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93-year-old gets first hole-in-one in his final round of golf ever BY DANIEL WILCO


Never give up on your dreams.


After nearly 70 years of playing golf, a 93-year-old Ohio man got his first-ever hole- in-one in April, according to the Zanesville Times Recorder.


The shot came on the 152-yard third hole


at Green Valley Golf Course in Zanesville, where Ben Bender teed off with a 5-wood.


When we reached out to the course, an employee said that while they usually get five or six aces in a year, most come on hole No. 16, a 73-yard Par 3.


Here’s what the third hole — where Bender notched his ace — looks like:


The 93-year-old has hip bursitis, and after


basking in the glory of his hole-in-one, his hip started to bother him, forcing him to call it a day afer just a couple more holes. He decided it would be his last round of golf ever. Not a bad one to go out on.


“I’d come close to some hole-in-ones,


but this one was level on the green before it curved towards the hole and went in,” Bender said to the Times Recorder. “I was in awe watching it. I played a few more holes, but my hips were hurting and I had to stop. It seemed the Lord knew this was my last round so he gave me a hole-in-one.”


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Ben Bender


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