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June 14 0 2007
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Pre-Ordained
A super-special golf ball
fufills its destiny.
Steve Stein
Special to The Jewish News
golf balls he gives out annually to his
clients and friends. Kaufman has been
buying 120 dozen Titleists and passing
on Koenigsberg has been
them out for seven or eight years.
given a dozen golf balls by
"All I ask is they don't shoot the
Jack Kaufman, his long-
balls in the water;' said Kaufman, who
time friend and CPA, at the beginning
lives and works in Huntington Woods.
of each tax season the past several
"I want other golfers to find the balls
years.
because my business Web site
Kaufman always tells
and phone number are on
Koenigsberg with tongue
there
firmly planted in cheek that
Koenigsberg, a commercial
the golf balls are "left-handed."
real estate broker with offices
That makes them a perfect gift
in Farmington Hills, received
for Koenigsberg, a southpaw
congratulations on his hole-
golfer.
in-one from near and far
This year, Kaufman also told
since a tiny listing about
Koenig sberg
Koenigsberg that one of the
the ace appeared in a local
golf balls is a "hole-in-one"
newspaper. "I've heard from
ball. "I just had an inkling," Kaufman
people I haven't spoken with in years,
said.
and a guy I didn't know called me
The inkling turned out to be proph-
Koenigsberg said. "His name also is
ecy. On May 4, Koenigsberg carded his
Ron Koenigsberg, and he lives in Long
first hole-in-one in 34 years of playing Island, N.Y. He said he occasionally
golf. The 56-year-old West Bloomfield
`Googles' his name on the computer
resident was using one of Kaufman's
and he came across my hole-in-one."
balls.
Koenigsberg wasn't sure he wanted
Heavy Stuff
to play golf that momentous Friday
Records are made to be broken. Josh
afternoon. It took a little arm-twist-
Ellis discovered that the hard way.
ing to get him onto Farmington Hills'
Shortly after setting a Walled Lake
San Marino Golf Course for a nine-
Western High School football program
hole round with long-time friend
weightlifting record, Ellis found him-
Ralph Zuckman of Farmington
self without it.
Hills and Zuckman's daughter, Sarah
Ellis, a sophomore wide receiver
Rothenberg of Livonia.
who played on the junior varsity team
The big moment came on the eighth last fall, bench-pressed 230 pounds
hole, a 127-yard par-3. Koenigsberg hit May 8, earning the top spot in the
a 5-iron squarely. The shot went right
145-155-pound weight class. The old
to left, landed on the green and took a
record was 225 pounds, set in 2002.
hop left toward the pin.
"Ten minutes after Josh did his 230
"The ball then rolled and rolled and pounds, the record was broken. It's
rolled and rolled, probably 40 to 50
now 235 pounds:' said Western varsity
football coach Mike Zdebski. "That
feet, right into the cup:' Koenigsberg
said. "It was fantastic when I got to
was a nice effort by Josh, though. It
pull the pin out of the hole with the
shows he's working hard in the off-
ball in it. I immediately put the ball in
season."
my golf bag."
Ellis made four catches last fall,
The ace helped Koenigsberg shoot
including a 27-yarder for a touchdown
47 for his round. The 24-handicap
against Northville. The 5-foot-11, 160-
golfer played the same front nine at
pound West Bloomfield resident was
San Marino two days later and shot 50. a sprinter on the Western track team
The three extra strokes came on the
this spring. I1
eighth hole. Koenigsberg had a bogey-
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Kaufman said Koenigsberg's ace
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