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'You've got to have an ace in the hole'

Vernon has made five hole-in-ones during his lifetime

Some golfers go a lifetime with striking a hole-in-one. According to WorldGolf.com, the odds of getting a hole-in one for the average golfer is more than 8,000 to one. According to CasinoMaze.com, the odds are 5,000 to one. For Great Bend’s Tom Vernon, the Superintendent of USD 428, he has defied the odds, recording five aces over a 46-year stretch — all on par-3 holes. Vernon’s latest hole-in-one came Sunday at Stoneridge Country Club. Using ...

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