Inspiration for an often-repeated golf story (4,2,3)

I believe the answer is:

hole in one

(Other definitions for hole in one that I've seen before include "Singular achievement by golfer - literally" , "Golfing feat" , "The best possible shot by a golfer" , "Singular score in golf" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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