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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Anthony Menecola, Glen Abbey Golf Club, Hole #15
An incredible moment from my recent round of golf with my colleagues. During our game, I hit a hole-in-one! It was such an exhilarating experience, especially with my foursome there to witness it.
The shot came on the par 3, hole #15 where I chose to use my 8 iron. I couldn’t believe it when the ball landed just a few feet from the pin and rolled right in. The cheers from my friends made it even more memorable!
We had a fantastic time overall, and this moment definitely topped the day.
Brayden Otto, Willow Park Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
It was definitely an awesome experience! Unbelievably, that was my second hole-in-one of my life and they were both on hole #15 at Willow Park Golf & Country club. I was playing with my brother Markus Otto. The yardage was 145 and I used a 9 iron.
Dave Champion-Taylor, Windsor Park Golf Course, Hole #6
It was on the sixth hole where the tee box is actually off a mat! I was golfing with two workmates that morning before work. Neil Teitsma and Travis Kondratuk witnessed me hit it pretty thin with my pitching wedge off that carpet. I was using a yellow TaylorMade ball and while it was in the air Neil said, “That’s a good shot!” When it landed it hit pretty hard off the lip of the green moving pretty quick from left to right. When it started rolling we knew it had a chance and sure enough, “plunk!” The hole was playing 137 yards that day and I happened to have forgotten my golf shoes so I was playing in flip flops! I had also decided that day I was only going to use a 5 iron, pitching wedge and a putter which I mostly stuck to besides trying Travis’ new driver a couple of times. In the end, a pretty great day and ended up shooting 77 on this relatively easy and short course. To top it off, that day was my 27th wedding anniversary, what a day! I went in the pro shop at Windsor after the round and told the guys at the counter and they gave me a little bag tag/medal thing to remember the occasion.
Richard Losier, Fox Creek Golf Club, Hole #2
I was playing with two friends Dan Fougère and Michel Allain. The yardage was 150 yards. I used my 8 iron.
Joanne Shinwell, Bear Mountain Golf Course, Hole #14
After over 20 years of golfing I finally got a hole-in-one on hole #14 of Bear Mountain – Valley course. I was with my two golf mates from Cedar Brae Golf Course in Toronto, Katherine Dilk and Elaine Houghton. We played the forward tees and the flag was approximately 70 yards away. I used a sand wedge off the tee. The ball took one bounce over the bunker and in the hole.
Ryan Bennett, Country Hills Golf Club, Hole #10
160 yards. 9 iron. Landed it about five feet behind the hole and rolled it back for the ace. It was my first one so I was ecstatic. You can see the divot in the photo. In the group was Aaron Lane (Country Hills member), Stacey Barnes and Kaila Lewis. Aaron signed the score card and authenticated my hole-in-one.
Doug Bunting, Baxter Creek Golf Club, Hole #4
I was playing with my better ball partner, Steve Van Dyk along with Eric Henderson and his partner Dean Weber. The yardage was 162 uphill into the wind, flushed a nice two yard draw 7 iron and it was tracking the entire way and disappeared into the front of the cup! This is my fourth hole-in-one in my life and the feeling never gets old.
David Ma, Silver Lakes Golf & Country Club, Hole #7
I played with my brother-in-law Ricky Mehra, a friend Vito Sorrento and Peter Sorrento. It was the seventh hole and I lasered the yardage at 157. I used my 7 iron and when I struck it, I initially thought it was going a little right. When I looked up, it was dead straight at the pin. No draw, no fade. It landed about 10 feet short and disappeared into the hole. It was a perfect fall afternoon and this just made my day. We celebrated again at the halfway house with some drinks for my guys.
James Elding, Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club, Hole #8
I was playing with three other members of the club. The yardage was 172 and I used my 7 iron. I am a left handed golfer. The pin was front right tucked behind a green side bunker. This means I needed to draw the ball left to right to avoid the sand bunker. I had a pure strike high sweeping draw. The ball landed five feet from the hole and rolled in. What was particularly exciting is that I had an albatross the round before, so the hole-in-one was a nice way to cap off the year.
Catherine Chadsey, Princeton Golf Club, Hole #11
I was last up on our group foursome. We play together each Monday and Friday and have, (with the exception of Brian Burkholder, new to our group this season), for the past five years. Hole #11 is a beautiful elevated 139 yard, par 3. Looking down to the green and watching the forward flag to determine what the wind may do, as it always seems to be a factor, I decided to use my 3 wood. My ball carried to about a yard on front of the green and rolled, moving to the right and following the break, fell into the hole. What a thrill and more so as I was playing with the boys, Dale, my husband, Rae Langille and Brian Burkholder all cheered and congratulated me. Lots to talk about in the clubhouse restaurant over pizza and beers when we finished.
Jayson Sunga, Piper’s Heath Golf Club, Hole #16
Shot was 134 yards, front pin and used a pitching wedge. Played with a Piper’s Heath member, Ron Silvano, his wife and another good friend.