re: How many of you baws have had an official Hole in One?

Have had two, but better story of a friend's (we'll call him Sonny) first and only at age 82 back in late 90's. I played every weekend with Sonny's group that he had founded.

Set the stage here...Sonny (now deceased) claimed to be an "Olympian" back in the 30's. All in this golf group either carried their bags or walked with a cart which he did. One slightly cool early spring day on #15 (118 yd) at Webb Memorial in Baton Rouge, Sonny once a solid golfer and with some 70 years playing, takes his 3-wood out and proceeds to "skull" his tee shot. For non-golfers "skull" is a term used to describe the club face first contacting the ball at the equator or above causing an awful low shot that generally rolls toward its intended target.

The ball, rolling and bouncing on hard, dry, no grass turf begins to slow as it starts to ascend the inclined green. The pin is maybe 10' above the front edge of the green. Ball now on the green slowly moves forward toward the pin.

Now, up until this time the rest of us are just casually watching. We're aware of Sonny's sensitivity to hitting a bad shot, but something is different this time, that being the ball rolls into the hole! Did I mention he couldn't see too well, he didn't believe us when we told him it went in. He arrived at the hole, reached down, picked ball up out of the cup, turned to us and in a sort of nonchalant exhausted tone declared "Well shite, the beer's on me".

Never enjoyed a day of golf more than having been there to share and witness firsthand that moment of unadulterated joy in that old gentleman's life!

PS: Have never met anyone that could put away more beer in a single sitting either!

never had a hole in 1, but did have an albatross @ Squirrel Run. Hit tee shot off to right then hit a high cut 5 iron from about 225 out (downwind) and it bounced twice then rolled in!

Played a par 3 course where I live. It was a 110 par 3 and hit it within 2 inches. PW

The answer is no. I was mad

Been playing regularly for about 9 years, never been inside a foot that I can remember.

ETA: except the day I pulled a tee shot and decided to hit another for for shits and giggs, made contact, started walking to the cart and told bandit "that's in". It was about a 8 inches but wouldn't have counted

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Olde Oaks # 3 on the Meadow 9. 154 yds, 8 iron. 2005

Northwood (S'port) #16. 176 yards. 6 iron. 2002

1st. 160. Yds

2nd. 224. Yds

Been playing for 26 yrs. Im only a 15 handicap however. Never got one. My old man started playing at 45 yrs old and was shank city when he got his first and only legit hole in one after playing only 2 yrs. Par 3, 144 yds, 9 iron. Witnessed and in the Advocate.

I've rolled past several and ended up directly behind the hole within 6". Never made one. Been playing for 24 years now.

Made a double eagle in a scramble (my drive and approach) at LSU on the Saturday before Katrina hit in 2005. On what is #3 now, hit a sweet 5 iron from 210 with a nice draw that hit and then disappeared. Playing partners thought it was in but green is pretty flat so I wasn't convinced until we drove up and nothing was on the back.

Closest I've ever been was this shot on #3 at Ellendale. Par 3 was playing around 140 and I hit 8 iron.