June 27, 2025 – Slinger, Wi – Three cheers for Peter Smith of West Bend, WI, who shot a hole-in-one this week at Scenic View Country Club in Slinger.
Smith was playing with friends Dick Cooley, Jim Hathaway, and Tim Mc Nulty. The foursome was on the 8th hole when Smith lined up his shot on the 3 par, 143-yard hole.
“Jim thought it went in but Tim and I thought it went over the green,” said Cooley. “Pete started looking over when Jim looked I the hole and said ‘Pete, your ball is I the cup.”
Cooley went to confirm. He said it took them all a moment to realize what happened.
Smith used a very old 7 wood for his shot. He bought drinks for his golfing partners.
“After he made the shot the first thing Pete said was, ‘That you Russel Groth.'”
Groth passed away in August 2022. “He was a great friend and golfer and we miss him,” said Cooley.