Oheka Castle’s Rick Bellando Makes a Double Eagle Hole-One on a Par-4

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 17, 2010 --

Rick Bellando hit a hole-in-one on a par-4 making it a Double Eagle, at the Cold Spring Country Club on Thursday, April 15, 2010. What are the odds of making a Double Eagle? Rarer than the hole-in-one, the double-eagle requires acing a par-4. Comparatively, the odds of making a hole-in-one are 13,000 to 1 and the double-eagle a million to 1 for the average golfer. Rick made the double-eagle on hole-10 which is a Par-4 and 312 yards. This is the first hole-in-one at hole-10 at the Cold Spring Country Club ever recorded in its 90 year history. Mayor of Freeport, Andrew Hardwick was there to witness the historic double-eagle. Rick Bellando also holds the record at the Country Club for breaking the most golf clubs (Five of which were broken in a single day). Rick, a true sport and humanitarian, was recognized in the news a few years ago for donating his own kidney to one of Oheka’s grooms, Matthew Fulgieri.

The golf course at the Cold Spring Country Club is considered one of the great private estate courses built during the Roaring Twenties by Otto H. Kahn, the original owner of OHEKA, when Kahn commissioned world renowned golf architect Seth Raynor to design the old-fashioned links course. The 18-hole course, now owned by the Cold Spring Country Club is a challenging par 71 (73 for women) and offers a unique design of small well guarded greens, well placed bunkers, and the charm of very few adjacent holes. Its beautiful topography is set around the world famous OHEKA CASTLE whose hotel guests now enjoy golf and tennis privileges at the Club. www.coldspringcc.org

OHEKA CASTLE is a majestic historic mansion located on Long Island's famed Gold Coast just 45 minutes outside of New York City. Inspired by the great chateaux of France, this magnificent estate is the second largest private residence in America and has undergone a $30 million restoration to transform this early 20th century stately home back to its former grandeur. OHEKA is a member of the prestigious Small Luxury Hotels of the World boasting 32 luxuriously appointed guest rooms where guests can sleep like royalty. Guests can enjoy a leisurely stroll around the beautiful formal gardens, play an 18-hole round of Golf or a game of tennis at the Cold Spring Country Club, relax next to a roaring fire in the stately Library then indulge in a gourmet dinner in the Formal Dining Room before retiring to your uniquely designed suite for an in-room massage. Breathtakingly beautiful, OHEKA is admired as a premier venue for exquisite weddings and gala celebrations and has been the backdrop to many film and photo productions. The refined and relaxed European atmosphere have earned this estate the consistent recognition as one of New York's finest hotels. www.oheka.com

Contact: Nancy Melius-Murton
631-659-1360

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