Atticus_Finch
Journeyman Pro
Haven't started a post in a wee while and have never started a poll either so I thought it was about time..
Hole in one.
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birdieman
Guest
Plenty of eagles but never on a par 3 alas!
DCB
Well-known member
I've been fortunate to have two Holes in One at my home course. One was a short par three where I saw the ball flight, the landing and the ball drop into the hole. Wonderfull sight. The other was at a blind par three so I didn't see a thing, thought the ball was through the green, but...
The23rdman
Challenge Tour Pro
Not for me. 6 inches is the closest I've come and that was a skinny 7 iron.
Only had one eagle too. A 2 on a shortish par 3.
Only had one eagle too. A 2 on a shortish par 3.
DCB
Well-known member
"Only had one eagle too. A 2 on a shortish par 3."
Typo ?
Do you mean par 4 ?
Typo ?
Do you mean par 4 ?
ianmc
Club Champion
never had a hole in one yet.2ft the closest medium par 3 hit 6 iron looked right at it in the air but stopped dead upon landing cos of the soft conditions.ian mc
John_Findlay
Tour Winner
Just one.
A month after I joined my present club. October medal 2004. A well struck 7 iron. 2 bounces and in.
I had just four-putted the previous green for double bogey so I guess the putts were just averaging out!
I won the medal, too.
Had an albatross on the par 5 18th at Nairn Dunbar about 20 years ago but it's a blind approach so didn't see it go in the hole. Never have felt that that one counted for some reason.
A month after I joined my present club. October medal 2004. A well struck 7 iron. 2 bounces and in.
I had just four-putted the previous green for double bogey so I guess the putts were just averaging out!
I won the medal, too.
Had an albatross on the par 5 18th at Nairn Dunbar about 20 years ago but it's a blind approach so didn't see it go in the hole. Never have felt that that one counted for some reason.
medwayjon
Tour Winner
The closest I came was on a 160 yard downhill par 3. took a 7 iron, looked for all the money that it was going in, it landed 3 inches infront of the hole and decided to take up residence in its own pitchmark. Gutted
Toad
Tour Rookie
Never had one but plenty of close shaves, closest was on a slight downhill 203 yard par 3 hit a sweet 5 iron to 4 inches, I could not see the bottom of the pin but knew it was going to be close.
just the one - with an awful shot at the 4th hole on the Griffin Course at Cottesmore - 190 yard par 3 - hit a big pull with a 6 iron (it was downwind) which hit a bank to the left of the green shot it across the green towards a hedge and OB - hit the flag stick and dropped in!
still have the Maxfli A10 that I used
still have the Maxfli A10 that I used
Toad
Tour Rookie
Nice one Mike, did you claim local knowledge when it dropped in?
Gasp
Head Pro
I've had 2 holes in one, but stranger was when I put my first O.B. and holed my second for a solid par.
Boabski
Challenge Tour Pro
i feel ashamed as a fellow golfer telling this story. now that i know how hard it is and how people never get an ace in all there golfing days, i actually got one in my first ever 18 hole game with a borrowed set of clubs,borrowed shoes etc oh and it was wilson killer whale balls, i was invited by then mates about 10 years ago for an outing to Rothsay GC. it was a down hill par three i teed off it hit the base of the hill and was rolling to the left of the pin and with the contour of the green it rolled in, one mate was quite peeved cos he had been playing for years and never had one but he got over it
No, but did have to remind my mate who is was playing with that were were playing 'how many, not how!" when he was laughing at how it happened
Leftie
Tour Winner
Just the one. Watched the flight and the roll and I thought it had stopped so bent down to pick up the tee and missed seeing it disappear. Fortunately it was late on a summers evening and by the time we got back to the clubhouse there were only the four of us there.
2 eagles, both on par 5's. The first was a misdirected approach shot that hit something left of the green and the other was a long lucky pitch.
2 eagles, both on par 5's. The first was a misdirected approach shot that hit something left of the green and the other was a long lucky pitch.
The23rdman
Challenge Tour Pro
oops! It was early, mate
theeaglehunter
Tour Winner
my closest was roughly a 135 yard par 3, that was into the strongest wind ive ever played against. I would usually take an 8 iron into this green which has a 120 yard carry over water. However the wind was so strong i opted for my 24* nike slingshot rescue, and hit it with just over a 3/4 swing. The club normally has a nice high flight and it did again, looked like it was going way over the green but the wind held it right up and it litterally stopped in mid air, fell out of the sky and pitched 2 inches away from the hole! My round was going well at this stage, having birdied the previous hole which is stroke index 1, just a shame the ball didn't role back 2 inches!
Basher
Tour Winner
Got mine in August last year.
Just joined my club the month before. It was late on and getting dusky. On the par 3 18th I hit a nice shot which I knew was greenward bound. The ball disappeared into the evening dusk, I didn't see it land.
We walked over to the green and couldn't see the ball. Looked all round with no success until my partner found it in the hole! (Didn't even think of looking there)
Fortunately there was nobody else on the course and the clubhouse was empty - saved a fortune!
Just joined my club the month before. It was late on and getting dusky. On the par 3 18th I hit a nice shot which I knew was greenward bound. The ball disappeared into the evening dusk, I didn't see it land.
We walked over to the green and couldn't see the ball. Looked all round with no success until my partner found it in the hole! (Didn't even think of looking there)
Fortunately there was nobody else on the course and the clubhouse was empty - saved a fortune!
madandra
Money List Winner
Never had one but I would be devastated if I ever got one that was blind. That must be the worst case of mixed emotions imaginable. 90% of the joy from an ace must come from the anticipation of the ball roling toward the hole.
Junior
Tour Winner
Came close last week, my pitchmark was literally an inch before the hole, one bounce and the ball spun back to 4 ft. holed the birdie putt but had mixed emotions !!!
