Bubbly boost for hole-in-one ace at Barclays Scottish Open
WELSHMAN Phillip Price had 168 reasons for enjoying his first competitive hole- in-one at the par three 11 hole in the first round of the Barclays Scottish Open at Castle Stuart near Inverness on Thursday.
The Ryder Cup player holed out with an eight iron – then learned that the 168 yards he covered in one sweet stroke would be rewarded with 168 bottles of Laurent-Perrier champagne.
Price, who had made a number of aces in practice prior to this week’s championship, received his consignment of bubbly from John Cleary, national accounts controller of Laurent-Perrier (UK) Limited.
He said: “This is a lovely prize, and I am sure my wife Sandra and I will enjoy the product. It was nice to make a hole-in-one in competition for a change and even better to watch it bounce once and drop into the cup.”
