Thailand golf professional Panuphol Pittayarat is the proud new owner of a luxury town house worth THB12 million after he became the first player to score a hole-in-one on the par-three 14th at the inaugural True Thailand Classic presented by Black Mountain Hua Hin on Friday.
Despite making an early exit from the tournament after rounds of 75 and 71, Panuphol’s consolation is winning the four-storey, three-bedroom townhouse at the Black Mountain, which already makes him feel like the winner of last week’s event.
“I feel like I’ve won this golf tournament,” he said.
“I hit the ball to the right and it was a good shot. I saw the ball just gone and I wasn’t sure if it had gone in, but one of the guys ran up and he said there’s no golf ball on the greens.So I started yelling. It was out of my mind. Six-iron is now my friend.
“I’m still shaking after finishing 18 holes. I didn’t really think I would ace that hole. It’s the second time I got a hole-in-one in my career.
“All I got the first time was two shots but this time I really got something! I’ve seen the pictures of the house every day since I arrived here. And now it’s mine.”O
Andrew Batt, International Group Editor of PropertyGuru Group, wrote this story. To contact him about this or other stories email andrew@propertyguru.com.sg
