When he was finished his round, he left the course with his first ever hole-in-one and a brand new car.
From ESPN Front Row:
“My reaction was shock — my team yelled and jumped on me — I was speechless,” Harris said.
Hitting a 6-iron on the par three, 190-yard 17th hole at Southern Highlands Golf Club, Harris’s shot hit the hill to the left of the green, rolled on and rolled in.
“I actually put a good swing on the ball,” said the 18-handicap golfer. “It was the right distance.”
When Harris returned to the clubhouse, Woodson, a former NBA player and current Clippers assistant coach, decided to have a bit of fun with the new car owner.
“I got a standing ovation when I walked into the clubhouse,” he said. “Then Coach Woodson presented me with a $550,000 bar tab” to celebrate the time-honored tradition of buying the clubhouse drinks after hitting an ace.
“Thankfully, it was a joke!” said Harris. “[Former NBAer] Reggie Theus told me at the party that his ball on 17 landed about 14 inches from the cup. I told him mine went in the cup. Then he said something to me that I can’t repeat!”
The new car is nice, but any avid duffer would gladly take the ace with no bells or whistles. The car is the cherry on top.
