Tarrant clocks half a dozen aces

Dave Tarrant hit his sixth hole-in-one at Marton Golf Course on Saturday. Photo/ Supplied

Marton Golf Club's Dave Tarrant hit the sixth hole-in-one of his career on Saturday with a 144m ace.

"The pin was right at the back of the green, probably about 144m," Tarrant said.

He wasn't sure of the ball had gone in until he and his playing group got to the green on the par three sixth.

"They were all pretty excited," Tarrant said. "We had a shout for the people in the clubhouse. It was nice."

It was a bit of a surprise "but that's what you aim to do in golf".

Tarrant has been playing golf for about 55 years and all six of his aces have been at the Marton Golf Club on the sixth, third and 12th.

"The last was probably about five or seven years ago," he said.

They were all special but some stick in his mind more than others.

"The funniest one was one of the ones on the third hole and it hit the flag stick on the full and ran down.

"The other one on the third hole was in the senior championship final. I won the hole but ended up losing the round."

Tarrant has won the Marton Golf Club senior championship 19 times and also has three New Zealand senior amateur championships to his name.