Larson cards first ace at 16

Alexandria 16-year-old Cora Larson was surprised with a hole-in-one donut from her grandpa, Gary Thompson, after she got her first ace while playing in a tournament at the Geneva Golf Club in Alexandria on June 10. (Contributed photo)

By Eric Morken

June 30, 2020 at 8:29 PM

Alexandria’s Cora Larson got her first hole-in-one on June 10 at 16-years-old, and in doing so added a little family bragging rights.

Cora’s dad carded an ace on a course in Arizona, and now Cora, a member of the Cardinals’ golf team who just finished her sophomore year in high school, did the same while playing in a tournament at the Geneva Golf Club in Alexandria.

“Her younger brother, Carver, really wants one now,” Cora’s mom, Rychel said. “His dream almost came true two days after Cora got her (ace), as he was in a tournament and stuck one about 20 inches from the cup.”

Carver will have to wait, but Cora used a pitching wedge from 123 yards on her hole-in-one.

It took her a little while to regroup, with her adrenaline leaving her still shaking with excitement as she stepped up to the next tee box.

She went on to take second place that day in a collegiate invite that featured players from Bemidji, Bethel University and other colleges from the Midwest.

By Eric Morken

Eric Morken is a sports and outdoor editor at the Echo Press Newspaper in Alexandria, Minnesota, a property of the Forum News Service. Morken covers a variety of stories throughout the Douglas County area, as well as statewide outdoor issues.