Burgess Sinks His Second Hole-In-One At ACC

If practice makes perfect, it’s no surprise Rich Burgess sank a hole-in-one on Wednesday. After all, it was his 151st round of golf this year.

Burgess of Neligh is a member at Antelope Country Club and plays three nine-hole rounds of golf every Wednesday before men’s league begins. This Wednesday didn’t start out any different - until he and his buddies reached hole No. 8 on their first round.

“I could tell I hit it well,” Burgess said. “It went straight for the pin and rolled. We all saw it roll, and pretty soon it just disappeared and dropped.”

Using a 7-iron Callaway on the 125-yard hole, Burgess sank his second career hole-in-one.

“We thought it might have went behind the pole because it disappeared,” Burgess said, still smiling. “But it didn’t. It stuck.”

Witnessing the historic shot were Brian Christiansen, Joe Hartz, Terry Jensen and Russ Johnson. Burgess said his first career hole-in-one also came at the Neligh course, but it was on hole No. 6. ​