According to the St. Petersburg Times, a 92 year old golfer named Leo E. Fiyalko just made his first hole-in-one after playing the sport for over 60 years, but that's not what makes this newsworthy. Fiyalko is legally blind thanks to a condition known as macular degeneration. Says the article,"(Fiyalko) now has no vision in his left eye and can use only his peripheral vision in his right eye."
Some naysayers may like to point out that Fiyalko does tee off from the second closest tee to the hole, and it was only a par 3. Now, I'm not too shabby a golfer myself, having started playing casually at 15, than taking professional lessons for 3 years. I have twenty-twenty vision, and I'm lucky if I make it on the green in one shot. Sure, he may have gotten lucky, but consider the fact that he's even able to find the green, let alone get his ball onto it. And he's legally blind!
Fiyalko, on the other hand, doesn't see the big deal, and actually finds all the attention he's been getting a little embarassing. All I can say is, my hat's off to you sir. I can only hope to play half as well as you can if and when I turn 92.
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