with his trusty 6-iron.
The first-year club member, whose family operates NOTL’s Bella Terra Vineyards and Pondview Estate Winery, was playing an early-morning round with Judy Wright, Sally Miller and Peggy Larder.
“It was a beautiful Thursday morning and we reached the ninth hole at 10:40,” he told The Lake Report.
Playing the white tees, he hit first. “The pin was front right and I had 177 yards to the hole. I hit a beautiful 6-iron that was soaring toward the hole,” he said.
“I was worried the shot was too thin, but Judy said, ‘David, I can’t see your ball any more.’ “
He responded that maybe it went over the green, but Wright disagreed and thought it might have gone in the hole.
“The ladies were elated as we started to walk toward the hole,” Puglisi said. “They said that they didn’t want to take any more shots until I checked.”
Turns out Wright was right. His ball was in the hole.
Cue the celebrating.
Puglisi has been playing golf regularly for about eight years but first took up the game when he was younger. He played the course often with his dad Lou, who has been a member for several years.
It was the younger Puglisi’s first ace and helped him shoot an 8-over 44 that day.