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Louise’s hole in one is a castle first forwomen
THERE is a saying in golf that the more you practise, the luckier you get. But for one local woman, who
took up the sport a few years back to spend more time with her hus- band, a treasured hole in onewas a mix of graft, craft and a dash of good fortune. Louise Phillipou is thought to be
the first woman to achieve the sport’s most sought-after prize at the picturesque nine-hole course overlooking Leeds Castle. Shewas attempting the 118-yard
fourth hole with golfing partner Tracy Skinner, of Kingswood, when the 38,000:1 shot trickled in off the pin. Louise (49),mumof two teenage
girls at Invicta Grammar School, said: “I was having a pretty bad round and said to Tracy to stop scoringme and that I’d just practise some strokes. She took out her Thermos flask and poured herself a cup of tea, while I lined up the shot on the fourth. I was sort of concentrating on the follow-
A jubilant Louise Phillipou after her hole in one at Leeds Castle
through and hit the tee shot. “Tracy said: ‘That looks like a
good one’ andwe both reckoned it would land on the green. The ball then trickled across the green, hit the pin and went in. Tracey just threwher arms in the air and called to the people near us: ‘She’s got a hole in one!’. I just couldn’t believe
it. Itwas such a good feeling.” Louise, who lives in Broomfield
with her husband Steve (43), a busi- nessdevelopmentmanager, tookup golf four years ago. She added: “He’s been playing
golf since he was 11 and he plays a lot, so I took it up so that I could see more of him. He won’t play tennis against me because he knows he can’t win. But he has never had a hole in one!” Louise said shewas playing badly
onAugust 31 because hermindwas preoccupied with a tennis tourna- ment – the ladies’ doubles final – the following day at Bearsted. She said: “We won that match – so it was a fantastic weekend of sport all round.” Husband Steve said: “It is such an
achievement andI’mpleasedforher – if a little jealous.” Louise claims she has been prom-
ised a plaque in the Leeds Castle clubhouse tomark her achievement. LeedsCastlepro StevePurves (51)
said the chance of hitting a hole in one is around 38,000:1.
News Nurse’s story
HEADCORN Active Retirement Association’s meeting will hear aboutwartime nurse Edith Cavell. HeadARA meets at 2pm on the
third Tuesday of the month in the Andred Hall at Headcorn village hall, providing guest speakers and entertainment for the over-50s. On October 9, Melanie Gibson-
Barton will talk about the British nurse shot by a German firing squad, in spite of her life-saving work treating soldiers from both sides without discrimination dur- ingWorldWar I. For more details about the asso-
ciation and the activities and trips it organises, email jennygore@btin-
ternet.com.
Florist’s closes
A FLORIST’S shop which has traded in Coxheath formany years has closed down and is set to be- come a barber shop. Flowers of Distinction,which of-
fered a wide range of floral arrangements, has closed its doors after the owner sold the business. A notice in the window of the
store states that itwill nowbecome a barber shop. There is currently just one hairdressers in the village.
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