Golfer resigns from club after admitting to fake hole-in-one - ESPN

An amateur golfer has resigned from his membership at a St. Louis-area club after admitting to a now-viral cheating scandal in which he faked making a hole-in-one.

Zach Holland, a former college golfer who now reportedly is a 2 handicap, told ESPN Radio in St. Louis that he placed his golf ball in the cup at the par-3 fourth hole before the start of a membership event at WingHaven Country Club, located in O'Fallon, Missouri.

Holland then lied about acing the hole during the tournament and offered the ball as proof of a hole-in-one to his playing partners.

«You do something as dumb as I did, there are consequences for that,» Holland said Friday during an interview with «The Morning After» show on 101 ESPN St. Louis.

Nathan Charnes, the acting PGA of America president and general manager at WingHaven, confirmed the incident in a statement to GOLF.com, adding that the club «promptly addressed the matter.»

«WingHaven Country Club is aware of the recent attention surrounding an incident involving a former member during a Club event,» Charnes told GOLF.com. «The Club promptly addressed the matter.

»We care deeply about the integrity of the game and the experience we provide for our members and guests. Because this situation involved the actions of an individual and has been resolved, we consider it closed and have no further comment."

The member-member tournament at WingHaven includes a hole-in-one prize pot, according to Holland, who was in the event's first group.

Holland told ESPN Radio that he completed the first three holes with his group before telling his playing partners that he needed to take a personal phone call, allegedly regarding his mortally ill grandmother, while they played the fourth hole. In order to keep up