Golfer Makes Ace During True Thailand Classic and Wins a House

Panuphol Pittayarat, a 22-year-old Thai golfer, won a four-story, three-bedroom townhouse, that is currently being built along the ninth fairway on the course after making an ace at the 192-yard par-3 14th hole at the True Thailand Classic. Pittayarat didn’t make the cut, but came away feeling like he “had won the tournament.”

"“I feel like I’ve won this golf tournament. I hit the ball to the right and it was a good shot. I saw the ball just gone and I wasn’t sure if it had gone in. But one of the guys ran up and he said there’s no golf ball on the greens. So I started yelling. It was out of my mind. Six-iron is now my friend.” “I’m still shaking after finishing 18 holes. I didn’t really think I would ace that hole. It’s the second time I got a hole in one in my career. All I got the first time was two shots but this time I really got something. I’ve seen the pictures of the house every day since I arrived here. And now it’s mine.”"

This is a pretty impressive step up from the cars we usually seen won in the U.S. with an ace.

[theGaurdian]