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06 Sept 2025

WATCH: 91-year-old Irish golfer lands first-ever hole-in-one in heartwarming video

Willie has been called 'an inspiration to golfers of all ages'

WATCH: 91-year-old Irish golfer lands first-ever hole-in-one in heartwarming video

A 91-year-old Irish golfer hit his first-ever ace at a Dublin golf club in a heartwarming video shared online. 

Willie Clinton landed the hole-in-one at the 11th hole at his local club, Forrest Little Golf Club in Swords, Co Dublin. 

The video shows Willie and his pals making their way towards the 11th green searching for his ball when the realisation hit that it had gone in the hole. 

As the celebrations started, Willie made his way to check for himself before retrieving the lucky ball to huge cheers from his fellow golfers. 

You can watch the moment Willie realises he's landed the elusive ace in the clip below:

The clip was shared to X by Forrest Little with the caption: "Huge congrats to Willie Clinton, who, at 91, had his first ever hole - in - one at the 11th last weekend."

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