Conference 7.286::golf

    I know of a guy back home who hit a hole-in-one on a par 4.
    
    The hole is a dog-leg right, about 345yds.  The last 120yds in
    front of the green slope from left to right down towards the
    green.  I hit it on the fring once, but that was the closest I
    have ever gotten on that hole.
    
      There has also been a few hole-in-ones on the par 3 16th hole
    of the same course.  The card says it's 225 yds.
    
    Andy

    
    I got a Hole-in-0ne at a course in Tuam, Co. Galway (130yrd-PAR3).
    Coincidently, it was the first time I played on an 18-hole course
    and about my 7th game of golf ever. Needless to say I haven't had
    any such luck since (probably never will again!!)
    
    Regds,
    Pat Scully

     More Fresh Pond stories,
    
     A freind of mine who will be 83 this year had a birdie net "zero".
     On the 8th hole at Fresh Pond golf course( now the Tip O'Neil
     GC) in Cambridge, birdied the par 3 with 2 strokes !!
    
     He can't make it over the water( 170 yds) so lays up to the right
     and chipped in .
    
     He is a 29 handicapper who still plays 18 every other day and walks.
     I think it made the Globe a few years back.Jim Natale is the guy.
    
     Ang.
    
      
    

    
    Hi Everyone,
    
    	I was playing golf saturday with a friend of mine Don Poulsen.
    
    	We played Easton CC... they had temperary greens and temperary
    	tees. On one of the par 3's which played to approximately
    	70 yards..  Don hit a smooth 8 iron (bump and run) and it went
    	smack into the hole! Talk about a tough ace!
    
    	Question is;  Does this count as a hole in one?
    
    	Merry Xmas;
    
    	Walta

    Is it a regulation size hole?  (Was it the 6th hole?)  The reason
    I ask is that sometimes with temp greens they use a bigger hole/cup.
    
    I would say if it's a regular size hole then count it as one.
    
    Bob

    
    Hi Bob,
    
    	It was the 14th hole... and the holes were the same size as
    	a regular hole. I was wondering if there was a distance
    	requirement? For difficulty, it was probably more difficult
    	than making an ace under normal playing conditions :) !
    
    
    	Walta

Hi Walta

I was there Sunday. The course is great for practice given the $10 greens fee
and it is wide open with little or no snow but I would not count anything as real 
given the frozen ground and temporary greens.

						Regards Phil

p.s. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it!

    I don't think the shortened distance is a problem.  I say it counts.
    Maybe the USGA can tell us for sure?

    Hi, 
    It cannot be anything else BUT a hole in one!
    Afterall, he wasn't lying 1 when he hit the ball.
    Seriously,he took one stroke=hole in one.
                                              Rick

    
    re .8  I don't think the USGA even cares what a hole-in-1 is. Don't
    take that the wrong way but they don't rule on things like that.
    Thwy would care if it was an officially sized hole, or club, or ball,
    but a hole-in-1 doesn't concern them. I belive it would be up to the
    local committee. 
    IMHO sound like a 1 to me. Congrats!!!!!
    
    Joe
        

    
    Hi Everyone,
    
    	Without any "official" response yet... it seems to me based
    	on your input, and it reads in the "USA Rules of Golf" a
    	par 3 is upto 250 yards.... that there isn't any reason
        not to count it.
    
    
    	THEREFORE,  CONGRATULATIONS Mr. Don Poulsen on your first
    	hole in one, I hope you have many more! I just wish I saw it...
    	I hit first, and QUICKLY ran for the nearest tree... when
    	natures calls you gotta listen!  So I still haven't seen a hole in
    	one live! :( .
    
    	Walta  
    
    	Now there's that little part about getting a free drink???

 Walta

 I can't find the note you posted a reply to regarding your buddy getting an ACE
 at Easton Country Club last Saturday. I had said I would not count given it
 being winter with temporary greens. Since my buddy got on on the sixth this
 Saturday, we all decided to count it and got our drinks. It was a good shot and
 we played from the real tees as the marked tees were too short. I guess ones
 perspectve depends on what's in it for you.

 It was his first ACE after playing 20 years.

							Regards Phil

						

    Congratulations,
    I would love to here how it happened.
                                            do tell, 
                                             Rick

If it had been anyone else but Don, I'd say the hole in one doesn't 
count -- just to be mean. But Don? I'd give him credit for an ace if 
he put his tee shot anywhere NEAR the green. He deserves it.

Don caddied for me during a practice round at The Country Club for the 
state ams. He was incredible. After playing against me in the DEC 
league for several years, he had every right to give me the wrong 
club, make me rake HIS footprints in the traps, and cough while I 
putted. Be he was not only a good companion, he was an amazing caddie. 
If you're listening, Don, get a bag on the tour. You'll be happier, 
and, if you're lucky, you'll be richer.

So for putting up with me while I thrashed, hacked, and humiliated 
myself on that US Open venue, I say "open bar," Don got an ace.

Tom

    Congratulations Don Poulsen on your hole in one!!!
    
    All of my hole in ones have occurred on the Super
    Executive Courses ( otherwise known as miniature
    golf ) and I have counted them, so I see no reason
    for Don not to count his. 
    
    Knowing Don, I have to wonder, was he aiming for
    the temporary flag before the green or was he 
    aiming for the green itelf and hit it a little 
    fat? 
    
    Hope you saved the ball.
    Congratulations again Don,
    /Dave

    Sunday (6/7) I got my first hole in one while making my 3rd appearance
    of the year at Crumpin-Fox. It was on the 15th hole, which was playing
    around 165 yards from the right hand tee box. Here's the story:
    
     Our opponents hit two nice shots on the green - couldn't really see
    the base of the pin. My partner knocks it on, too. I said " I'm gonna
    switch to a Pinnacle Gold, for no apparent reason. I guess I'll be
    playing with it for awhile (I lost a couple of other balls
    previously...)." Grabbed a 5 iron so I could hit it easy (no trouble
    over, but the lake in front is a LOT of trouble...) and hit what looked
    to be a good shot. One of my opponents (hate the term - these guys were
    as nice as anyone I've ever played with) says "It's in the jar." Being
    superstitious, I said "Naw, I kinda thinned it." I got to the green and
    saw 3 balls - one right behind the pin, about 8 feet. I thought, "Gee I
    must have rolled right by it," and went to look at the ball. Titleist
    One. Walked over to the hole, looked in the cup and - Pinnacle Gold !
    Goosebumps all over ! All the guys got excited, and one of 'em promptly
    rolls in a nice birdie !
    
     I've seen 'em, but never thought that I'd get one. I hung one on the
    lip at Taconic, and bounced one out of the hole at Pine Valley, but - I
    figgered it just wasn't meant to be. I'm not much of a hoopin' and
    hollerin' kind of guy, but I sure did smile a lot - even though I
    played like a piece of crap, and shot 90. Sometimes things happen that
    make even bad days worthwhile. For me, the best part was playing with a
    couple of guys for the first time that were about as enjoyable to play
    with as anyone I've met. We're doin' it again, next weekend.
    
    --Jack
     
     

    Congratulations, Jack. It is exciting.  The closest I have ever come
    was having my son ace a hole.  Enjoy.  
    
    Big Mac 

    Congrats. Oh what a feeling Toyota!!!
    
    When I made mine, it was a similar story only it was the big member
    guest at the club I was playing at. I also didn't think it went in. My
    partner is right behind the hole and mine was in. A long one for me 
    217 yds. 
    
    The only draw back was the guys we were playing against weren't as
    nice. I take my ball out of the hole, my partner and I are high fiv'n
    it all over the green and one of the guys is pissed because he gets a
    stroke off my ball and needs a ninety yarder to halve. He claims we
    were spiking the green and his ball didn't have a fair chance to go in.
    
     True story
    
    What a horses rear. The one part I remember vividly was hitting my tee
    shot on the next hole. My knees were shaking so much, I hardly got the
    club back. Needless to say I had the honors. I've been real close since
    then but no cigars.
    
    One day I played 18 holes at a place called Tumble Brook CC in W.
    Hartford and came within inches on all the par threes. 4 tap-in gimmee
    birdies. One shot lipped the cup for an ace. The other three rolled
    right over or right by the hole. Thats scary. I had the flag keep one
    out on a windy day at Brook Manor Rockville MD. Funny how you can
    recall certain shots. 
    
    Good luck on the next one. 
    

    Great story too, Ken. Truthfully, I wasn't nervous at all on the next
    tee, but I was just so damn tired from a late night with 3 hrs sleep
    that I got into the pull hooks. Always happens when I'm tired, and
    Crumpin-Fox is NOT the place to have 'em...
    
     It's too bad that when guys get into tournamenys, leagues etc. that so
    many of 'em get so competitive and turn into dorks. As far as I'm
    concerned, the only guys that can PLAY have their names on their bags
    and are on TV on Sunday. Everyone else just plays bass, so we might as
    well lighten up,
    
     It's funny how golfers are fanatic about what really is a good shot.
    The best shot I hit that day was a PW over the flag (and green...) on
    #1. It was probably the best feeling, solidest iron I've hit in weeks,
    but it wasn't the most effective. My partner birdied #s 18 and 1 (we
    started on the back) with six of the most perfect shots I've ever seen.
    I think that impressed me as much as my one swing. I asked the guys in
    the shop to find out if Pinnacle (Acushnet) does anything for
    holes-in-one. I might even get a small piece of memorabilia out of it,
    but I'll get the card framed anyway. Wish I could erase the doubles...
    
    --Jack  

    Jack, you should get plenty of memoribilia. I got something from the
    ball manufactuer (Wilson Hole in 1 plaque), club (Hogan trinket) Shoe
    (Foot Joy key ring) and most memorable, got in the Golf Hall of Fame.
    At the time, every hole in 1 was entered into a data base in the Hall
    of Fame. Had a chance to go to Pinehurst and look it up. 
    
    These days, Johnny Walker Scotch does a big thing. Your pro should get
    you the details.  
    
    Ken

    
    
    Hi Jack,
    
    	Awesome!  Congratulations on your first Ace ! 
    
    	Walta

    I got one myself last November (do you want to hear the part about how
    I had started playing just the March before? my husband doesn't)
    
    There's the National Hole-In-0ne Association where you can register
    your HIO for free and they'll send you a nice certificate. Call
    800-hio-golf. They'll send you other information about a golfer's
    travel club, newsletters, etc. You can easily ignore that part, except
    for the catalog of nice trophies, plaques etc, you can buy to mount
    your ball and/or scorecard. 
    
    Also, Golf Digest has a HIO clearinghouse in conjuction with Johnnie
    Walker. There is a registration form to fill out. They will send you a
    nice certificate and will forward your name to the manufacturers of the
    equipment you used. Then you'll get more stuff and be registered in a
    sweepstakes to win more stuff.  I just have the adddress for that:
    Golf Digest HIO Clearinghouse, Box 397, Trumball, CT 06611-0397.
    
    Golf for Women magazine prints your name and send a certificate to you.
    That may not apply in your case. It's a lot of fun.
    
    Enjoy!
    NancyS
    

    Congrats to Jack!  I'm still waitin' for my ace-day.....I'm afraid my
    late father used my family's allocation up, however.  He had THREE
    holes-in-one in his lifetime, and he achieved them all on the same hole at
    Langley Air Force Base Golf Course!  I had the pleasure of seeing one
    of them...exciting when you can watch one land on the green, and roll
    up and IN!
    
    Steve

This may be in here somewhere but.....

What's the most outrageous hole in one ever scored that is officially
on record ??

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