Big Shot Scores A New Car On Florida Golf Course
The shiny red car that sits in the Pierce family's driveway in Rockledge represents many things.
An early birthday present.
The shot of a lifetime.
And a reminder to Erica Pierce that the next time she feels like rolling over instead of getting up to play golf, she needs to go to the course. Because something great might happen to her.
Playing in a charity outing that raised more than $12,000 for St. Jude's Hospital last Sunday at Turtle Creek Golf Club, a Florida golf course, Pierce watched her father make a hole-in-one -- and a lot, lot more as it turned out.
His first career ace, which came on the 13th hole, allowed Mitch Pierce to deliver on the promise he had made to Erica minutes before he hit the shot he'll never forget.
OK, so Pierce told his daughter in jest that he would win her the 2006 Mustang. It was bravado as much as anything.
But when Erica Pierce earns her driver's license -- the Rockledge High sophomore turns 16 next month -- she will have a fresh set of wheels, courtesy of her father.
"It's just an unforgettable thing," Mitch Pierce said.
Improbable too, and for many reasons.
The Pierces weren't going to play in the four-person scramble because they had to attend a family wedding in Fort Lauderdale the day before the tournament.
Erica, who helped Rockledge's girls' golf team win the District 16-2A title last fall, was still rubbing sleep out of her eyes when her group got to the 13th tee (after starting on No. 10). That's when her father told her, "I'm going to go ahead and win you that car."
Yeah, OK.
After stepping off the yardage on the hole that played 181 yards that day and also taking note of the slight breeze behind him, Pierce put the 5-iron he had initially grabbed back into his bag and opted for a 6-iron.
Pierce, who belongs to LaCita Country Club another Florida golf course in Titusville and has an 11 handicap there, started his ball just right of the pin and had a little draw on it.
It bounced just short of the green, took another hop and then dived into the cup.
"I put both my arms straight up in the air and started yelling and screaming," said Pierce, who owns a garage-door business with his father and brother.
It didn't take long for word of what had happened to make its way around the Florida golf course.
Of course, when Erica called home to tell her mother about the shot, Penni Pierce reacted as if her daughter were trying to pull a belated April Fool's Day joke.
"It took me 10 to 15 minutes to convince her that we weren't lying," Erica said, laughing.
The car that has Chris Cagle's autograph clear-coated inside the driver's door -- the country-music singer played in the event and signed for Pierce -- is proof enough that she was indeed telling the truth. County offers discount card. Brevard County Parks and Recreation is selling a discount card that can be used at any of the three courses the county owns and operates.
The card, costing just more than $50, is valid until the end of November at The Savannahs on Merritt Island, Spessard Holland in Melbourne Beach and The Habitat in Valkaria, all Florida golf courses.
Those who have the card only have to pay $9.22 a round at any of the three courses, and the first round along with a cart is free. The card also gets golfers discounts on merchandise in the pro shop at the three Florida golf courses.
Summer rates are in effect for The Savannahs, Spessard Holland and The Habitat, meaning Brevard County residents only have to pay $12.99 for a green fee.
For more information call 633-2046. Chip shot. Michael Hebert recently won a Florida Junior Tour event in Port Charlotte. The 15-year-old Palm Bay resident shot 145 (74-71) at Riverwood Golf Club to win the boys' 13-15 division by two strokes.
An early birthday present.
The shot of a lifetime.
And a reminder to Erica Pierce that the next time she feels like rolling over instead of getting up to play golf, she needs to go to the course. Because something great might happen to her.
Playing in a charity outing that raised more than $12,000 for St. Jude's Hospital last Sunday at Turtle Creek Golf Club, a Florida golf course, Pierce watched her father make a hole-in-one -- and a lot, lot more as it turned out.
His first career ace, which came on the 13th hole, allowed Mitch Pierce to deliver on the promise he had made to Erica minutes before he hit the shot he'll never forget.
OK, so Pierce told his daughter in jest that he would win her the 2006 Mustang. It was bravado as much as anything.
But when Erica Pierce earns her driver's license -- the Rockledge High sophomore turns 16 next month -- she will have a fresh set of wheels, courtesy of her father.
"It's just an unforgettable thing," Mitch Pierce said.
Improbable too, and for many reasons.
The Pierces weren't going to play in the four-person scramble because they had to attend a family wedding in Fort Lauderdale the day before the tournament.
Erica, who helped Rockledge's girls' golf team win the District 16-2A title last fall, was still rubbing sleep out of her eyes when her group got to the 13th tee (after starting on No. 10). That's when her father told her, "I'm going to go ahead and win you that car."
Yeah, OK.
After stepping off the yardage on the hole that played 181 yards that day and also taking note of the slight breeze behind him, Pierce put the 5-iron he had initially grabbed back into his bag and opted for a 6-iron.
Pierce, who belongs to LaCita Country Club another Florida golf course in Titusville and has an 11 handicap there, started his ball just right of the pin and had a little draw on it.
It bounced just short of the green, took another hop and then dived into the cup.
"I put both my arms straight up in the air and started yelling and screaming," said Pierce, who owns a garage-door business with his father and brother.
It didn't take long for word of what had happened to make its way around the Florida golf course.
Of course, when Erica called home to tell her mother about the shot, Penni Pierce reacted as if her daughter were trying to pull a belated April Fool's Day joke.
"It took me 10 to 15 minutes to convince her that we weren't lying," Erica said, laughing.
The car that has Chris Cagle's autograph clear-coated inside the driver's door -- the country-music singer played in the event and signed for Pierce -- is proof enough that she was indeed telling the truth. County offers discount card. Brevard County Parks and Recreation is selling a discount card that can be used at any of the three courses the county owns and operates.
The card, costing just more than $50, is valid until the end of November at The Savannahs on Merritt Island, Spessard Holland in Melbourne Beach and The Habitat in Valkaria, all Florida golf courses.
Those who have the card only have to pay $9.22 a round at any of the three courses, and the first round along with a cart is free. The card also gets golfers discounts on merchandise in the pro shop at the three Florida golf courses.
Summer rates are in effect for The Savannahs, Spessard Holland and The Habitat, meaning Brevard County residents only have to pay $12.99 for a green fee.
For more information call 633-2046. Chip shot. Michael Hebert recently won a Florida Junior Tour event in Port Charlotte. The 15-year-old Palm Bay resident shot 145 (74-71) at Riverwood Golf Club to win the boys' 13-15 division by two strokes.
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