John C. Skinner Jr. of Charles Town has been a regular at the West Virginia University Alumni Associations annual Gold&Blue Golf Tournament.He typically meets up with old friends and hits the links for a fun day of golf.

So, as he and his teammates prepared to tee off on the 16th hole at the Palmer Course at Stonewall Resort, sponsored by Hendrickson&Long, he had no idea it would be his lucky day.

Skinner teed off and the ball rolled onto the green and right into the cup earning him $15,000.

Ive played Stonewall Resort several times before, and Ive never made it onto the 16th green from the tee.I was pleased when my ball landed on the green, but I was dumbfounded when the ball went into the hole. I assure you that the shot was a combination of very little skill and a whole lot of luck,joked Skinner.

Skinner received his $15,000 check from Steve Douglas, president and chief executive officer of the WVU Alumni Association, during a special presentation prior to the WVU -Marshall game.

It is very exciting to see a golfer in our tournament win the hole-in-one prize,said Douglas.John is a dedicated and loyal alumnus who supports this event year after year.We are very pleased that he was the lucky winner.

The prize money was provided by the National Hole-In-One Associationthe world’s oldest and largest provider of hole-in-one insurance and prize insurance for golf events as well as other prize services.

For nearly 65 years, the WVU Alumni Association has hosted the annual Gold&Blue Golf Tournament for alumni and friends of WVU .Proceeds from the tournament go to the Marmaduke Dent Society which supports alumni programming and activities for the Universitys more than 165,000 alumni.

The WVU Alumni Association, chartered in 1873, represents more than 165,000 University graduates residing in every county in West Virginia, every state in the union and approximately 60 foreign nations.With nearly 100 registered chapters and constituent groups, the Associations 26,000 dues-paying members support Homecoming Weekend, the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni, Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund, Student Alumni Association, and dozens of other social and philanthropic programs.For more information about the WVU Alumni Association, visithttp://alumni.wvu.edu/.