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If you were anywhere in Kananaskis Country on this special day, you might have heard the hooting and hollering from the fourth tee-box on the Mount Kidd Course. Warren Immerker was enjoying a round with seven friends — in back-to-back foursomes — when he stepped up to the signature hole, thumped a five-iron and watched from 171 yards away as his ball dropped to the bottom of the cup for his first ace.
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His buddy, Jesse Byers, arrived at that same assignment a few minutes later and repeated the feat, swishing a six-iron from 171 to set up a shared celebration. Making the story even more special, the pin-cutter that day — hired for the remainder of the season in K-Country after he was among those evacuated due to the Jasper wildfires — happened to witness both shots. Very cool.
Hole 13 at Silver Springs proved lucky for Mike Whittle, who slugged a seven-hybrid across the water hazard and was right on the money from 139 yards away. As Whittle put it: “I’m 68 years old and have been trying to ace a Par-3 for 50 years! Tick this accomplishment off the bucket list!”
Janie Denoncourt tried to take a smidge off her full driver swing on No. 6 on Shaganappi’s Valley Nine but was worried her ball had gone a bit further than the 174 yards required. She was still searching behind and around the green when a friend checked the target and … there it was. Spot on!
Kyla Jones made short work of the sixth at Willow Park. Seven-iron was the right call for a 138-yard challenge.
Jordan Alford gave the gents something to celebrate with a men’s night ace at Lakeside. Alford skipped the putting portion on No. 6, finishing his business with one knock of a nine-iron from 130 yards out.
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Ian Hewitt will be saying only good things about his eight-iron, his weapon of choice for a 169-yard memory-maker on the fifth on the scorecard at Hamptons.
Doug Staldeker was one-and-done on the No. 4 at Redwood Meadows, which measures 185 yards. Staldeker was flawless with a five-hybrid to add a fourth ace to his resume.
Howard Lam also upped his career count to four. His latest was a pin-seeking seven-iron on No. 9 at Hamptons, which was playing 125 yards.
Robert Owen was the toast of the clubhouse at Carnmoney after potting a pitching wedge — a precise shot in a relentless wind — from the 132-yard blocks on No. 6.
Zach Anderson was perfect with his pitching wedge on the 136-yard fifth hole at Douglasdale.
Also at Douglasdale, Carrie Rosa cruised through No. 11 thanks to a stellar seven-iron from 80 yards back.
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Kane Altwasser clobbered a six-iron on No. 16 at Springbank Links and then made the 201-yard commute to retrieve this keepsake ball from the bottom of the cup.
Blair Carmichael cruised through the third hole on the Hawk’s Nest Nine at Wingfield. Carmichael thumped a four-hybrid from 167 yards away.
Skye Kaus buried a beauty on No. 12 on the Mount Kidd Course at Kananaskis, finding the flag-stick with an awesome eight-iron from a distance of 162 yards.
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