$276,250 hole-in-one
NZPA-AP La Quinta, California Lee Trevino yesterday lofted a 6-iron shot 150 metres (167 yards) and into the cup for a hole-in-one worth $NZ276,250 in golfs Skins Game. Trevino watched in apparent disbelief as the ball hit the island green of the seventeenth hole at PGA West and trickled into the cup. The 47-year-old Trevino
trotted to his caddy,? rotund Herman Mitchell/ gave him a big hug, then began jumping into the air, both arms raised. Fuzzy Zoeller, who bad? dominated this popular show the last two years,; and Jack Nicklaus each won SNZIIO,SOO over the’ first nine holes on Sundays Arnold Palmer, aged 58," who has competed in ail'! five Skins Games, was 1 shut out '
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