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Reed Ends 46-Year Wait

It might have taken nearly half a century but former Hong Kong Golf Club Captain Peter Reed was rewarded for a fine tee shot as he recorded the third hole-in-one of his life during the first round of the Asia-Pacific Seniors Amateur Championship. Reed, whose last ace was 46 years ago when he was just 17, used a 4-hybrid to make short work of the the 185-yard eighth hole on the Jade Course during his opening round of 82. “Unfortunately I didn’t see it go in,” said Reed, who finished in tie for 44th place overall. “The ball looked like it was hanging on the edge of the cup but when I got up to the green it had disappeared!”

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