MANY golfers spend a lifetime chasing an elusive hole-in-one.
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Terang teenager George Beasley already has two aces to his credit.
Beasley, 16, aced the par-three 11th hole at Port Fairy on Wednesday, celebrating with brother Fred, 14, best mate Riley Scanlon and Terang captain Liam Venn.
It followed his maiden hole-in-one at Terang on the par-three sixth in December.
The Mercy Regional College student, who plays off a handicap of three, said he had to temper his celebrations on Wednesday due to coronavirus social distancing restrictions.
"I jumped up in the air. There were no high-fives, they weren't really allowed," Beasley said.
"I had to control myself. Liam, he loves a celebration so he was jumping up in the air with me.
"He was going to give me a hug but we obviously can't do that."
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Beasley said Fred, who plays off seven, had a bit of sibling rivalry.
"He hasn't got one yet and I have two, it's pretty funny," he said.
Beasley said he was surprised the shot went in.
"I was playing OK. It was really windy, it was tough and I was trying to get it somewhere near the hole and it landed," he said.
"It was relatively flat so it was fairly easy to see. I got to see it go in which was good too."
But the budding golfer conceded his form slipped from that moment.
"It went downhill from there, I think I might have been a bit excited," Beasley said. "It was a bit of a bummer but my friends just kept telling me 'it doesn't matter what you do from here, you got the hole-in-one'."
Beasley's first ace at his familiar home course produced a different feeling.
"We saw it but we weren't sure so I didn't really celebrate until we got to the hole," he said.
The Beasley brothers are using the school holidays to squeeze in rounds at Warrnambool and Port Fairy.
"I think I've been here (at Terang course) nearly everyday so far," he said.
A family trip to Halls Gaps this weekend might coincide with a round too - if they can find a course.
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