Hole-in-one joy for Shropshire golfer Neil Armstrong
Wellington's Neil Armstrong was over the moon when he scored a hole-in-one during a recent club competition.
His out-of-this-world ace saw him rewarded with a limited-edition Boss watch as recognition for the achievement.
Armstrong, 38, scored his hole-in-one with a five-iron on the 192-yard, par-three seventh at his club, Wrekin GC, and the 10-handicapper was rewarded with membership of the exclusive Boss Watches H1 Club and a specially-commissioned, commemorative timepiece.
He said: "In previous rounds I had pulled the ball left, but on this day my irons had been pretty straight and true.
"I was debating between a six-iron and a five-iron and, thankfully, I chose correctly; I watched the ball pitch 18 inches from the cup and then steadily roll in.
"We let off a giant roar, followed by lots of high fives – some made, some missed – and jumped around. Brilliant."
The luxury German brand has once again pledged to reward club golfers with an exclusive watch for every hole-in-one recorded during a club competition in 2014 after giving away £600,000-worth of limited-edition mementos in 2013 – and Armstrong is among the latest to achieve the feat this year.
The scheme is open to any golfer whose club uses HowDidiDo – a free-to-use, web-based social network for golfers – and anybody playing in official club competitions is eligible. Currently, more than 1,800 clubs use the website.
Stephen Brydon, commercial director for MGS Distribution, the official licenced UK distributor for BOSS Watches, said: "Congratulations to Neil on achieving golf's Holy Grail of a hole-in-one.
"To the majority of amateur golfers, recording a hole-in-one will be the most memorable thing they achieve in golf – a once-in-a-lifetime experience probably."
