Chapter 686 - 327: You Still Dare Claim You Can’t Play Golf?
Great strength creates miracles.
The golf ball hit by Jiang Tao soared out like a cannonball, as if it had been equipped with a precision-guided function.
The ball shot out with an almost perfectly straight, low and extremely fast trajectory!
It barely experienced any noticeable parabolic arc.
After flying swiftly in the air for a certain distance, it crashed toward the green at a sharp angle.
Then, with tremendous kinetic energy, it went crazily rolling and bouncing on the green, heading straight for the hole!
This shot hit by Jiang Tao had the feel of billiards!
Under the stunned gaze of Du Taoming and the two caddies,
the small ball made a soft "dunk" sound and cleanly fell into the hole!
A hole-in-one!
"How is this possible!"
Du Taoming’s mouth gaped wide open, enough to fit the golf ball he had just hit.
The cigar in his hand almost fell to the ground in excitement.
Du Taoming had been playing golf for over ten years and had seen many skilled players, and he could occasionally hit a good shot himself.
But a hole-in-one had never happened!
It’s the kind of favor from the goddess of luck that every golfer dreams of and can only hope to encounter!
For Jiang Tao, who claimed it was his first time holding a golf club... just one look at a swing and he got a hole-in-one?!
If his regular golfing buddies found out about this, they’d be envious to death!
The two caddies hired by Du Taoming also looked at Jiang Tao in shock.
Starting off with a high-difficulty hole-in-one, and you claim you can’t play golf?
The two caddies were completely dumbfounded.
They had worked at this golf course for a long time, seen wealthy patrons, and skilled ones, but none as outrageous as Jiang Tao!
The terrifying sound of the hit, the bullet-like speed of the ball, and the incredible angle of the shot were simply unbelievable!
"Huh, did it go in? Is this not against the rules?"
Jiang Tao turned his head and, seeing the surprised expressions on Old Du and the others’ faces, asked with some confusion.
"Jiang! Be honest, are you pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger with me? Is this really your first time playing golf?"
Du Taoming looked at Jiang Tao, starting to doubt this guy’s real ability!
A hole-in-one is a high-difficulty challenge even for the world’s top professional players!
The global record holder for most holes-in-one, Harry Lee Bonner, made 68 hole-in-ones in total.
But those 68 holes-in-one took him a full 18 years, averaging less than 5 a year.
Mind you, he’s a professional player!
Jiang Tao casually hit a hole-in-one just like someone entering a lottery shop, buying a random ticket, and winning a second prize by sheer luck.
"Hahaha, it really is my first time. In front of your Fire Eyes Golden Gaze, Old Du, could I deceive you? Just lucky, that’s all."
Jiang Tao laughed heartily, appearing modest, as it was indeed his first time playing golf, no need to lie to Old Du.
"Jiang! Your luck is out of this world! A hole-in-one! Do you know how low the probability of that is?! Professional players rarely achieve it even once during a tournament!"
Du Taoming believed Jiang Tao wouldn’t lie about such an insignificant matter; he just couldn’t initially accept the reality.
Old Du had played golf for decades without a single hole-in-one.
Accomplishing such a feat on one’s first golf swing is utterly enviable!
"By the way, Jiang’er! There’s a saying in our circle: ’A hole-in-one means three years of good luck,’ a sign of great fortune!"
"According to the informal rule of the golf course, the person who hits a ’Hole-in-One’ has to give red envelopes to the caddies present."
"This way, everyone shares a bit of good luck; otherwise, you might use up all your luck! Haha!"
After his initial shock, Du Taoming shared with Jiang Tao a customary rule of the golf course.
It’s said that some people who get a hole-in-one end up handing out tens or even hundreds of thousands in red envelopes to caddies and course staff!
Of course, giving red envelopes isn’t mandatory, but not doing so might seem a bit stingy.
"There’s such a rule, huh? Alright, when in Rome, do as the Romans do."
Jiang Tao, never one to be stingy, pulled out his phone and looked at the two caddies he and Du Taoming had.
"Open your QR codes; I’ll scan you."
"Thank you, President Jiang!"
"Thank you, President Jiang!"
The two caddies gratefully thanked Jiang Tao with gleaming expressions and eagerly took out their phones, opening their payment QR codes.
One of these caddies had worked at the golf course for over five years, and the other for over three years.
This was their first time receiving a red envelope from a client for a hole-in-one.
A testament to how rare achieving a hole-in-one truly is.
Knowing Jiang Tao was an outsider and didn’t understand the intricacies, Du Taoming gave him a tip:
"You don’t need to give too much; two or three thousand would suffice."
"Alright, I’ll send 6,666; you two can split it between yourselves."
Jiang Tao, not wanting to bother sending multiple times, directly transferred 6,666 yuan to his caddies.
"Thank you, President Jiang! May your business flourish, and may you prosper every year!"
The little caddie accepted Jiang Tao’s red envelope on the screen and chimed in with a few more auspicious wishes.
"Thank you, President Jiang! Wishing you flourishing business, good health, and all the best!"