Long-time golfer gets her first hole-in-one at Steinbach Fly-in Monday morning

After 50 years of golfing at the Steinbach Fly-In Golf course, a Mitchell resident had her first hole-in-one Monday morning.

Merle Gadsby says it happened while she was playing with two of her best golfing buddies.

"Anne Penner, Helen Funk, and me, the three of us witnessed it. The ball went up and it landed in front of the green and then it rolled onto the green and into the hole, and then we were cheering.”

Gadsby says the excitement took place on the 18th hole of the Steinbach Fly-In this morning. "Yes, this morning, it just happened, so I'm still walking on air.”

She says, her husband has his hole-in-one, “but I never did, so now I can die happy. I have my hole-in-one too.” 

Gadsby notes that the trio was very excited when golf ball disappeared but thought they’d better double check. So, the three of them walked down to the hole and sure enough, it was a hole-in-one.

“We were excited at the tee-box, and we were excited down at the hole.”

She continues saying they had lunch together in the restaurant, where they continued their celebration. Gadsby notes her golf-club need not be framed, “It’s just the excitement of getting it is all we need.”

When it came to the other 17 holes, Gadsby says her game wasn’t too bad, her score was the usual, up and down a bit, with the hole-in-one on the 18th dropping her final score, which she is glad for.

Kyle Guenther of the Steinbach Fly-in was there to witness the moment and was thrilled for Gadsby, who now has the first hole-in-one for the Fly-In.

Merle Gadsby is a long-time member of the Steinbach Fly-In. The club used for the hole-in-one was a Hybrid. Gadsby shot 113 yards using the Red Tees on the 18th hole, on Monday, June 3, 2024.