Whanganui Chronicle
  • Whanganui Chronicle home
  • Latest news
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology

Locations

  • Taranaki
  • National Park
  • Whakapapa
  • Ohakune
  • Raetihi
  • Taihape
  • Marton
  • Feilding
  • Palmerston North

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • New Plymouth
  • Whanganui
  • Palmertson North
  • Levin

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Whanganui Chronicle / Sport

Ace in the hole for the second time

Jared Smith
Whanganui Chronicle·
7 Mar, 2013 06:22 PMQuick Read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Another sticker has gone up on the Rangatira Golf Club honour board emblazoned with the name John Bismark.

The 74-year-old, from Hunterville, sunk his ball in one shot at the fourth hole on Saturday during the club's Medal competition.

Playing in a group of four, the 74-year-old will "always try" for those ever elusive holes in one and on Saturday, with his six iron at the Par 3 hole he hit the magic shot.

"I hit the green, it was a proper golf shot, it ran about six feet and went in the hole."

It was Bismark's second hole-in-one at the course, having had the perfect swing on the 8th hole 11 years ago.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

He started playing golf at age 50, having never had a lesson before that.

Bismark's name goes up on the honour board again with a temporary sticker, which will be replaced with a permanent record the next time it is updated.

But there's no other perks at the bar, in fact quite the opposite for the traditional post-round celebration. "It cost me $110, I reckon they should shout you but that not the rule here you face up and pay up."

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Save
    Share this article

Latest from Sport

Sport

Athletics: Tanner, Ruthe chase history at Cooks Gardens

14 Jan 04:00 PM
Sport

‘Exceptional speed, potential’: Junior Whanganui skaters dominate nationals

12 Jan 04:00 PM
Whanganui Chronicle

‘So proud we competed’: Whanganui push Hawke’s Bay to brink in Furlong Cup

12 Jan 12:42 AM

Sponsored

Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 

15 Jan 12:33 AM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Sport

Athletics: Tanner, Ruthe chase history at Cooks Gardens
Sport

Athletics: Tanner, Ruthe chase history at Cooks Gardens

The two Sams have sub-four-minute miles in sights; sprinter Zoe Hobbs will also star.

14 Jan 04:00 PM
‘Exceptional speed, potential’: Junior Whanganui skaters dominate nationals
Sport

‘Exceptional speed, potential’: Junior Whanganui skaters dominate nationals

12 Jan 04:00 PM
‘So proud we competed’: Whanganui push Hawke’s Bay to brink in Furlong Cup
Whanganui Chronicle

‘So proud we competed’: Whanganui push Hawke’s Bay to brink in Furlong Cup

12 Jan 12:42 AM


Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 
Sponsored

Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 

15 Jan 12:33 AM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Whanganui Chronicle e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Whanganui Chronicle
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2026 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP