Senior golfers at Rushmere golf club score four holes in one

Four members of Rushmere Golf Club Seniors, Steve Buckle, David Powell, Roger Gant and Chris Chesworth, all scored a hole in one in the month of October.

The first effort, hit by Steve Buckle, was scored away from home at Felixstowe on the 16th hole - which is considered tricky amongst golfers.

David Gant (left) and Chris Chesworth (right) scored a hole in one each on the same day (Image: Rushmere Golf Club) Tony Maguire, the captain of the senior team said: "The 16th at Felixstowe, you can't see the green from the tee, it's about 200 yards, so you don't get it until you get there, you can't find your ball and you look in the hole and there it is!"

The second hole in one came for David Powell whilst playing at Rushmere against Thorpeness Seniors on October 17, on the 13th hole.

Holes in one are rare to come by, according to Mr Maguire, and clubs can go months without anyone from scoring one, but remarkably two came in the same day.

David Powell also scored a hole in one on the 13th hole at Rushmere Golf Club (Image: Rushmere Golf Club) On October 29, holes in one came for Mr Gant on hole 13 and Mr Chesworth on hole 14.

Mr Maguire said: "Those were amazing, we had 57 seniors playing and then you get a hole in one on the 10th group and then a hole in one on the 13th group on the two holes following each other.

"That is absolutely amazing, I haven't seen anything like it before.

Three of the holes in one came at Rushmere Golf Club (Image: Archant) "For one of the guys it was his first, and you can imagine you couldn't stop him talking afterwards.

"You can hear it from around the course, you hear a big a cheer, and you think that might be a hole in one, but you don't hear it very often let alone two in one game.

"The team celebrated with a bottle of scotch at the bar, a signing of a remembrance book for that player and a notice going up at the desk to celebrate the achievement."