One swing on Friday made Kathleen Scavo $10,000 richer. Just one swing.

The Benicia, Calif., native made a hole-in-one on Sweetgrass Golf Club’s par-3 16th during Friday’s first round, which just so happened to be the Island Resort Championship’s designated hole of the day. The prize is $10,000, and once one person claims it, it’s gone. It took until the final grouping of the day for it to be won.

The 27-year-old was 4-over before making her third Epson Tour-career Ace, carding six bogeys and two birdies along the way. Needing some good momentum to come her way, Scavo began discussing the hole-in-one prizes from previous years with her caddie, a subtle foreshadowing of what was in store.

Scavo hit an 8-iron on the 142-yard hole, factoring in a slight downhill wind to make it about 138 yards. The ball took one bounce before dropping into the cup.

Typically, celebrations are immediate, but out of respect for her playing partners, who hadn’t yet hit their shots, the University of Oregon alum kept her reaction to a minimum.

“I didn't have anything too exciting of a reaction, but the crowd in the back was super excited that were watching,” said Scavo. “I was first to tee off, so I didn't want to have too much of a hurrah before my playing partners hit, just because I didn't want a distraction. So we gave each other some high-fives, and it was really exciting. I mean, I was trying to kind of contain my excitement just because I didn't want to disturb my playing partners.”

While Scavo wasn’t quite ready to immediately celebrate, the crowd following their group was. The roar was heard from all over the course, letting everyone else in attendance know something big had just occurred.

“The Upper Peninsula is always great with crowds,” said Scavo. “I would say that they are some of the bigger crowds of the year, and the support of the community is huge. It's really fun to be able to play in front of a crowd and people who support women's golf. The support from the fans is amazing, and it's what makes the job enjoyable.”

Scavo didn’t know for sure if the 15th was the prize hole or not, but found out when the Chief Financial Officer, Scott Herioux, was waiting for her outside of the scoring tent.

“It's so generous that they support women's golf,” said Scavo. “I love coming to this tournament. It's always a fun tournament. With the fishing Bassters tournament, that's fun too. They always make sure that we have a really good time when we come here, and the casino and all the volunteers are fantastic.”

Kathleen Scavo Makes Ace and $10,000 at Island Resort Championship

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