re: How many hole in 1's do you have?

I have two, but only one really counts because my first one I was by myself. In high school I went out to play one day after school by myself and I aced a 115 yard hole. I didn't hit the ball well ,it was a bit thin and I thought it went over the green. You can see the flag, but not the green itself due to a pond and some reeds. I walked up and looked all around the backside of the green and no dice. Walked back across and saw it in the hole. I just started laughing like an idiot because I couldn't believe what happened and nobody was there. I didn't tell anybody about it for years because, who would believe it? I did finally let it slip one night to my one golfing buddies, loose tongue from a few bourbons.

My other one was actually a legit good shot and in front of other players. A 145 yarder, landed it about 7 feet in front of the hole and it released right in.

At my best I was a 9 handicap. My routine playing partner is at best scratch and hovers around a 1-3 handicap, and plays about 150 rounds a year. He never had one until last year. We used to joke about it and even did the math. You figure there are usually four par threes on a typical course, that means 600 cracks a year at his rate for about the past 15 year he was 0 for 9000 and even more than that since he has been playing since he was he was 12 or so. Ironically the closest he came to acing a hole before last year was a drivable par 4 that he rolled one inside a foot.

2 hole in ones and 1 albatross

Ive been playing for 25 years and don't have any. Ive been so close multiple times. My latest was a 9 iron from 160ish that hit the edge of cup and flag and shot 30 yards off the green. I bogeyed.

I barely have any roll out when the ball hits the green so I have always felt it limits my chances. I hit the ball pretty high.

I've been playing for 5 yrs.
3 hole-in-ones.

9 hole course, the 8/17 was a par 3.

5 iron was the back tee
7 iron was the front tee
SW was the winter (temporary) green. My oldest daughter was with me for that one. She had that one framed for me.

#2 at Pine Hills in Calhoun. Been closed for several years now. It was playing 195-200 yds and I dunked it with a 4-iron. Destroyed the cup. It was at dusk and we just heard it hit the bottom of the flag.

1, witnessed by my son. 185 yd 5 iron.

Two

Bladed a pw on #15 Webb. Ball lasered 8 feet off the ground like a frozen rope and smacked the pin so hard I thought it would break. Ball fell straight down and rolled/bounced into cup. Ugly shot

#9 City Park - 9i … smooth, beautiful, high arcing ball with a whisper of a draw. Cupped it…. Ball never touched green. Pro shot…. Worst part? I was alone on this one

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