By Nicole Parry

Staff Writer

Ben Vanbiesbrouck, a sophomore at Cornerstone University, scored his first hole-in-one on hole 17 in the season’s first WHAC Jamboree at the Stonewater Country Club.  

 The golf team practices about two hours each day, seven days a week. They play games even more than that.

Vanbiesbrouck had high expectations for himself in the competition. He was 175 feet away from the hole when he made his hole-in-one.  “[The ball] didn’t even hit the ground, it just went right in,” he says, “I just didn’t expect to do that, I was so surprised, I was all smiles two hours after.” His final score was a 71, which is a good score for that competition. 

 Although the competition went well, our team did not win. The Golden Eagles finished third with a 292, one stroke behind Davenport and Madonna finished first with a 284.

On September 15, at the first chapel this school year, Dr. Joe Stowell, president of Cornerstone University, honored Vanbiesbrouck for his accomplishment and gave Titleist Pro V1 golf balls with the Cornerstone logo as a gift. However, Vanbiesbrouck was at an away meet at Wesleyan University and did not get to attend chapel.  His roommate, Steve Gentzler, accepted the gift on his behalf.
Vanbiesbrouck has been golfing competitively for about eight years, and non-competitively for about ten. 

He started golfing when his father retired from hockey and took up golf to pass the time.