UNBELIEVABLE: 84-Year-Old Woman Buries 94 Foot Putt

One of the most popular games at amusement parks and major events is the long-distance putt that can offer up a chance to win a major prize by sinking the shot. While many try, not many have the success that 84-year-old, Mary Ann Wakefield, had this week.

Wakefield, a retired TV producer who lives in Oxford, Mississippi, was chosen at halftime during the Alabama vs. Ole Miss college basketball game to participate in their Putt for a Car challenge. She was tasked with making a 94-foot putt to win a brand new Nissan Altima. Wakefield, who hasn’t played golf in what she says is 25-30 years, stepped up, closed her eyes, and sank the putt without a single practice stroke.

The crowd went wild when they realized the putt was going in and the Ole Miss mascot came over to give her a big hug. After making the putt, Mary Ann was more shocked than anything and she didn’t take credit for the blind putt. She was adamant that all she did was line up the putt and God’s work too care of the rest as the ball rolled all the way down the court, into the hole.

At first, Mary Ann said, “I couldn’t see the hole from where I was. It was a black hole with a black background”. After a quick adjustment of her stance, she dipped her head down and said to herself, “Hit it soft, hit it straight…I closed my eyes,” she said. She didn’t open her eyes again until she realized that it went in.

If you’re wondering if Mary Ann is going to use the Nissan Altima, you can count on it. She went on to say that age is only a number and that she still does everything on her own. The new wheels will certainly be an upgrade for her  as she currently has a 10-year-old Hyundai. She plans to use her new prize to remain as active as she’s been, for her whole life.

These stories are awesome because there are definitely a ton of PGA TOUR pros that wouldn’t even come close to making that putt. Whether it was luck or if it really was a higher power at work, it seems like the prize couldn’t have gone to a better person. Congratulations on the big win, Mary Ann!

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