Chris DarConte celebrated when he managed a hole-in-one at The Sand Trap’s 13th hole. The problem: he still had five holes to go and already had surpassed the score set by The SandPaper’s pro, at whom DarConte talked a massive amount of trash prior to his round.

SWING AND A MISS: Chris DarConte takes a swipe at a third putt on the sixth hole of The Sand Trap in Ship Bottom during the ‘Can You Beat Biggy?’ Putt for Toys Tournament Nov. 23. (Photos by David Biggy)
“I wasn’t talking crap. They were words of encouragement to myself,” said the smiling Stafford Township councilman-elect, who during the “Can You Beat Biggy?”
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