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Local golfer Raphael Barta is all smiles after sinking his first-ever hole-in-one recently at the Idaho Club. Barta, a 16 handicapper, used a 5-wood instead of his usual six-iron on the 190 yard Par 3 16th, hitting into swirling winds. “As soon as I hit it, I knew it was on the flag,” described Barta, who was playing with Steve Carey during the round. “One hop and directly into the cup.”