Going through Dad’s old papers I found that he had shot a hole-in-one playing golf. In fact he had certificates for four of them. How he liked to golf.
I wondered if these perfect shots were written up in the newspapers – yes, they were.
![montage-0417-2015-golf article about golf, Dallas Morning News newspaper article 20 August 1982](https://blog.genealogybank.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/montage-0417-2015-golf.png)
In the Dallas Morning News, golfer Doris Gray was asked what was “her secret” for shooting nine holes in one. She said: “I just aim for the flag.”
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93-year-old Ralph Blake (1914-2008) had a successful career in banking and was a decorated war hero who fought in World War II. But, look closer and there in his obituary is a long, full mention of his multiple holes in one.
![republican-american-newspaper-0108-2008-ralph-blake-obituary obituary for Ralph Blake, Republican American newspaper article 8 January 2008](https://blog.genealogybank.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/republican-american-newspaper-0108-2008-ralph-blake-obituary.png)
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