Accounting for an ace

Club affiliation: Newport Beach Country Club

Residence: Newport Beach

Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Okla.

Age: 57

Golf handicap: 24.5

Favorite golf moment: Hitting her first hole-in-one on Newport

Beach Country Club’s par-3 fourth hole Sept. 7 with husband Bill as a

witness. Holder hit a 7-iron from about 105 yards. She described it

as a fairly low shot that hit the green and rolled straight into the

hole. “I was excited, but to get credit for it, you have to finish at

least nine holes.” Glee overtook Holder almost too much. She said it

was a struggle to keep focus the final five holes of the front nine.

Favorite club to use: 7-iron

Favorite course played: Mauna Lani Resort’s South Course in Kohala

Coast, Hawaii

Family: Husband, Bill, daughter, Katie; sons, Marc Carlson, Mark

Holder; granddaughter, Elaine

Noteworthy: A self-employed Certified Public Accountant ... Joined

Newport Beach Country Club eight years ago ... Said her two sons and

close friends helped lure her into golf ... Was part of the

victorious “Blue” team during the club’s recent President’s Cup

tournament -- the first time she entered the event ... She and Bill

like to spend time on the water in a 48-foot powerboat ... They often

go to Catalina Island, which takes about 2 1/2 hours, Holder said

... Worked as a receptionist at El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana

during high school ... Daughter Katie is a Newport Harbor High senior

who plays on the tennis team.