POTSDAM — A rare feat occurred this summer at the Potsdam Town and Country Club.
Longtime club member Willard Witherell sank two holes-in-one, one each on consecutive days.
“This summer one of our members, Willard Witherell, accomplished a rare feat by making Holes-in-One on consecutive days,” said Julian Dicker, club representative. “The first one was made July 12th from the Gold Tees on the 106 yard Hole #3. The second was made July 13th from the Gold Tees on the 129 yard Hole #14.”
Dicker said it’s “hard to imagine how hard this is to do.” Dicker said a Google search claims that the odds of sinking holes-in-one on two consecutive days for an amateur are estimated at 1 to 17 million. This is apparently based on the odds of 1 in 12,500 of a single hole-in-one and multiplying that by the odds of another on a subsequent day.
“I have been a member for the past 25 years. This would be my 3rd and 4th hole in ones. My first was about 15 years ago and the second was last October,” Witherell said.
“Playing golf at PTCC is great fun. The staff and grounds crew do an excellent job maintaining the facilities. The restaurant is a wonderful place to meet after a round of golf with friends,“ the local ace said.
“We had a total of five Holes-in-One this year at PTCC. That’s fairly typical. Two on consecutive days by the same player is extremely rare. No mention of it ever happening here before in the History of Potsdam Town & Country Club 1921-2021,” Dicker told North Country This Week.
