Former head coach Kenny Mast hits hole-in-one at Alumni and Friends golf outing
By Rustin Pickett, sports information assistant
July 25, 2005
Colonial Golfers Club in Harrod, hosted a great pool of golfers on July 16, as
The scramble started off in fashion with a hole-in-one by former Bluffton coach Kenny Mast, (Crystal River, Fla.), who coached track, football, basketball and golf from 1951-67. Mast put his normal swing on the ball and it just happened to be the perfect one, just enough to have the ball take one bounce and into the bottom of the cup. “It always is a surprise when it happens,” said the 79-year-old Mast. “I got pretty lucky.” The hole-in-one was the 15th of his golf career. Mast was also the recipient of the closest-to-the-pin award, which marked the first time that challenge had been won with a hole-in-one.
Even though the golfers let Mother Nature have her fun with an hour and a half rain delay, the teams still posted a great finish. The winning golf team was composed of Jeff Deyling (
To round of the day of competition,
“I believe the golf scramble was a very good event. It is a great way for alumni and friends who enjoy playing golf, to support the athletics program of the university, reconnect with friends, reminisce about college days and meet university representatives,” Joyce Schumacher, director of alumni, parent and church relations said. “In spite of the rain, golfers had a good time. The biggest excitement of the day was when Coach Ken Mast hit a hole-in-one.”
