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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A West Springfield-area charity golf outing produced the week's feel-good headline after a Templeton man sank a hole-in-one and immediately signed the prize over to his wife.

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"Hole-in-one earns man new car at Swings for Seniors Tournament," Western Mass News reports. A golfer at the charity tournament won a new car with a single swing and handed the keys directly to his wife, according to the outlet (read it at https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/07/14/hole-in-one-earns-man-new-car-swings-seniors-tournament/).