Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – Week of June 10, 2024

I was with Graham Schultz, Rob Busch and Rich Busch.
The hole was 141 yards from the blue tees, playing 137 yards adjusted according to my Bushnell x3 scope. I used a Ping g430 9 iron. It was a great memory for sure.

It was amazing for me, and I was very excited about my first ever hole-in-one in my six years of playing golf. It happened on May 11th, Saturday afternoon at 2:40 pm, on hole #11. The pin was in the low area of a small valley on the green. I was playing with Jeff Gao, who is also a ClubLink member. I used my Titleist Hybrid 22-degree club and hit the ball about 110 yards solid and high. It was a rainy and windy day, and I wasn’t playing particularly well, but that was the most exciting moment and a phenomenal memory for me.

Starting golfing 15 or so years ago. Down to a single digit handicap now. First hole-in-one. Mystic Golf Club, hole #15, 148 yards pitching wedge.

I was playing with Troy, Derek and Jameson on a beautiful Sunday evening. The hole was 171 yards and I used a 7 iron. After hitting it I mentioned that it will be short, the guys laughed and said it will be perfect! We watched it land and run to left towards the hole, seemed like forever but it ran across and dropped in the hole! Thanks Troy, Derek and Jameson for the round and the memory!

Hole #7 at University Golf Club in Vancouver, BC. On June 11, 2024 at a Remax Tournament. Witnessed by Bob Cook, Todd Jackson and Richard Lowe. Other group on hole #8 was also looking at the outcome

I was playing with Peter May Gerry Freed and Ron Mackelvie. 118 yards into the heavy wind and I hit a 6 iron.

My playing partners for the day were Brett Way and Danny Kalfus. We were playing the gold tees that day and the hole was about 145 yards up hill with a right to left cross wind, I grabbed my 9 iron and hit it about as well as I’ll ever hit a golf ball and the rest was history! Funny enough Brett and I were just talking about how poorly we had been playing up until that point where I told him, “I just need to make a good swing here to get back on track.” Unfortunately, due to the hole design I didn’t watch it go in the hole from the tee, but we were elated to walk up to the green with my ball playing a disappearing act in the hole! Needless to say the celebrations would begin immediately after with some loud yelling and cheering that grabbed the attention of groups ahead and behind.

I made the ace while shooting 65 to qualify as the only amateur in this years US Senior Open to be held June 27 – 30 at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. The Ace was a 5 iron from 195 yards. It was my best swing of the day and never left the flag. Despite being really hyped up I managed to steady myself and birdie the next two holes and finish at 6 under par 65.

Was a special moment for sure! Unbeknownst to me, an old friend and colleague of my father recently joined our club (Oshawa Golf & Country Club), during a spring kick-off event where my father was a guest, we ran into each other at the turn. After some quick catching-up, we instantly scheduled a round a few weeks out. May 16th rolls around, we’re out on the course having a great time. Solid driver and hot flat stick left me with a -3 out, and sitting -4 thru 12 holes. Managed to keep it together through a really tough back-nine stretch (12, 13, 14, Oshawa’s Amen Corner) and had a good shot to beat my career best of 70, if I was to birdie 18. Playing 133 yards to a middle/front pin, I hit a pure 50 degree wedge with a slight draw. Took one hop, bit hard, and dropped for the ace and I carded a 68! What a feeling! Was a truly special moment to share it with my Dad, especially after we lost his father (my grandfather) earlier in the year. It was my second hole-in-one (September 2022 was the first), that happened to be with my older brother, that was also a 130 yard gap wedge! I guess I found my hole-in-one recipe? All around thankful that I got to experience that feeling and share it with family and friends. Truly, what makes golf special, are those unexpected moments and we will never forget that day. Also, shout out to my clubs hole-in-one insurance! The ladies in the club house bar knew what to do and snagged the best glass of red-wine we had on offer, a veteran move for sure!

My second hole-in-one in 10 months. The morning of May 16th. It was on hole #7 Speyside at Glencairn. The hole was 150 yards from the tee box, we were facing a small breeze so I pulled out my new PXG 28 degree hybrid. The ball landed left of the pin and rolled down in. My teammates were Tim Black, Peter Cooke and Rick Ball. My first was on August 21st, 2023 on hole #3 Leithfield at Glencairn. 143 yards out, took my 7 iron, hit it on the slope left of hole and it rolled in. We didn’t quite see it go in but as we approached the green there wasn’t a ball to be seen. My pal Sten Hagevik ran to the hole and cheered. We were only a twosome that day. Now I’m working on a third.

A group of 8 of us were staying at two cottages in South Hampton for the long weekend. We are part of a larger golf group called the Plaid Jacket (14 current members). We play match plays through the season and have a year-end tournament the weekend after labour day. This is our 29th year together. This was a warm up weekend to play the courses we will be playing in September this year. We played two rounds at Cobble Beach on the Thursday, Legacy Ridge on the Friday, South Hampton Golf Club on Sunday and Grey Silo on the Monday. It was a six round weekend for some of us. On the Saturday, a group of six of us tee’d it up at Saugeen Golf Club which had hosted our Plaid Jacket two years ago. They have a tournament during our time up there this year so we are playing Cobble Beach in September. We started our round on the Legacy 9 and were having a great time. I wasn’t playing especially well to start the back 9 on Sunrise but played the last five holes two under! Hole-in-one helped. I was the last to tee off in our group and took my 7 iron from 156 yards. It was tracking the entire way. We were yelling at it to get close. The ball landed 12 feet short of the green and rolled up to the pin and seemed to stop on the edge. I just stared at it while my buddy Murph looked away. When it dropped I started jumping up and down screaming as loud as I could. Murph came running over and I jumped into his arms. He’s the one pointing at me in one of the pictures. Dave was right behind him to congratulate me. Our other group was on the tee blocks of hole #6 and could see and hear us. They also came over to celebrate. It was so great to have some of the Plaid Jacket members there that day to witness it. Murph and I have been friends for 36 years and play a lot of golf together. Always competing of course! Everyone asks me how much the bar bill was, I got off pretty lucky, there were six of us and only about eight people in the clubhouse when we finished our round. To continue with the hole in one stories for our group. We have five in total at different outings over our almost 30 years. One of our other members had a hole-in-one last week on June 5th at Savannah hole #11, golfing with other Plaid Jacket members. Two of our guys got hole-in-one’s on the same day from the same cart a few years ago! I had the first of our group on a par 4 at Hunters Pointe in Welland about 17 years ago.

On this particular Wednesday, I was playing with Mark Schultz, Matt Hoeg, and Scott Hansen. The distance was 197 yards, with the wind into us. I clubbed up (due to wind and aeration) and hit a 5 iron on a rope, landing about eight feet short of the pin and bounced slightly left with a short second hop and then the ball disappeared. Scott was the most excited as it was his first hole-in-one he had ever witnessed. In the air half way to the hole he yelled for the ball to “get in the hole” which I thought it wasn’t going to, but a good kick and it dropped. This was my fourth hole-in-one. Mark was also playing with me for my first.

I was golfing with Scott Lewis (member at Mountain Woods). Hole #9 is 121 yards it was playing approximately 127 yards that day with a blue flag. I used a pitching wedge to get my hole-in-one.

I had my first ever (after 54 years) hole-in-one on hole #17 at our club on May 9th. It was a little windy that day and I figured it wasn’t going to make it into the wind. It had a good line but my eyes couldn’t tell where it landed, however my son (playing partner) said he saw it land and then couldn’t see it anymore so he figured it must have gone in. And he was correct. It was at Mickelson National Golf Club, 180 yards with a 5 iron.

Recorded hole-in-one on hole #2 at Eden Golf Club, paradise, Nova Scotia. Date of score was June 9th, 2024 playing with Ed Eby and Ken Theriault members at Eden, picture of card attested by the signature of Ed Eby.

Last night my fiancé and I made a last-minute decision to play a quick nine holes in Okotoks at Crystal Ridge Golf Club. The first hole is a narrow 375 yard par 4 and I finally hit one straight after playing the course a handful of times. The starter said, “holy smokes, I think that’s on the green!” He was so excited he drove up with us to see. We looked and looked but couldn’t find my ball anywhere! Finally, my fiancé looked, and it was in the hole! I was four under thru three holes and finished a horrendous five over par total (nine holes). Guess I used up all my luck! 

This was my first ever hole-in-one. I used a 5 wood and it was 118 yards. I was with my husband, Bob Albert and friends Lynne Lecuyer and her husband Mario Prud’homme.

After playing golf for 50 years I thought it would never happen for me. On May 8, 2024 the magic occurred. On thole #6 of my home club, Penticton Golf and Country Club, I hit a pitching wedge 122 yards into a head wind. The ball landed 24 inches left of the front flag location and checked forward, spun back and to the right, rolling into the cup. I have started the habit of asking the question “Is today the day?” On a well struck ball heading towards the flag, on this day it was! It was an amazing experience and hope to do it again!

Playing Partners were David Power, Brian O’Brien, John Heymans. It was 183 yards. Club was a 5 iron.