Three generations of Scottish golfing family hit hole-in-one

It's the best feeling in golf, no matter if it's achieved by one of the game's top professionals or a club player.

Davie Rennie, left, and son Russell Rennie both made their hole-in-one at the 15th at Harburn Golf Club in West Lothian

There's nothing that beats the joy of recording a hole-in-one and, defying the odds, that special feat has been savoured by three generations of the one family within the space of a month.

Davie Rennie, who is 85, started the ball rolling when he aced the 15th hole at Harburn in West Lothian with a 7-iron.

One of his sons, 61-year-old Russell Rennie, emulated the feat week later at the same course and hole but using a 9-iron.

Ritchie Rutherford completed the hat-trick of aces at the 17th hole at Torwoodlee in the Borders

And, soon after that, Davie's grandson, 23-year-old Ritchie Rutherford, completed the hat-trick of holes-in-one at the 227-yard 17th at Torwoodlee, near Galashiels, using a 4-iron.

"What are the chances of three generations of the one family each getting a hole-in-one within a month?" asked Richard Rennie, Davie's other son.

"The day my dad got his hole-in-one he should probably have been helping his wife celebrating the milestone birthday she reached that day.

"He was pleased with his own feat own feat but even more chuffed that two other generations in his family did the same."

Earlier in the year, a golfer recorded his first hole-in-one - with his first shot after the coronavirus lockdown.

Ed Sandison's spectacular return to a golf course after a seven-week shutdown of venues in the UK came at Styal Golf Club in Cheshire.

That was followed by a tale of double delight at Clober Golf Club on the day Scottish courses reopened as Stuart Gallagher and Alan Gillies both hit aces at the Milngavie venue.

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