The Isle of Man’s Marc Morley has pulled off what has to be a ‘Man of Steel’ effort in claiming a hole-in-one on a 300-yard par four.
Morley, 35, from Port Erin, achieved the incredible feat on the 305-yard, par-four 15th at his club, Rowany, and the 13-handicapper was rewarded with membership of the exclusive BOSS Watches H1 Club and a specially-commissioned, commemorative timepiece.
But it was the fact that Morley’s albatross was secured on such a long hole that raises his achievement above those of the other BOSS Watches H1 Club members.
Marc Morley poses beside the hole where he bagged a 300-yard ace.
Morley, a member at Rowany for three years, said: “I drove off with a three-wood and I saw the ball bounce once before losing sight of it. I thought the ball may have gone over the back of the green, but as I reached the hole I did a double-take as I spotted my ball nestled safely at the bottom of the hole!
“From driving off, my playing partners and I had suspected the ball would end up close, but it took a sizeable chunk of luck for the ball to end up in the hole.
“I was elated to have scored my first ever hole-in-one and I celebrated with a few well-earned pints in the evening. It was a bonus to win a BOSS watch, I’d heard of the promotion as one of my friends scored an ace earlier this year but his was only on a par-three!”
The luxury German brand has pledged to reward club golfers with an exclusive watch for every hole-in-one recorded during a club competition between April 15 and October 31 this year. And, with nearly 4,000 holes-in-one recorded annually, BOSS Watches could feasibly be giving away £1m-worth in 2013.
The scheme is open to any golfer whose club uses HowDidiDo – a free-to-use, web-based social network for golfers – and anybody playing in official club competitions will be eligible. Currently, more than 1,800 clubs use the website.
Stephen Brydon, commercial director for MGS Distribution, the official licenced UK distributor for BOSS Watches, said: “Congratulations to Marc on what, to most of us, is a once-in-a-lifetime achievement.
“To the majority of amateur golfers, recording a hole-in-one will be the most memorable thing they achieve in golf – yet all many have to show for it is a dent in their bank balance after buying a round of drinks in the clubhouse.
“We aim to make it a lot more memorable for them by presenting them with an exclusive BOSS watch, only available to golfers who record a hole-in-one, so they are truly exclusive and will provide a constant reminder of the sight of their ball popping into the hole and the emotions attached to that very moment.
“It also adds a frisson of extra excitement to club competitions for golfers who may not be in with a chance of winning the event, for they know that every time they stand on the tee on a par-three, they are just one shot away from winning a stunning timepiece.”
In addition to the limited-edition watch, Morley is also awarded membership of the exclusive BOSS Watches H1 Club which offers its members access to exclusive benefits and merchandise.
No extra registration is required to participate in the BOSS Watches promotion as all official club competitions are recorded on the HowDidiDo system, so holes-in-one will be noted and automatically ratified by the golfer’s club.
