Golfer Patrick Conlan celebrated his 16th birthday by hitting a hole-in-one on the 16th hole of the Meadow Springs Golf Course over the weekend.
The youngster was enjoying a day out on the green with his dad Peter and two friends when he nailed the miraculous shot.
“It felt pretty good. I could see from where I’d hit it that it sunk,” he said.
“We knew it was a good shot – dad was clapping as it went through the air, and when it sunk we all just jumped up and down and celebrated it.
“Pretty good way to celebrate the birthday.”
Patrick, who has been golfing for two years now, marked the stunning shot by writing the date and the words ‘hole-in-one’ on the ball, which he plans to keep as a memento.
“None of us out there had hit a hole-in-one so to get it on my 16th, on the 16th hole, is pretty special,” he said.
“I rang my grandad to let him know because he loves his golf too and then we just continued on playing.”