NORTHAMPTON — A hole-in-one is the ultimate accomplishment in the game of golf given its rarity and level of difficulty to accomplish… that is, for most amateur golfers.

Bill Wonkka, of Templeton, earned an ace at last month’s Swing for Seniors 3 fundraiser golf tournament, to benefit the Northampton Senior Center, at Saint Anne Country Club in Feeding Hills for Wonkka’s 26th career hole-in-one.

While sinking aces is nothing new for Wonkka, his latest hole-in-one came with an extra caveat: a brand new car.

“I usually never go first, I always let everyone go first to see where they hit,” Wonkka said. “And I went first with my 2-wood and put it right down the middle and right in the cup.”

Wonkka won a 2026 Subaru Impreza, awarded by Bertera Subaru in West Springfield, for finding the bottom of the cup from the tee box at the par 3, 184-yard, 15th hole at Saint Anne Country Club.

“I was shocked, I could not play the next three holes I was so nervous,” Wonkka said.

Wonkka said he plans to give the car to his wife as he already owns two vehicles.

His ace was actually the second on that hole during the fundraiser, but the first hole-in-one was from a closer tee box, which did not fall within the parameters of the contest.

Joanne Brooks, a co-chair of the fundraiser, said this year’s event raised $11,800 that’ll be allocated primarily for the senior center’s transportation program.

“If they need anything else, we help supplement their funding for whatever else we can supplement their funding for… because funding isn’t all there all the time.”

This year’s fundraiser marked the third straight year of the event, which has raised about $43,000 since its inception.

While participation from golfers remained consistent across the three tournaments, Brooks said sponsorship involvement dipped this year.

“If we would’ve had the same sponsors as we were able to get last year, we would’ve made a little bit more this year than last year,” Brooks said. “But we look at it as anything we make is a help to the senior center.”

It is not yet official if the fundraiser will return for a fourth year next summer.

In the meantime, Wonkka, who is in his late 60s, will have a lasting memory from this year’s fundraiser.

“It’s all luck,” Wonkka said. “It’s not how you play, it’s all luck. You hit the club, keep your head down and let the ball go.”