The weekend weather warmup allowed Cape Girardeau Country Club to record its final hole-in-one of the 20th century and first of the 21st century. Both occurrences took place on No. 8, a 140-yard par 3.
On Friday, Dec. 31, Tommy Owens recorded his first hole-in-one ever with a 7-iron. Jim Eakin, Bill Bishop, Lance Bray and Neil Prater all witnessed the shot.
On Sunday, Jan. 2, Howard Dillard also sank his first hole-in-one, also with a 7-iron. Witnesses to the shot were Jerry Vanden Brook and Jerry VanOostrom.
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