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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Peyton Lee, Lindsay Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
I was playing with my dad. The yardage was 180 playing into a two club wind. I hit a 5-iron with a slight cut, took one bounce off the slope of the hill and disappeared. I knew there was a ridge there so I didn’t want to get too excited too soon, but when I drove up to the green and didn’t see the ball I had a pretty good idea that it went in.
Robert Piccionit, Mount Bruno Country Club, Hole #10
Geoff Garbarino and Jon Chaimburg were my playing partners that day. We made the turn and headed for our par 3, hole #10. It was playing approximately 148 yards and pin was front left which is on a green that flushes everything right. I had mentioned that the pin placement that day was the hardest. I dropped the ball in the box, no tee and compressed a 9 iron. Ball left the club on an absolutely straight line and Jon Chaimbrug called the hole out as soon as it left the club. I thought it was long but the ball landed six inches left of the cup, took one bounce right and in it went side door.
Matt Prosser, Avon Valley Golf & Country Club, Hole #5
I was playing with my friend Brett MacNeil. Yardage was 125 and the club was a 50 degree Titliest SM7 wedge.
Kent Cameron, Cottonwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #2
I was playing Cottonwood Golf & Country Club in Calgary with a couple friends from work. It was on an afternoon round, on hole #2, playing 145 yards, back centre pin. I hit a nine iron with a baby cut. The ball landed just short of the hole but released and rolled in! It was a pretty awesome day!
Trish Leach, The Falls Golf Club, Hole #4
I was so excited because it was my very first hole-in-one. Never thought I would ever get one and then it finally happened! The fun part was the course was a bit backed up so there was a group of four men watching me tee off, along with my partner in life Gord. They let out a huge roar when it went in.
It was about 110 yards from an elevated tee box and I used my trusty, lofty little 9 wood. The ball landed on the green a few feet in front of the hole, and bounced once straight into the cup.
Yay 62 year old me!
Colin McLelland, Glencairn Golf Club, Hole #7
The hole-in-one came on hole #7 at Glencairn Leithfield during our club championship. The yardage was 155 into a breeze. Hit a nice 6 iron with draw into a back pin location and we saw the ball go in the hole. I went on to shoot a nice 77 that day. Played with fellow competitors David Clarke and Brad Gleeson. This is my fourth hole-in-one and second on this hole at Glencairn.
Robert Harrison, Peel Village Golf Club, Hole #2
It was on hole #2 of Peel Village Golf Club in Brampton. The second hole is an uphill par 3. The yardage on the score card was 115. On that day it was playing a little shorter at 109 yards. I was playing with Ian Sarjeant, Brian Sim and Alan Coates. A beautiful day with this being the highlight!
Jennifer Hicks, Amberwood Village Golf & Country Club, Hole #1
This was such a thrill for me. I have been close to having a hole-in-one so many times having birdies, eagles and even an albatross on a par 5 but never and ace. My life partner and a fellow golfer were witnesses to this incredible event. It was on the first hole, what a way to start a round! I used an 8 iron for the 128 yard shot. It was a surreal experience.
Barry Porter, Lakeside Golf Club, Hole #6
It was an exciting time at Lakeside as I happened to make a hole-in-one on the same hole, same tournament, same yardage, same blue flag as the previous year. I’m hoping for the natural hat trick next year when I go for three in a row! It was a bit expensive buying refreshments both years as there were quite a few members playing in the Memorial tournament, thank goodness for hole-in-one insurance!
Photo taken from the Lakeside Golf Club Facebook post.
Patricia Kenny, Predator Ridge, Hole #15
I was playing with Linda Deluca and Lorraine Dollevoet. The shot was on hole #15 on the Ridge course at Predator Ridge and the yardage was approximately 109. I used a seven iron.
Nitin Badhwar, Sleepy Hollow Golf & Country Club, Hole #8
Hole #8 was about 145 yards to a red flag yesterday so I grabbed my 7 iron (I am old now so need extra club). My focus was on not going left as that is what I have been doing a lot lately. Plan was to have it land on the right side and roll down to the hole. To my shock, I nailed a beauty right at the pin. Hit it well, saw a bounce in front of the green and then the four of us just watched the ball track toward the hole. James looked at me after we lost sight of it and I could tell he thought it was in. Carlo was standing on the wheel of his cart trying to get a better look and said, “dude, I think that’s in.” Chris was sure of it too but we all know that hole #8 often tricks you and you find the ball sitting ten feet past the hole when you finally get there.
I tried to stay grounded as we walked up to the green. My heart sank when Carlo got to the hole first and then walked away. By the time I got to the green, I expected to see it on the green but couldn’t see it anywhere. I asked the guys and Carlo just casually said to check the hole and there was yellow Kirkland in the hole. And that is when we just erupted. High fives and hugs all around.
Second ace, and both on hole #8 at Sleepy Hollow Golf & Country Club. Great to do it on a League day and it was made extra special celebrating with the special community that we have at Sleepy Hollow. Definitely felt the love from everyone there, and in texts and e-mails that followed. Feeling on top of the world!
Alex Binkley, Muskoka Lakes Golf & Country Club, Hole #12
I was playing with my son-in-law Jonathan MacLeod of Bedford, N.S., his father Jack MacLeod of Little Harbour, N.S. and longtime golfing buddy John Moses of Toronto. Hole #12 at Muskoka Lakes is about a 160 yard drive from the gold tee. I hit with my driver. I rarely land on the green on this hole with my first shot so I was surprised to see the ball land there and roll towards the pin. When it disappeared, I was initially speechless but my three loudly cheering pals were shouting hole-in-one. When we reached the green, I walked over and there was the ball resting in the cup. In the end, I was even more surprised at how quickly news of the event spread among the other golfers and the staff at the club.