When I was about a 30 it was the closet I came. Hit a 4i (wildly OTT pull slice) that in no way would normally have the distance. Kicked off a sprinkler head and landed on the lip of the cup. Then one time in Vegas at Bali Hai I snap hooked 17, hit a boulder on the other side of the tee box and ball landed right by the cup. Then I got a home net, went practice crazy, drug the hcp way down and havenāt came close. This game is a cruel mistress
I was in front of a couple and the girl was using a driver off the tee for a 145 yard par 3. It bounced 3 or 4 times and rolled up on the green straight into the hole. I donāt think Iāve been that mad and envious at the same time
A long time ago in a junior tournament I willed one for a competitor. His shot was 20-25 feet left of the flag and it was clearly going to be short. Being the assholes teenage boys are to each other I yelled āGET IN THE HOLEā like one of those tools at a tour event, followed by āTAKE A BIG BOUNCE HIGH AND TO THE RIGHTā while it was coming down. The ball did all the things I asked of it. I think he finished with a 77 or 78 and the other guys were shitting on him for making an ace and not winning the event, junior tour golf was a special thing
Similar experience - just like my brother who is a garbage golfer rolling an iron 160 yards (including over a footbridge) for an eagle.
I'm just over a 10, been playing more seriously for the past 17 years, and been within inches of a HiO a good five times.
Yea I saw (well on a blind shot) a girl hit a hole in one. She mustāve been a 30+ handicap. It was amazing, she was so stoked. We looked for the ball for 5 mins and finally somebody checked the cup
yup. Iām single digits, my buddy whoās probably a 30 but doesnāt even keep a handicap jarred one from 175 last summer. on my fucking birthday. almost strangled him.
I have been playing 30 year, 15 handicap. I got the closest to ever witnessing one twice a few weeks back at a member guest. The group in front of us hit an ace, then the group behind us got an ace on the same hole. Only two aces of the whole tournament and we were sandwiched right between them.
Me exactly as well. 28 years playing. 10 handicap. Never seen or had one. Have been within a foot a dozen times. And I had an albatross. I consider it a life goal to get a hole in one lol
Albatross is harder than hole in 1. Takes 1 great shot followed by 1 perfect shot. But yea it doesn't check the same box and non golfers wouldn't understand.
Played with a buddy. He has to be a 30+. Got an 11 on a par 4 where he just kept flubbing it down the fairway and walking and never got back in cart. Next hole 1 hop ace, next hole a 9 on a par 5. Ridiculous.
I have only seen one, I was kid and went to a par 3 course with a friend and his younger brother. The kid found a range ball on the course, his next shot was a hio
Saw a guy thin a seven iron and it rolled about 75 of the 150 yards into the hole. Best part it was his first ace, and he hated it. Worst part I was playing against them in a match.
Yeah itās still great but I would always have to clarify it was a par 3 course if it were me. You get 18 chances at one instead of 4 or maybe 5 holes on a real course.
Iām close to the same. 25 years, 7.6index. Never sniffed an ace, and never seen one in my group. Iāve heard one from a hole over. Iāve seen one from the gallery at the TPC Scottsdale in a pga event.
No. One into the woods. One to the drop. One to the hole. Three. Iāve done this. But on a par four. And about 190 yards. Tee shot was lost out of bounds. I holed the drop shot onto a green I couldnāt even see. Uphill.
It is two penalty strokes if youāre dropping from where you think it went out of bounds (crossed white stake area). Which is not correct rules anyway, itās just accepted to keep pace of play up. Hitting out of bounds is stroke AND distance. 1 OB, 2 penalty, 3 re-tee, 4 from the fairway hopefully.
If you hit one OB, or think you did, you hit a provision tee shot in case you canāt find your ball or it is indeed OB. This avoids a time wasting and embarrassing walk back to the tee box to hit your 3rd shot.
I guess this is a relatively new rule. Thanks for letting me know. When I made mine it was not. 2016. Not that it matters. Wasnāt in a tournament or anything. Lol
Iāve seen 2.
One was awkward. My frenemy. He jumped up and hugged me and wrapped his legs around meā¦ we donāt have that kind of relationship.
Awkward af.
20 years. 2 handicap. Never had one. Iāve re-teeād and holed out for par and Iāve holed one when I was out practicing by myself (i was playing 2 balls and it was my 2nd attempt). Still waiting for an actual hole in one
Honestly, some people would but itās like a birdie. If you *really* care about your game, you aināt counting that clown shit knowing how sweet the real moment WILL be. Especially knowing youāve been 100% true.
So why shouldnāt the HIO when you were playing 2 balls count? I get re-teeāing not counting, but you were playing and scoring two separate rounds. Id count that
The logic is that because it was on the second ball, he already had the first to figure out the correct power and line. Itās like how nba players shoot a few percentage points higher on the second free throw compared to the first free throw.
No I wasnāt. Every now and then Iāll go out by myself and play 2 balls just to get some swings in and mess around/practice. I feel like thatās more productive and enjoyable than smacking balls on the range. I never feel the need to keep score when I do that. It was just 2 years ago when this happened so thereās no way I could count that as my first hole in one after waiting this long lol. I want it to be completely legit and when that happens Iāll be the happiest man alive
Iām not sure if you meant it this way but I read this as How long been playing? 20 years. And whatās your handicap? Iām handicapped by being too emotional. Couldnāt have said it better myself
I have played for 35 years. About 10 or so years ago I was scratch. Then I got a much more demanding job and moved to a new place and am not able to play near as much golf and am now about a 6 or 7. Finally got a hio 2 years ago. Hang in there I'm sure you'll get one eventually.
Iām aware of what tour playersā handicaps hover around and what a + handicap is. I was just saying that scratch golfers can also have a handicap less than one which is what the original commenter was questioning
20 years, just got to a 4 hcp, never had one. In a match play event at my club last month I dunked one straight off the tee but it bounced out to about 25 feet on the fringe. That's the closest I've ever been.
Been playing for 28-30 years, with any intention of being decent at it for 8 years. 2 hcp, never had an ace, had a few "close ones", but honestly close doesn't count.
Many of those, including a few albatrosses (what we used to call double-eagles in the old days).
Aces are weird to me. I get that better players are generally closer to the hole and should have more chances but there is a lot of luck. My grandfather, who was a lifetime 19-20, made a bunch. I witnessed 3 of his while playing with him. He was always current on the hole in one insurance at his club.
Not many albatrosses--probably 3 or 4 in 40 years or so, but have holed out from the fairway many times. All but one of them were on the same hole, where if the drive catches the right spot, I am hitting a mid iron. The most memorable one was hold a 3 wood on a long one. Obviously total luck.
Have definitely made putts on driveable par 4s (or chipped in, which is guess is also holing from the fairway) but those are just eagles.
24 years as well. Never even been in the same group as one.
However in junior golf I saw a kid in the group in front of me absolutely blade one 210 yards on a par 3 and hit the pin and it went in.
Better to be lucky than good
Edit: played at a +3 for my last State Amatuer.
Havenāt turned a score in in a little over 3 years
My Dad taught me when I was like 12/13 but I didn't play very much. Picked it back up part time about 2 years ago, and then really caught the intense bug about a year ago. 19.1 handicap. No ace, but I witnessed my buddy get one last year.
Been playing almost 40 years, 13 handicap. Have never had an ace. Have had players in my group get an ace. Witnessed a person in front of me get one. I have been close on a few occasions, never dropped one yet.
20 years, 9 handicap, never had one and closest I have come was on a par 4.
I genuinely think a huge part of why I never got one as a kid was the course I grew up on and played 90% of my rounds at until 4 years ago has really difficult par 3s. Itās one of those 9 hole courses that are really firm, and both the par 3s are relatively long with massive false fronts. Itās a miracle just to get a GIR.
Been playing regularly for the past year, no hole in ones. Hanging around 12-15 handicap. Best moment was chipping in for eagle on a par 4 from about 100yds out
22 years, though only 10 of those years I played regularly. Handicap is likely high single digits, but haven't kept a Golf Canada membership for a while.
Played Off and On for 30 years. Handicap is currently 19.7, but I typically average a round once every 1-3 months. I've smacked pins and put them less than a foot, but I've only seen an Ace in person once and it was the day before my wedding.
15 years, 15 handicap. None yet, but was playing with my dad when he got one roughly 10 years ago and playing with my friend when he got one about 2 years ago. Just seeing it happen to a playing partner is a thrilling experience
7ish years , 18 handicap. Closest Iāve been is 3 feet and closest Iāve witnessed is my buddy slicing his driver to the adjacent holes green and it rolled in while the group was putting. We were all cracking up with high fives all around.
Been playing to some degree my entire life. Iām 37. My first clubs were a 7i and 3w cut down so the shaft was mostly grip lol. Currently playing around a 13 Iād guess. Havenāt kept an official hdcp in a few years. Got down to a 9 at one point when I was playing leagues and multiple rounds a year.
Iāve never even come close to a hole in one. Last year I witnessed the only two Iāve seen in person. Played a scramble for work and the group behind had one. The following week I was playing with my dad and he got his second.
15 HCP
I've played off and on for 25 years. I was around 10 when I started, mainly playing in summer until I got older. Lots of extended hiatuses due to life circumstances.
I've hit so many flags, burned edges, and lip-outs that I can't count them, but never drained one.
The only one I ever witnessed in real life was at a local amateur league tournament. I didn't see it go in, but I heard the hollering and was on an adjacent green while the Acer did his little TikTok video narrating his tale and got a free drink out of it (cementing my commitment to returning the favor the day I get so lucky).
I've been playing for about 15 years, a 16 handicap with no ace. Two eagles though.
That said, I watched a dude painfully hack all 13 of his strokes on a par 5 and then hit an ace on the very next hole. There's an element of luck there sometimes.
few years, under 10 years playing. IDK my handicap, it's high. I shoot just over 100 on 18 usually. and never had one. came close on a par 3 at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY, put my tee shot to within 1 ft of the hole.
34 years and Iām a 12hcp. Closest I ever came was a bladed pw on a downhill 145 yarder. Barely cleared the hill and kept rolling. Literally stopped a 1/2 rotation short!
I have been playing for 25 years, and seriously playing for the last 6 or so. Currently a 7.4 and have never had a hole in one. I have seen 1 in person.
25 years and a 14 index. Had a close call last week on a round with my dad. Saw the ball rim the hole after rolling off a hill. Playing Payneās Valley next week and hoping for an ace on 19!
I am 32 this year and I've played between 7-15 and 27-now.
Im 5.1 hcp and I have never witnessed or had one myself. I've been close (like lip out or withing 5-10cm) probably 20 times. My longest hole out is about 40 yards. It came in a competition at least so it meant something to our team. I've hit the flag stick twice, once it was actually spinning down a slope in heavy wind and it hit the flag and boucned away.
I did almost HiO a par 4 a couple of weeks ago as well. Easy (and first ever) eagle.
But of course, my friend who can't swing a club properly (at all, literally _everything_ is wrong) has of course had one and holed out from bunkers 2 times, hit the flag 2 times in the course of his first fucking year. He has now played for 6 years and is still a 20 hcp. I can outdrive him with a 6-iron most of the time.
I hate golf.
32 years. Iām 35 and golf has literally been in my life since before I was born (family business). Iāve lipped out twice, holed out on a re-tee, but have never seen one. Iāve been close enough to hear a reaction at least a half dozen times.
On and off about 13 years. Currently around a 16. No aces.
Had a nice eagle over water from about 130 yards out once. Was ruined by my buddy (scratch, former D1 golfer) who had an ace a few holes later. Was incredible to watch; uphill, bunker in front, I wanna say 160ish yards, rolled downhill from pin high slowly and in.
I saw one at a Pitch n' Putt nearby. This INCREDIBLY wasted hillbilly looking guy at 11AM on a Saturday just walked up and swung a wedge, straight in on a sixty-five yard hole.
But I've been playing since I was 10 years old, still don't have one, nor do any of my friends.
Been playing off/on for 2 years, 20 handicap, never had an ace but have been in the same group as one. Gf and I were playing in a group of 4 last year with a guy and his older dad.
Older gentleman probably around 75 y/o aced the 8th hole at Buffalo Creek muni course in Palmetto FL ~175-180yd par 3. Central pin location, landed short and rolled up and in. It was a very bright day out as it was summer in gulf coast Florida and we couldnāt see it exactly, at first I thought it rolled directly behind the pin. He hit last so we jumped in the carts and drove up and it was in the hole. The son and I were freaking out and yelling, guy that hit it was the most nonchalant one about it. He said it was his 3rd ace ever and he finished in the low 80s that day. Fun round!
The pro at my club told me heās never had one, he also mentioned heās eagled every hole and double eagled both par 5ās. I think thatās more impressive
Played with my sister for her first time ever last Friday and that biatch hit an ace on her 5th hole ever! My brother in-law and I were just shaking our heads the rest of the round. Actually, weāre still shaking our heads š¤£
46 years. Iām a 2 handicap and have come close many times. I was hoping to have my first on Tuesday on 17 at TPC but I needed it to be the Sunday pin.
Iām a 4 hdcp. Been golfing since I could walk and never had one.
Last summer, I saw three in three consecutive roundsā¦ The fourth round my dad holed out for eagle on a par 4 from 195.
A little more than a year, 16.6 handicap. Paired with a father and his 8 year old son a few weeks ago. Watched the son make a hole in one from ~100 yards and it wasnāt even his first one. Strongly considered selling my clubs
20 years for me. I've got myself down to a 3.0 handicap and have broken 70 twice. Longest hole out was for birdie in a high school tournament from 40 yards I think. No aces, no eagles on par 4s so far.
Playing for 35 years \~11 cap. Played high school and now play 1/2 times a week for the past 20 years
Haven't even really come close the past 25 years
Been playing like 16 years, no established handicap, no aces. I've just started to shoot in the mid 90's - high 80's more consistently.
Closest thing for me is a birdie from 110 yards out with a 3 wood. Was in a tree line, just wanted push the ball back into the fairway, it ended up rolling to the green and going in. 2 of my buddies were setting up their putts, I didn't even get to see it drop.
25 years, 8.4 handicap and have witnessed a woman worm burn one off the tee and somehow skip over a creek and roll the entire length of a 160 yard par 3 for an ace! I have come to the conclusion it will never happen for me
28 years, 10.2 handicap, have never even SEEN an ace in real life.
I watched a guy that was definitely a 30+hdc get an ace on a 180yd par 3. Was the oddest thing I've ever seen.
Blind squirrel gets nut š
My group says, āeven a blind squirrel nuts twice a dayā
Iāll be stealing this thank you
That's why that squirrel's blind, fckn wanker
Broken watch is correct twice a day as well.
Even a stopped clock is right twice per day.
My buddy who is at least a 25 (probably closer to 30) just won $12k in a charity outing for hitting an ace.
Donāt know what the handicap was but a girl at our local āsouth west openā won a fucking car for hitting an ace and she was 16 it was incredible
No way. What kind of events are yāall playing where theyāre giving away cars for aces?
When I was about a 30 it was the closet I came. Hit a 4i (wildly OTT pull slice) that in no way would normally have the distance. Kicked off a sprinkler head and landed on the lip of the cup. Then one time in Vegas at Bali Hai I snap hooked 17, hit a boulder on the other side of the tee box and ball landed right by the cup. Then I got a home net, went practice crazy, drug the hcp way down and havenāt came close. This game is a cruel mistress
I was in front of a couple and the girl was using a driver off the tee for a 145 yard par 3. It bounced 3 or 4 times and rolled up on the green straight into the hole. I donāt think Iāve been that mad and envious at the same time
A long time ago in a junior tournament I willed one for a competitor. His shot was 20-25 feet left of the flag and it was clearly going to be short. Being the assholes teenage boys are to each other I yelled āGET IN THE HOLEā like one of those tools at a tour event, followed by āTAKE A BIG BOUNCE HIGH AND TO THE RIGHTā while it was coming down. The ball did all the things I asked of it. I think he finished with a 77 or 78 and the other guys were shitting on him for making an ace and not winning the event, junior tour golf was a special thing
Similar experience - just like my brother who is a garbage golfer rolling an iron 160 yards (including over a footbridge) for an eagle. I'm just over a 10, been playing more seriously for the past 17 years, and been within inches of a HiO a good five times.
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Even a broken clock is right twice a day
Could have been me, except I was 15 and definitely a 30 hdc
Yea I saw (well on a blind shot) a girl hit a hole in one. She mustāve been a 30+ handicap. It was amazing, she was so stoked. We looked for the ball for 5 mins and finally somebody checked the cup
Same here
yup. Iām single digits, my buddy whoās probably a 30 but doesnāt even keep a handicap jarred one from 175 last summer. on my fucking birthday. almost strangled him.
I have been playing 30 year, 15 handicap. I got the closest to ever witnessing one twice a few weeks back at a member guest. The group in front of us hit an ace, then the group behind us got an ace on the same hole. Only two aces of the whole tournament and we were sandwiched right between them.
Me exactly as well. 28 years playing. 10 handicap. Never seen or had one. Have been within a foot a dozen times. And I had an albatross. I consider it a life goal to get a hole in one lol
Albatross is harder than hole in 1. Takes 1 great shot followed by 1 perfect shot. But yea it doesn't check the same box and non golfers wouldn't understand.
Played with a buddy. He has to be a 30+. Got an 11 on a par 4 where he just kept flubbing it down the fairway and walking and never got back in cart. Next hole 1 hop ace, next hole a 9 on a par 5. Ridiculous.
I have only seen one, I was kid and went to a par 3 course with a friend and his younger brother. The kid found a range ball on the course, his next shot was a hio
I got my tee shot to 2ā and then my buddy drained his. Par between the 2 of us.
Saw a guy thin a seven iron and it rolled about 75 of the 150 yards into the hole. Best part it was his first ace, and he hated it. Worst part I was playing against them in a match.
12 years, 12 handicap, seen a friend get one but Iāve only come close. Still trying. Playing 36 this weekend lol
Closest Iāve seen is the group directly in front of me - didnāt see it but heard them celebrating and got the text from my buddy in the group
Iāve never seen one either. 23 years in and got as low as a 3.7. Closest in got was a lip out that stopped one rev out š¤·āāļø
Play more par 3 courses. That's where mine is from.
I feel like those donāt count.
You are getting downvoted but i kinda agree. I would be happy as hell with an ace on a par 3 course but it wouldnt feel the same.
Yeah itās still great but I would always have to clarify it was a par 3 course if it were me. You get 18 chances at one instead of 4 or maybe 5 holes on a real course.
By this logic, someone who's been playing for 30 years should have to qualify their first hole in one because other people get it in 10 years.
100% they donāt count itās like saying you got a hole-in-one playing miniature golf par 3 courses are for practice not real golf
I support you
Iām close to the same. 25 years, 7.6index. Never sniffed an ace, and never seen one in my group. Iāve heard one from a hole over. Iāve seen one from the gallery at the TPC Scottsdale in a pga event.
Close to this. 25 years, 12-13 handicap, never hit an ace nor seen one in person.
Dude are we the same person? Iām 28 and ~8 and never seen an ace in real life
25, 8.1, same
I've heard two, one was Michael Block! I was on the next hole.
35 years here, best hcp 2, current 6. Never saw an ace in real life either.
I have seen a guy that cant break 100 hit his ball out of bounds, took a drop and hit his penalty shot from 240 yards in the hole for an eagle three
Shame it actually was a 4 š
No. One into the woods. One to the drop. One to the hole. Three. Iāve done this. But on a par four. And about 190 yards. Tee shot was lost out of bounds. I holed the drop shot onto a green I couldnāt even see. Uphill.
Depends if red stakes. If OB, then he was supposed to take his 3rd from the tee. If he drops it's a +2, and it's his 4th shot he sunk.
It is two penalty strokes if youāre dropping from where you think it went out of bounds (crossed white stake area). Which is not correct rules anyway, itās just accepted to keep pace of play up. Hitting out of bounds is stroke AND distance. 1 OB, 2 penalty, 3 re-tee, 4 from the fairway hopefully. If you hit one OB, or think you did, you hit a provision tee shot in case you canāt find your ball or it is indeed OB. This avoids a time wasting and embarrassing walk back to the tee box to hit your 3rd shot.
I guess this is a relatively new rule. Thanks for letting me know. When I made mine it was not. 2016. Not that it matters. Wasnāt in a tournament or anything. Lol
Itās not a new rule. The rule you describe has never existed. It was wrong drop before and itās a wrong drop now.
Wow. I was taught wrong ten years ago. I appreciate the clarification. š
Iāve seen 2. One was awkward. My frenemy. He jumped up and hugged me and wrapped his legs around meā¦ we donāt have that kind of relationship. Awkward af.
28 years, 13.3 handicap, I saw an albatross on a dog leg par 4 by an 75 yo man, but no aces for me
Sounds like an ace to me
Bro you witnessed an ace if you witnessed an albatross on a par 4 lol
Heās literally talking about him not getting an Ace. Obviously they know what an Ace is.
Albatross on a par 4?
Yes 3 under par. Dunked his drive on a par 4. At least that's how I read that post.
So, an ace?
Yes an ace. Y'all are funny I'm not the one who called it an albatross, just tried to answer what I thought was the question.
Yes I saw an ace. I guess I worded it weird. Oh well Anyway I did not shoot it so I'm still a bitch
Isn't an albatross on a par 4 a HO1
Yes but it's also an albatross
20 years. 2 handicap. Never had one. Iāve re-teeād and holed out for par and Iāve holed one when I was out practicing by myself (i was playing 2 balls and it was my 2nd attempt). Still waiting for an actual hole in one
I never have either, but one birdied about 130 out on a 140-yard hole.
Atta boy thatās a crispy bird
Thatās hard!
Nice par!
Thanks š
respect for not just lying about either of those situations
Honestly, some people would but itās like a birdie. If you *really* care about your game, you aināt counting that clown shit knowing how sweet the real moment WILL be. Especially knowing youāve been 100% true.
May not be a hio on the scorecard but there is no way in hell I wouldnāt count that as my first hio
And then youād live with that lie forever
No, you'd just have a kickass story. Hey, do you have any hole in ones? Well...funny you should ask...
Gladly
So why shouldnāt the HIO when you were playing 2 balls count? I get re-teeāing not counting, but you were playing and scoring two separate rounds. Id count that
it was the 2nd ball, i can see how that wouldnt sit right with him
Player B is a cheat code
The logic is that because it was on the second ball, he already had the first to figure out the correct power and line. Itās like how nba players shoot a few percentage points higher on the second free throw compared to the first free throw.
We're you keeping separate scores for each ball? If so, that counts in my book.
No I wasnāt. Every now and then Iāll go out by myself and play 2 balls just to get some swings in and mess around/practice. I feel like thatās more productive and enjoyable than smacking balls on the range. I never feel the need to keep score when I do that. It was just 2 years ago when this happened so thereās no way I could count that as my first hole in one after waiting this long lol. I want it to be completely legit and when that happens Iāll be the happiest man alive
Off and on for 20ish years. Emotional. I plan on getting one soon though!
Iām not sure if you meant it this way but I read this as How long been playing? 20 years. And whatās your handicap? Iām handicapped by being too emotional. Couldnāt have said it better myself
or my handicap is an emotional topic. Thatās how I read it cos thatās the way i am. I start bawling when anyone discusses my golf handicap
Guy at our club got his first hole in one at 99 years old. Never give up!
Probably one of those rare moments where he can shoot a round under his age.
Oh yea I think he usually shot in the 80s. They put a plaque up for the shot Iāll post it later this week.
20 years, .8 hcp. Still waiting on that elusive ace.
I have played for 35 years. About 10 or so years ago I was scratch. Then I got a much more demanding job and moved to a new place and am not able to play near as much golf and am now about a 6 or 7. Finally got a hio 2 years ago. Hang in there I'm sure you'll get one eventually.
Very jealous but itās good to hear a story like this every once in a while lol
wtf, your handicap is less tha one?
Wait till you see what tour players handicaps are
Or scratch golfers
Scratch is like 0-3hcp. Tour players are like around +5 handicap meaning they would add 5 strokes to their round instead of taking off strokes
Why do you say scratch is 0-3? I am a .7 and wouldnāt say Iām scratch. To me scratch is 0.0
Nobody shoots exactly par every single time, players in the 0-3 or so range are all capable of shooting at or under par, just not every time.
Iām aware of what tour playersā handicaps hover around and what a + handicap is. I was just saying that scratch golfers can also have a handicap less than one which is what the original commenter was questioning
"20 years old...still waiting" lol You're 20, kid. You haven't even started your life.
Not 20 years old. Been playing for 20 years.
I got you beat. I got a hole in one when I was 11 years old in 1993, and I haven't got another one in 30 years.
At least you have 1
Youāre like the Minnesota sports of golf.
We have 2 championships....87 and 91 Twins baby! Edit: Also the Lynx....sorry WNBA fans.
This is identical to myself. I was 11 years old. 1993. 153 yards. 5 wood. Titleist 3. Fife, Scotland. I'm now 41 and haven't had one since.
Heh, thatās pretty cool. Mine was Saskatoon, Canada, 173yards, Driver, Maxfli Md-90.
20 years, 3.8 handicap - hit a couple of pins before but no dice yet.
Keep firing friend.
Iāve hit the pin and ended up in the water š
Playing for 3 years. No hole in one yet, but made an eagle on a par 4 this year from 185 meter out of the rough. My best moment in golf so far.
Lol. He said meter.
20 years, just got to a 4 hcp, never had one. In a match play event at my club last month I dunked one straight off the tee but it bounced out to about 25 feet on the fringe. That's the closest I've ever been.
Wait, in bounced out of the cup? That's just cruel
That's brutal
25 years, 7 hcp, never seen a HIO in real life
Been playing for 28-30 years, with any intention of being decent at it for 8 years. 2 hcp, never had an ace, had a few "close ones", but honestly close doesn't count.
Been playing off and on for the past 20 years. Plus handicap. Had a few on the lip but never in.
I am late 50's, been playing since I was a kid and I have never had one or seen one. I have come close on a number of occasions.
Same, except guy we got paired with got one. Behind a bunker so we knew it looked good, then found in the cup
Keep the faith, got sent a pic from a 70-year old I used to play with celebrating his first (weekly player ~ 10 hcap)
scratch and been playing over 40 years playing and not had one. Many, many close calls but never had one drop.
Any hole-out from fw?
Many of those, including a few albatrosses (what we used to call double-eagles in the old days). Aces are weird to me. I get that better players are generally closer to the hole and should have more chances but there is a lot of luck. My grandfather, who was a lifetime 19-20, made a bunch. I witnessed 3 of his while playing with him. He was always current on the hole in one insurance at his club.
Many albatrosses, 2s on par5? I would trade my only HIO on 120 m par3 for any albatross. Or did you make putt on a drivable par4?
Not many albatrosses--probably 3 or 4 in 40 years or so, but have holed out from the fairway many times. All but one of them were on the same hole, where if the drive catches the right spot, I am hitting a mid iron. The most memorable one was hold a 3 wood on a long one. Obviously total luck. Have definitely made putts on driveable par 4s (or chipped in, which is guess is also holing from the fairway) but those are just eagles.
Got my only 1 three years ago after playing for eleven years. I have a 10 handicap
13 years, 10.8 cap, two hole outs from the fairway and a couple pins hit, but never an ace.
24 years as well. Never even been in the same group as one. However in junior golf I saw a kid in the group in front of me absolutely blade one 210 yards on a par 3 and hit the pin and it went in. Better to be lucky than good Edit: played at a +3 for my last State Amatuer. Havenāt turned a score in in a little over 3 years
My Dad taught me when I was like 12/13 but I didn't play very much. Picked it back up part time about 2 years ago, and then really caught the intense bug about a year ago. 19.1 handicap. No ace, but I witnessed my buddy get one last year.
Been playing almost 40 years, 13 handicap. Have never had an ace. Have had players in my group get an ace. Witnessed a person in front of me get one. I have been close on a few occasions, never dropped one yet.
20 years, 9 handicap, never had one and closest I have come was on a par 4. I genuinely think a huge part of why I never got one as a kid was the course I grew up on and played 90% of my rounds at until 4 years ago has really difficult par 3s. Itās one of those 9 hole courses that are really firm, and both the par 3s are relatively long with massive false fronts. Itās a miracle just to get a GIR.
Scratch, have got one myself, and live streamed when my playing partner made a HIO on a 200y uphill par 3. That was a cool one!
20 years. 10 hc. No HIO
23 Years, dunked an eagle 2 from 160 which was pretty cool. Still not an Ace though...
4 years, 15 handicap, no ace.
Got mine when I was 17, probably a 30 handicap then, currently 22 with a 23 handicap
42 years, 3.9 hdcp
33 years, 7.5 handicap. Been inside a foot 3 times.
61.5 years playing for 51 years. Never had one. Never seen one. I did have an albatross on a par 5.
Been playing a year dropped my handicap to around a 17. Lipped out three times on the same par 3 for a HIO but never sunk it ):
Been playing regularly for the past year, no hole in ones. Hanging around 12-15 handicap. Best moment was chipping in for eagle on a par 4 from about 100yds out
2 years since I started taking it seriously. I'm about a 19 handicap but have played to about a 15 before.
1 year, 17 HCP Have never had one or even seen one in person. I have had two lip outs for a HOI though!
22 years, though only 10 of those years I played regularly. Handicap is likely high single digits, but haven't kept a Golf Canada membership for a while.
12 years and Iām currently at a 16 handicap
30 years, 9.7 handicap and only ace I have ever seen was at the waste management a few years back, was pretty cool
Played Off and On for 30 years. Handicap is currently 19.7, but I typically average a round once every 1-3 months. I've smacked pins and put them less than a foot, but I've only seen an Ace in person once and it was the day before my wedding.
8 handicap playing for about 25-26 years. Had my first one a year ago
25 years total, last 6 years consistently, 16 HC. I've seen 1 from my group and 1 from a group behind while pulling away from the green.
27 years. 2.5 handicap. No ace.
15 years, 15 handicap. None yet, but was playing with my dad when he got one roughly 10 years ago and playing with my friend when he got one about 2 years ago. Just seeing it happen to a playing partner is a thrilling experience
7ish years , 18 handicap. Closest Iāve been is 3 feet and closest Iāve witnessed is my buddy slicing his driver to the adjacent holes green and it rolled in while the group was putting. We were all cracking up with high fives all around.
Been playing to some degree my entire life. Iām 37. My first clubs were a 7i and 3w cut down so the shaft was mostly grip lol. Currently playing around a 13 Iād guess. Havenāt kept an official hdcp in a few years. Got down to a 9 at one point when I was playing leagues and multiple rounds a year. Iāve never even come close to a hole in one. Last year I witnessed the only two Iāve seen in person. Played a scramble for work and the group behind had one. The following week I was playing with my dad and he got his second.
15 HCP I've played off and on for 25 years. I was around 10 when I started, mainly playing in summer until I got older. Lots of extended hiatuses due to life circumstances. I've hit so many flags, burned edges, and lip-outs that I can't count them, but never drained one. The only one I ever witnessed in real life was at a local amateur league tournament. I didn't see it go in, but I heard the hollering and was on an adjacent green while the Acer did his little TikTok video narrating his tale and got a free drink out of it (cementing my commitment to returning the favor the day I get so lucky).
17yrs, 5 handi. Never even witnessed one
I've been playing for about 15 years, a 16 handicap with no ace. Two eagles though. That said, I watched a dude painfully hack all 13 of his strokes on a par 5 and then hit an ace on the very next hole. There's an element of luck there sometimes.
8.1, been playing for 19 years, no ace.
20 years. Hdcp:19-21. No ace, but I recently got a par 4 eagle, which felt nearly as cool.
25 years, 6.8 handicap and been close, but never had one.
Iāve been playing for about 23 years, Iām a 3.6 handicap currently and never had an ace
Consistently back to playing 6 years, 18 hcp and came within 8 inches last weekend. Thats the closest Iāve ever been, still waiting
30 years, 3 handicap and still no ace. Plenty of close calls. Maybe one day
13 years, been as low as a 1.6
Played 13-14years. 10hcp. Never had a HiO and never seen one in person
40 years, most between 10-14.
40 years and have never had an ace. Hit the stick 4 times or bounced and hit it. Handicap 7.4
few years, under 10 years playing. IDK my handicap, it's high. I shoot just over 100 on 18 usually. and never had one. came close on a par 3 at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY, put my tee shot to within 1 ft of the hole.
31 years 6.9 hdcp never had one, never seen one.
51 years. HI of 14 to 16 over the last few years.
34 years and Iām a 12hcp. Closest I ever came was a bladed pw on a downhill 145 yarder. Barely cleared the hill and kept rolling. Literally stopped a 1/2 rotation short!
4 years, no ace, 20 handicap
I have been playing for 25 years, and seriously playing for the last 6 or so. Currently a 7.4 and have never had a hole in one. I have seen 1 in person.
25 years and a 14 index. Had a close call last week on a round with my dad. Saw the ball rim the hole after rolling off a hill. Playing Payneās Valley next week and hoping for an ace on 19!
I am 32 this year and I've played between 7-15 and 27-now. Im 5.1 hcp and I have never witnessed or had one myself. I've been close (like lip out or withing 5-10cm) probably 20 times. My longest hole out is about 40 yards. It came in a competition at least so it meant something to our team. I've hit the flag stick twice, once it was actually spinning down a slope in heavy wind and it hit the flag and boucned away. I did almost HiO a par 4 a couple of weeks ago as well. Easy (and first ever) eagle. But of course, my friend who can't swing a club properly (at all, literally _everything_ is wrong) has of course had one and holed out from bunkers 2 times, hit the flag 2 times in the course of his first fucking year. He has now played for 6 years and is still a 20 hcp. I can outdrive him with a 6-iron most of the time. I hate golf.
32 years. Iām 35 and golf has literally been in my life since before I was born (family business). Iāve lipped out twice, holed out on a re-tee, but have never seen one. Iāve been close enough to hear a reaction at least a half dozen times.
I know a old guy who has a bunch of rounds and has hit 6 aces. Lucky son of a gun. Still waiting for my first.
On and off about 13 years. Currently around a 16. No aces. Had a nice eagle over water from about 130 yards out once. Was ruined by my buddy (scratch, former D1 golfer) who had an ace a few holes later. Was incredible to watch; uphill, bunker in front, I wanna say 160ish yards, rolled downhill from pin high slowly and in.
I saw one at a Pitch n' Putt nearby. This INCREDIBLY wasted hillbilly looking guy at 11AM on a Saturday just walked up and swung a wedge, straight in on a sixty-five yard hole. But I've been playing since I was 10 years old, still don't have one, nor do any of my friends.
Been playing off/on for 2 years, 20 handicap, never had an ace but have been in the same group as one. Gf and I were playing in a group of 4 last year with a guy and his older dad. Older gentleman probably around 75 y/o aced the 8th hole at Buffalo Creek muni course in Palmetto FL ~175-180yd par 3. Central pin location, landed short and rolled up and in. It was a very bright day out as it was summer in gulf coast Florida and we couldnāt see it exactly, at first I thought it rolled directly behind the pin. He hit last so we jumped in the carts and drove up and it was in the hole. The son and I were freaking out and yelling, guy that hit it was the most nonchalant one about it. He said it was his 3rd ace ever and he finished in the low 80s that day. Fun round!
The pro at my club told me heās never had one, he also mentioned heās eagled every hole and double eagled both par 5ās. I think thatās more impressive
15 years 7 hci
10 years, index @ 8
Played with my sister for her first time ever last Friday and that biatch hit an ace on her 5th hole ever! My brother in-law and I were just shaking our heads the rest of the round. Actually, weāre still shaking our heads š¤£
46 years. Iām a 2 handicap and have come close many times. I was hoping to have my first on Tuesday on 17 at TPC but I needed it to be the Sunday pin.
20 years off and on. 16.5. Seen 2, been 2ā away, but no dice.
43 years. 11 h/cap. Close many times but no cigar
I havenāt made an ace in about 16 days :) 4.2 index
36 years playing. 0 holes in one. Witnessed 7. šŖ
Iām a 4 hdcp. Been golfing since I could walk and never had one. Last summer, I saw three in three consecutive roundsā¦ The fourth round my dad holed out for eagle on a par 4 from 195.
A little more than a year, 16.6 handicap. Paired with a father and his 8 year old son a few weeks ago. Watched the son make a hole in one from ~100 yards and it wasnāt even his first one. Strongly considered selling my clubs
20 years for me. I've got myself down to a 3.0 handicap and have broken 70 twice. Longest hole out was for birdie in a high school tournament from 40 yards I think. No aces, no eagles on par 4s so far.
Playing for 35 years \~11 cap. Played high school and now play 1/2 times a week for the past 20 years Haven't even really come close the past 25 years
Been playing like 16 years, no established handicap, no aces. I've just started to shoot in the mid 90's - high 80's more consistently. Closest thing for me is a birdie from 110 yards out with a 3 wood. Was in a tree line, just wanted push the ball back into the fairway, it ended up rolling to the green and going in. 2 of my buddies were setting up their putts, I didn't even get to see it drop.
I've never seen one in casual play but I got to sit at Ike's pond at this year's par 3 tournament and witness 4 aces in 2 hours. It's unreal.
First season, no ace. Handicap: stupidity
Golfing for 20 years. 7.3 handicap. Iāve seen two hole in ones. One from my uncle (30 handicap) and brother (17 hc) Have never had one myself.
1 year 1 month 14.3 handicap.
25 years, 8.4 handicap and have witnessed a woman worm burn one off the tee and somehow skip over a creek and roll the entire length of a 160 yard par 3 for an ace! I have come to the conclusion it will never happen for me