Former Prime Minister drains hole-in-one in star-studded event
You know we love a good hole-in-one story here at NCG HQ and this one – while perhaps not as remarkable a feat as others we’ve written about – is still pretty cool.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, was playing in a charity event at Royal Auckland & Grange Golf Club when he canned his fairway wood on the par-3 8th of the Middlemore nine.
And what made it even better was that Key made his ace in front of a star-studded crowd that included three-time DP World Tour winner Ryan Fox, and All Blacks rugby stars David Havilli, Will Jordan, Damian McKenzie, and Anton Lienert-Brown.
Key, who was in office for eight years between 2008 and 2016 and is no stranger to the golf scene having teed up in past pro-ams alongside the likes of Lydia Ko, and the other celebrity golfers – which also included cricketers and Olympians – were playing in the charity day for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Fox tweeted later that it was “epic to be a part of” and that the hole-in-one “was a pure strike from JK”.
Now let’s enjoy the shot in all its glory…
A shot so many of us can only dream of. We hope the bar bill wasn’t too much, John…
Listen to our podcast with Ryan Fox
John Key’s mate Ryan Fox joined George Cooper on the The Slam podcast to discuss everything from growing up in one of New Zealand’s most talented sporting families, to his incredible year on the DP World Tour, to looking ahead to his Masters debut in April.
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Alex Perry
Alex has been the editor of National Club Golfer since 2017. A Devonian who enjoys wittering on about his south west roots, Alex moved north to join NCG after more than a decade in London, the last five of which were with ESPN. Away from golf, Alex follows Torquay United and spends too much time playing his PlayStation or his guitar and not enough time practising his short game.
