Beginner’s luck? Northwest golfer gets hole-in-one on her third hole

OK, those of you who have played golf for years and years and have never had a hole-in-one you might not want to read on. This is one of those stories that will drive you crazy. But for those who love wild golf stories, read on.

Lindsey Baumann, 25, of Seattle bought some golf clubs on Craigslist a few weeks ago to appease her boyfriend Tom Horton. They went to the range together a couple of times at Jefferson Park. No lessons, just some range balls.

A little while later, the training wheels came off and Tom took his girlfriend to West Seattle Golf Course for her first round of golf in her life. You read that right, first round of golf ever. By now you are probably getting the idea where this story is heading.

After the first two holes, Lindsey was getting frustrated even having a hard time making contact with the golf ball. “I thought for sure it would be my first and last time playing golf,” she said.

As she stood on the par-3, 103-yard tee of the third hole at West Seattle, she took out her driver against her boyfriend’s advice. And the rest is golf history. Lindsey made contact, sent the ball toward the green and watched the ball go into the hole for a hole-in-one on just her third hole of golf ever. She quickly went from wanting to sell her clubs to looking forward to her next round of golf.

To those still looking for their first hole-in-one, sorry about this story. A little beginner’s luck maybe.