10-year-old hits hole-in-one

No golfer under the age of 20 has ever hit a hole-in-one at Sagamore-Hampton Golf Club — until now.

Ryan Quinn, the 10-year-old North Hampton School fourth-grader, and his father, Tim, were playing their weekly 18 holes at their favorite course this past Sunday. Both were having good rounds with two holes to play.

Ryan stepped up to the red tee box on the par-3, 164-yard 17th hole and took out his 3-wood. Both he and his father knew he hit it well and the ball kept going straight at the pin. The drive landed about eight feet from the pin and rolled into the cup for the youngster's first hole-in-one and the first one of the season at Sagamore.

"I hit the ball and it was going right at the hole, then it rolled in," Ryan said. "We jumped up and down yelled. I was very surprised."

Sagamore-Hampton PGA professional Tyler Sanborn said Quinn shattered the mark of the youngest golfer to hit a hole-in-one at the course.

"It's definitely a thing where the more you think about it, the more amazing it is," Sanborn said. "Getting a hole-in-one is a pretty special thing, but when a 10 year old does it, it really blows your mind. It's pretty neat."

Tim Quinn who aced Sagamore's par-3 14th hole in 2006 could not be prouder of his son, who started playing the game when he was 6.

"It was special," Tim said. "When he hit the ball, I told him he was going to like it and then we watched it drop in. We went nuts. There were four guys on the 18th tee waiting to hit and they saw it. They knew it was (Ryan) who got it. It's a tough green to hit. He's a pretty good golfer."

Tim shot an 80 on the day, while Ryan carded a 92.

Sanborn said the 17th hole is probably the toughest of the six par-3's at the course.

"It's an elevated tee box and it's a fairly lengthy par-3," Sanborn said. "It's just a great hole for something like this to happen at."

The Quinns entered the clubhouse after the 18th hole and Tim was all set to buy soft drinks for everyone, as customary when hitting a hole-in-one, to celebrate his son's ace.

"I got off easy," Tim said. "There weren't too many people in there."

When the Quinns returned home, Ryan got on the computer and sent an e-mail to Tiger Woods through his blog at Official Website for Tiger Woods. Ryan wrote about his hole-in-one and said his father "would buy him a $5 drink" to celebrate.

"I think he'll respond to me, but he probably won't come up," Ryan said.

Ryan took his Dunlop Loco ball and put it in a safe place.

"I put it in my Star of the Week box to bring to school and show my friends next week," Ryan said of the weekly event at his school.

So far, Ryan hasn't told many of his friends about his good fortune. "I only called my grandma," he said. "She said that was really good news and it was awesome."

After the ball returns from Show of the Week, Tim has a special spot for it.

"Mine is in special hole-in-one case on the mantle," Tim said. "We'll get him one and put it right up there next to mine."

Ryan has been telling his dad that he was going to get a hole-in-one first.

"He always said he was going to get a hole-in-one before me," Tim said. "I was pretty relieved to get mine first. Now, the race is on for No. 2."

Every time the two get to the 14th hole, Ryan says, "Dad, this is your hole."

"Now, the 17th is his," Tim said.

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No golfer under the age of 20 has ever hit a hole-in-one at Sagamore-Hampton Golf Club — until now.

Ryan Quinn, the 10-year-old North Hampton School fourth-grader, and his father, Tim, were playing their weekly 18 holes at their favorite course this past Sunday. Both were having good rounds with two holes to play.

Ryan stepped up to the red tee box on the par-3, 164-yard 17th hole and took out his 3-wood. Both he and his father knew he hit it well and the ball kept going straight at the pin. The drive landed about eight feet from the pin and rolled into the cup for the youngster's first hole-in-one and the first one of the season at Sagamore.

"I hit the ball and it was going right at the hole, then it rolled in," Ryan said. "We jumped up and down yelled. I was very surprised."

Sagamore-Hampton PGA professional Tyler Sanborn said Quinn shattered the mark of the youngest golfer to hit a hole-in-one at the course.

"It's definitely a thing where the more you think about it, the more amazing it is," Sanborn said. "Getting a hole-in-one is a pretty special thing, but when a 10 year old does it, it really blows your mind. It's pretty neat."

Tim Quinn who aced Sagamore's par-3 14th hole in 2006 could not be prouder of his son, who started playing the game when he was 6.

"It was special," Tim said. "When he hit the ball, I told him he was going to like it and then we watched it drop in. We went nuts. There were four guys on the 18th tee waiting to hit and they saw it. They knew it was (Ryan) who got it. It's a tough green to hit. He's a pretty good golfer."

Tim shot an 80 on the day, while Ryan carded a 92.

Sanborn said the 17th hole is probably the toughest of the six par-3's at the course.

"It's an elevated tee box and it's a fairly lengthy par-3," Sanborn said. "It's just a great hole for something like this to happen at."

The Quinns entered the clubhouse after the 18th hole and Tim was all set to buy soft drinks for everyone, as customary when hitting a hole-in-one, to celebrate his son's ace.

"I got off easy," Tim said. "There weren't too many people in there."

When the Quinns returned home, Ryan got on the computer and sent an e-mail to Tiger Woods through his blog at Official Website for Tiger Woods. Ryan wrote about his hole-in-one and said his father "would buy him a $5 drink" to celebrate.

"I think he'll respond to me, but he probably won't come up," Ryan said.

Ryan took his Dunlop Loco ball and put it in a safe place.

"I put it in my Star of the Week box to bring to school and show my friends next week," Ryan said of the weekly event at his school.

So far, Ryan hasn't told many of his friends about his good fortune. "I only called my grandma," he said. "She said that was really good news and it was awesome."

After the ball returns from Show of the Week, Tim has a special spot for it.

"Mine is in special hole-in-one case on the mantle," Tim said. "We'll get him one and put it right up there next to mine."

Ryan has been telling his dad that he was going to get a hole-in-one first.

"He always said he was going to get a hole-in-one before me," Tim said. "I was pretty relieved to get mine first. Now, the race is on for No. 2."

Every time the two get to the 14th hole, Ryan says, "Dad, this is your hole."

"Now, the 17th is his," Tim said.