“I didn’t really watch it. I was like, ‘OK, whatever.’ ”
He and his playing partners never saw the ball go in the hole.
In fact, Christensen figured his ball went over the green and into the hazard. He was really close to giving up on looking for it when he and a friend, Nick Beckley, noticed a ball in the hole.
Sure enough, it was Christensen’s golf ball.
“At first, we were both speechless,” Christensen said. “I’ve had holes-in-one before, but never ever in my life did I expect to get one on a par-4.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Mario Alongi, sr., Skyview; Alistair Docherty, jr., Union; Brett Johnson, jr., Ridgefield; Garrett Kooistra, jr., Skyview; Tanner Maahs, sr., Prairie; Michael Hibbs, sr., Heritage; Nick Huff, so., Hockinson; Connor O’Neill, sr., Washougal; Sean Pendergast, sr., Prairie; Beau Scott, so., Washougal; Eric Sjorgren, sr., Columbia River; Andrew Spicer, sr., Union
LEAGUE GLANCE
Southwest Washington continues to be a hotbed of golfing talent. But with reclassification, the league battles will take different shapes this year. Mountain View, which went 5-0 in the 4A Greater St. Helens League last year, moves down to the 3A GSHL. Union, which battled Camas for the top spot in the 3A GSHL last year, moves up to the 4A GSHL. The 4A GSHL coaches say that Skyview and Union will battle for the league title. Both teams have solid Nos. 1 and 2 golfers. But the title likely will be decided by depth, particularly since the 4A GSHL is moving to the six-golfer/five-scoring lineup this season. The 3A GSHL race will be very interesting with Mountain View, Camas, Columbia River and Prairie all in the mix. Hockinson and Washougal have state-caliber players in their lineup, including defending 2A state champion Connor O’Neill.