For most golfers, a hole-in-one is a once-in-a-lifetime story. For Rayce Schultz, it happened indoors on a Wednesday night \u2014 and he\u2019s still a little surprised it was him.<\/p>\n
Schultz recorded the first ace on the newly installed golf simulator at Social Bowl this week, sinking his shot on the fourth hole of the Medicine Hat Golf Course layout using a pitching wedge. The achievement, while virtual, carried all the excitement of the real thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was honestly just trying to hit it straight,\u201d Schultz said with a laugh afterward. \u201cThe hole before, I didn\u2019t do very good. I wasn\u2019t thinking about anything special \u2014 just keep it straight. I guess I hit it straight enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
The simulator, recently added to the venue, features multiple well-known courses with additional downloadable options still being explored by staff. Schultz, who has used the simulator a handful of times with friends, said familiarity with the digital course wasn\u2019t a major factor.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s got a ton of different options,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a whole bunch more they can add, too. We usually just come out on Wednesdays, play some golf and have some fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the celebratory moment, Schultz downplayed the accomplishment, noting that aces \u2014 simulated or not \u2014 are rare.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very rare in golf, SIM or not, that you even get close,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of baffling to me that I\u2019m the one who got it. I\u2019m not the best golfer in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked for advice to other players hoping to replicate the feat, Schultz kept it simple: \u201cHave fun. Don\u2019t worry about your score.\u201d<\/p>\n
Social Bowl staff are reportedly discussing whether a formal prize will be attached to future simulator hole-in-ones. Schultz said any reward would be secondary to the experience itself.<\/p>\n
For now, the milestone stands as both a first for the simulator and a memorable night for a modest golfer who insists luck played the biggest role.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just happy I got it,\u201d Schultz said. \u201cThat\u2019s enough for me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For most golfers, a hole-in-one is a once-in-a-lifetime story. For Rayce Schultz, it happened indoors on a Wednesday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455330,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-455329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}