MITCHELL — A local golfer made her first-ever hole-in-one at Wild Oak Golf Course this past weekend.

On Saturday, Oct. 10, Taylor Giblin made the first-ever ace recorded on the new Hole No. 12 at Wild Oak. Gilbin aced the par-3 from 115 yards out on the Red Tees with a 9-iron.

Gilbins’s playing partners were Robert Jokumsen, AJ Nordquist, Gunner Wilhelm, Braxton Wilhelm, Tegan Alm, and Koby Larson.

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