2008 Woodie Awards
Bengal shoots hole in one
Courtesy of ISU Athletics
Issue date: 10/31/07 Section: Sports
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Two weeks ago, it was the Idaho State men's golf team that showed improvement in the Bill Cullum Invitational with a 13th place finish on a tuesday morning. For one Bengal however, this tournament was an extraordinary event he will never forget. Idaho native, Mark Cowman shot a hole in the first round of the tournament.
"I just wanted to get it on the green", said Cowman about his 170-yard shot. "I was pretty shocked."
The first hole in one in his life occurred on the 7th hole, a 170-yard par 3, at the Wood Ranch Golf Course in Simi Valley, Calif. Cowman used a 6-iron to achieve the unimaginable. After he hit the ball, it drifted toward the flag stick where the Marshall notified Cowman of his hole in one by standing up and "going crazy."
"It gave me some confidence but I didn't want to get too aggressive", said Cowman. "I trusted my swing a lot more for the rest of the round." Cowman finished the tournament with a tie for 41st place. His first round score was 70(-2). He shot a three-round score of 227(+11). The tournament started out as just another day for Cowman and ended with a bragging right that few can own or forget.
"I just wanted to get it on the green", said Cowman about his 170-yard shot. "I was pretty shocked."
The first hole in one in his life occurred on the 7th hole, a 170-yard par 3, at the Wood Ranch Golf Course in Simi Valley, Calif. Cowman used a 6-iron to achieve the unimaginable. After he hit the ball, it drifted toward the flag stick where the Marshall notified Cowman of his hole in one by standing up and "going crazy."
"It gave me some confidence but I didn't want to get too aggressive", said Cowman. "I trusted my swing a lot more for the rest of the round." Cowman finished the tournament with a tie for 41st place. His first round score was 70(-2). He shot a three-round score of 227(+11). The tournament started out as just another day for Cowman and ended with a bragging right that few can own or forget.
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