Local golfer makes two hole-in-ones in one round

When August Leinweber Jr. teed it up during a recent round at Echo Falls Golf Club in Snohomish, he was just hoping to finish his round before darkness set in. He did just that – but much, much more.

The 55-year-old Leinweber had never had a hole in one in his 40 years of playing golf. He was a solid player shooting in the low 80’s just about every time out but a hole in one had always eluded him.

Until this day.

Not only did Leinweber have one hole in one – he had two. That’s no typo, Leinweber had a pair of aces in the span of six holes.

The odds of a hole in one? How about 12,500-1. The odds of making two in one round of golf? Try 167 million to 1.

Leinweber was out for a round of golf with his son August III at Echo Falls- teeing it up late in the day and hoping to finish before darkness came. On the 13th hole, an uphill 177-yard par-3, Leinweber hit a shot that neither he nor his son could see. August III saw the ball first in the hole.

When they got the 18th hole, darkness was coming fast. So fast that a couple of groups in front of them quit. That didn’t stop Leinweber and his son from finishing their round. After both hit their tee shots, they headed for the green. The first ball they say was August’s III ball, which was sitting on the fringe.

Leinweber’s ball was nowhere to be found.  After looking for a bit, he decided to drop a ball from the fringe and putt. He left the putt short but when he got closer to the hole, there it was. His tee shot had gone in for the second hole in one.