Each week we write to Golf Canada members who record a hole-in-one, congratulating them and asking if they’d tell us how it happened. These are their stories (edited for length and clarity).
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Michael Drotar, Black Mountain Golf Club, Hole #11
Hole-in-one at Black Mountain Golf Course in Kelowna, overcast weather with minimal breeze. Golfing with Joanne Drotar (wife), Dave Graham and Lori Graham. Hole #11, par 3, elevated tee box, white tee’s and yardage was 124. Used a 9 iron and hit a nice draw. My last hole-in-one was at Black Mountain Golf Course as well, on August 9, 2022.
Dave Bruce, Algonquin Golf Course, Hole #8
Hole #8 was 127 yards and I used a pitching wedge. Algonquin Golf Course in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.
I was playing with Tim Morrison, Ed Hurley and Vaughn McIntyre. I hit a slight draw onto the green and the ball rolled slowly about 15 feet before dropping into the hole.
Dylan Silver, Lake St. George Golf Club, Hole #2
It was on hole #2 on the West course at Lake St.George Golf Club on closing day. I had the pleasure of playing the final round of the year with my two brothers, Connor Silver and Lukas Silver along with Lukas’s girlfriend, Jessica Macinnis. I hit a knock down gap wedge from 114 yards that landed about three feet behind the pin before spinning back into the cup.
Shane Gencarelli, Club de golf l’Albatros, Hole #16
I got my first hole-in-one at Club de golf l’Albatros in Quebec City! It was a 107 yard, par 3. Hole #16 and I used my 52 degree Taylormade wedge!
Cameron Boyd, KenWo Country Club, Hole #2
I was playing with a couple of my good golf buddies Blake Alexander, Grant Lane and Luke Redden. It was on hole #2 from the back tees playing 160 yards. I used a 7 iron.
Nick Arrigo, Ladies’ Golf Club Of Toronto, Hole #13
Hole #13 was a 113 yard, par 3. Used a 52 degree wedge and played with Roy Fraser, Jane Huang and Stephen Choi. I was playing a fall match with Roy Fraser. He shot first and landed six feet left pin high to the flag. I took a little extra time so I wouldn’t rush my shot. The ball left the club well and had slight draw. From where we were I could see it was going to be okay and then I heard it hit the flag. After that, I thought it bounced to the side of the hole. After arriving to the green I couldn’t see where the ball was except that Jane’s ball had gone long and Roy’s was beside the hole. Roy kidded me and said,“look in the hole” and there it was. My shot punched down the rim and hit the flag at the bottom of the cup.
Zachary Pero, Greenhills Golf and Country Club, Hole #12
Had my first hole-in-one on hole #12 at my home course, Greenhills Golf and Country Club in London, Ontario. Pin was tucked behind the front-left bunker at 158 yards, playing about 165 to 170 yards into the wind. Smooth 7 iron with a high, tight draw. View of the hole was obstructed by the lip of the bunker so we didn’t see it drop, but once we walked up onto the green we noticed the pitch mark about 18 inches in front of the hole, leaned in for a closer look and there it was. What a rush!
Jeff Brockhoff, The Links of GlenEagles, Hole #5
We had a group of 12 people golfing that day. Here are the other Golf Canada members that were part of our group: Karin Smith, Bruce Busby, Bill Busst, Bill Trafford, Rod Bader, Patrick Houde, Val Groebmair and Steven Bleiker. The non-members were Lonn Hornsby, Cam McDougall and Drew Martin. Hole #5 is an elevated par 3. It is 140 yards, and was playing 112 yards that day with a front pin placement. Wind was coming at us a bit. I choked up a bit, and hit a three quarter swing pitching wedge. Didn’t want to try and full swing a gap wedge because of the wind. It looked good in the air, but hard to tell because of the elevation difference. It landed on the front of the green, bounced twice, getting closer to the pin, and then spun sideways. Then disappeared into the hole. We all started yelling and screaming. My first hole-in-one ever! Will never ever forget it and the feeling.
Tyler Martin, Cabot Cliffs, Hole #6
I played my first-ever round at Cabot Cliffs and was lucky enough to score my first hole-in-one on the hole #6! The pin was located at the front, around 134 yards, so we had a clear view as it rolled right in from the slope on the right side. I made a last-second switch from a pitching wedge to a 9 iron to account for the wind. My playing partners were James Bryce, Sean Sturge and Liam Sturge.
Peter Cox, Forest City National, Hole #17
After close to 50 years of playing golf, my first ace at the short but tricky hole #17 at Forest City National, London, Ontario. It has a small green guarded at the front and right side by a ravine, along with a steep and grassy drop-off on the left side. You have to land short of the hole since the green slopes hard from back to front and the pin was near the front at 91 yards. I used my gap wedge and after hitting it, someone in my group said, “oooh, it’s gotta go, it’s gotta go.” Then we all watched it land two yards on the green, bounce forward once, then roll another two yards uphill into the hole, as I said, “yes, its gotta go in the hole.” A great day with friends from Greenhills Country Club.