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it had to be off the green. The last place
I looked was in the hole."
The victory on the hole gave him a
1-up lead he never relinquished, which
ichard Leebove packed a life- wasn't easy.
time of golf accomplishments .
"You have to remember the only
into one unforgettable week-
thing a hole-in-one does for you
end at Orchard Lake Country Club.
in match play is win you one hole
The 58-year-old Bloomfield Hills
Leebove said. "You have to bring down
resident qualified for the club cham-
your emotions right away and gear up
pionship match play competition for
for the rest of the match."
the first time in six tries, shot his first
Leebove moved on to the champi-
hole-in-one and won the club title.
onship match on Day 3 against 2006
Among his match play victims were
Michigan Amateur champ and former
the defending club champion and
University of Oklahoma golfer Greg
a former Michigan
Davies.
Amateur champion.
Another 1-up win
That's a pretty darn
gave Leebove the club
good resume for three
championship. The
days and 72 holes.
right-hander's four
"I guess you could
rounds during the
say I was in a zone,
weekend were 77, 78,
one of those rare
76, and 74 against
moments when every-
Davies.
thing comes together:'
"Ifs still hard to
Leebove said.
believe. I'm still in
It started for
shock. To get a hole-
Leebove on Day 1.
in-one and win the
The low seven scor-
club championship in
ers earned berths
two days is beyond my
in match play along
imagination," Leebove
Richard Leebo ye
with the defending
said.
club champion, and
A week later,
Leebove's 5-over-par 77 gave him the
Leebove made it to the finals of the
No. 5 seed.
club's Presidents Cup and lost in the
"That would have been a good
match play finals on the first extra
enough accomplishment:' he said. "I
hole.
didn't have great expectations in match
Leebove isn't the first member of his
play because there were some high-
family with a hole-in-one. That honor
level players in the field. In fact, there
goes to his son Jake, who achieved the
were three previous club champions
feat Feb. 18, 2008 in Naples, Fla., dur-
among the eight players:'
ing a family vacation. He was 16 at the
The quarterfinals and semifinals
time.
were on Day 2. After a 1-up win over
Jake aced the 138-yard, par-3 12th
Bill Gray in the quarterfinals, Leebove
hole at Naples National Golf Club with
faced defending club champion Brett
a 9-iron. His father was a witness.
Gasper in the semifinals. He beat
When he isn't shooting a hole-in-
Gasper 1-up, helped by a hole-in-one
one or winning a golf tournament,
on the 220-yard, par-3 third hole. It
Richard runs his own political and
was his first ace in 13 years of com-
public relations consulting firm, RL
petitive golf.
Communications, based in Southfield.
Leebove used a three-wood into the
He has done that for 30 years. He has
wind. "One of the caddies said the ball
been a member at Orchard Lake CC for
was close to the hole and Brett, who
10 years. ❑
had a Range Finder, thought it was in,"
Leebove said. "We didn't see the ball
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