Rick Cooper makes first hole-in-one
Easter Sunday was extra special for longtime golfer Rick Cooper. The retired command sergeant major made his first hole-in-one April 4 at the Links. He aced hole No. 3, a par-3, on the Patriot course. Cooper hit from 139 yards with a choke-down, 8-iron. âThis is my first one ever at the age of 61,â Cooper, a physical space analyst for the Garrisonâs Directorate of Public Works, said. âI probably started (playing golf) when I was 28 off and on at Fort Bragg in the 82nd Airborne Division.â Witnesses included Mark Morrison, Billy Jackson and Jim Moentmann. âThis is ...