SAN MARTIN, Calif. – It was three years ago – May 15, 2013, to be exact – that Bill Murphy was scuffling through the first few holes here at CordeValle Golf Club. On the sixth hole, a potentially reachable par 5, Murphy had an inspiration. He called Clos LaChance Winery, which he founded, and placed an order – an emergency wine, if you will.
Then, like an angel from above, his daughter Kristin walked down the hill from Clos LaChance, just a lob wedge removed from the sixth green, bearing a glass of Chardonnay.
Refreshed, Murphy stepped onto the seventh tee, 155 yards to a front left pin, pulled a 7-iron and jarred it for his lone hole-in-one.