Hole #2 at Ivey Ranch. Playing alongside my husband Norm along with my neighbours Maury and Joan.

It was a beautiful Victoria late afternoon after a long Monday at the home office. A little cool at 10 degrees Celsius or so but rain had subsided from previous days and decided to get a quick nine holes with my wife, teeing off without any range or putts after a two week hiatus from golf. Made a good up and down for a par on hole #1 and headed to the par 3, 155 yard, hole #2 on the Gorge Vale course. It was a beautiful hole with a gentle breeze into us. As I hadn’t warmed up, I took an extra club, 7 iron, and hit my lefty draw but a little thin. I uttered some gentle encouragement for it to go and saw it cover the water but then lost sight of my yellow ProV1x that I prefer for Fall golf. I figured the ball was just past the flag which was why I couldn’t see it, (that and the fact my vision isn’t what it once was, even with glasses!) As I strolled down to my wife’s tee box, I looked and couldn’t see the ball behind the flag so I took out my phone and recorded my stroll to the hole where I confirmed the hole-in-one. Number one for me and a wonderful memory for sure! And it continued with a good nine from there, finishing just before darkness at one under for the nine holes, my personal best. Of course a hole-in-one helped with that!

It was a very exciting day to have a hole-in-one! I had one before at the P.E.I. amateur a few year’s back. My playing partner was Deric Stucker. The yardage was 83. The club I used was a Cobra pitching wedge.

It was exciting but also a bit surreal! I was playing with Rob Burkart. I can’t remember the exact yardage but I think it was likely about 90 yards or so, pin position in a bowl right after some bunkers. So it is a bit of a tricky shot because if you are short you are in the bunkers, if you are long, you are in the back bunkers. And interestingly, if you are above the hole you are fine but it will funnel down and almost always go well past the pin to the bottom of the bowl, very difficult to make that putt from above the hole. So I played a pitching wedge as I didn’t want to be too long into the back bunkers and purposely landed well past and a bit right of those bunkers/bowl, (actually executed what i intended.) It hit the perfect spot and then caught the top of the bowl and funnelled left all along the top ridge of the bowl until it eventually came down the bowl on the left side right above the flag and into the hole. I was just extremely happy that I caught the bowl and it was going to funnel down. I’d rather be below the flag trying to make that putt, but to have it go in was a total shock. Rob and I were on separate tee boxes, they were lateral, and I yelled over at him, “I think that went in the hole” and he thought it did too, couple behind us heard us. Didn’t see the shot but saw me pull it out of the hole when I was on the green. In fact the couple who witnessed it we chatted with a few holes later and they thought maybe I had a few hole-in-one’s before because we were so calm. Not the case, it was my first!

The pin was back left at 136 yards. I hit 8-iron from white tee’s, hit behind the hole, caught the slope and rolled back into hole. Was playing with two members from my regular old-guy’s group. The club made a nice plaque for me.

I was playing in a tournament at Victoria Golf Club match play with Emma Kral. It was 161 yards and I used my 6 iron. I ended up winning the match and my team won the tournament.

I was playing at Pine Needles with my daughter and her boyfriend. It was on hole #15, a 100-yard par 3. I was using my 7 iron. It was nearly 10 degrees the day after Thanksgiving! My final score for the round was 103, not my best, haha!

I was playing at Glendenning Golf Course on the last day of season. Played with my two brothers, Stephen and Paul Walsh, plus our good friend, Wayne Fowler. On hole #11 playing at 148 yards I hit an approach wedge which spun side ways in the hole. It was my second this summer. I had one on the same course, hole #6 in June.

My hole-in-one was a 7 iron from 178 yards. I was playing with my wife Dana and two great friends from the United Kingdom. My second hole-in-one this year!

My wife, Terry was there with me. It was hole #7 on the Waikoloa Kings Course, 144 yards and I used a nine iron. I thought it might have gone in, but after I parked the cart at the back of the green, I took my putter and sand wedge to the green, just in case! After 45+ years, one of them white dimpled balls finally found that four inch hole! Great experience!

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.

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. 

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.

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!

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.

On December 3rd, I scored a hole-in-one on hole #4 at Olympic View Golf Club. The length was 164 yards, using a 6 hybrid. Incredibly I also scored an ace two months ago on October 2nd on hole #16 at Olympic View. It was about 120 yards with a pitching wedge. These were my first aces ever!

I was playing with friends, Mike Machan, Terry Mills, Mark Laskin and Gord Pike. The hole was playing 155 yards and I used an 8 iron.

I was golfing with my wife Mary. The yardage was 185 and I used my 5 iron.

I made a hole-in-one at my home course, Greenhills Golf and Country Club in London, Ontario with Ryan Ford and John Schlieman. It happened on hole #12, front pin, tucked behind the front-left greenside bunker. Yardage was 158, playing about 170 into the wind (blustery day). I was having a great day in terms of iron play, but I knew I’d have to swing out of my shoes with my 8 iron to clear the bunker, so opted to set up about ten or so feet behind the blocks to take a bit off my 7 iron and avoid flying the green. Smooth swing with a high, tight draw. We knew it was a good shot, but couldn’t see the hole. As we walked up the hill onto the green we couldn’t see any balls on the green. One ended up in the front bunker and one on the back fringe. John pointed out a pitch mark about 18 inches in front of the hole, so I leaned in to take a quick peek, and there it was. My first ace. Not sure if it one-hopped or bounced and zipped back, but man, what an absolute rush.

I was playing at Donalda Club with Chase McCarthy, Kevin Melhuish and Paul Sadownick, all of whom are better golfers than me. Hole #12 had a middle of the green pin that day and it was 192 yards from the blue tees. I hit a 5 wood that landed in front of the green and rolled up the apron, onto the green and kept going into the hole. It was a totally unexpected outcome but a lot of fun to watch, since it rolled for about four or five seconds. If I can do it, anyone can.

I was golfing with my husband, son and grandson. I used a 7 iron. My ball landed on the green, rolled along and the disappeared. I looked at my husband and said, “I think I just got a hole-in-one,” and he thought no that it just rolled off the other side of the hump. We the got to the green where our grandson ran to find the ball, he got to the hole and yelled, “it’s in there, she got a hole-in-one.” I was so excited! I couldn’t believe it!

My first hole-in-one, ever. It was on hole #12 over a gully using a soft 8 iron. Hole was at the back of the green, 138 yards. I didn’t see the ball go in but two of my playing partners saw it go in. Played with Ryan Lawrence from Tower’s pro shop, a guy from Sunset Ranch’s pro shop and another Tower member. Lucky it only cost me $80 in refreshments as it was end the end of season.

The hole was #3 on the West course (my 12th hole as we’d already played the East nine and were looping over), playing about 130 yards. I hit a smooth 9 iron that landed a few yards short and right of the hole, then spun left and rolled towards the pin and disappeared. My playing partners and I weren’t sure if it was in or had just rolled over the crest until we made it up to the green and checked in the hole. Sure enough, there it was! High fives all around! Not surprisingly, I also got closest to the pin on that hole for the course’s fall bonus par 3 event. I’ve added the ball to my golf memento box alongside my other hole-in-one from nearly 30 years ago and other reminders of special times playing this mostly humbling, sometimes rewarding and always fun game.

I was golfing with my husband, John and two young men by the name of Ty and Ben, who we were paired with by the pro shop. It just happens that John and Ty worked together at the Copperpoint Golf Course in Invermere.

The yardage on hole #17 is listed on the score card as 101 from the gold tees. I used my nine iron, teed it down a bit, swung and hoped for the best. At that time of day, late afternoon, the sun was directly in my eyes so I couldn’t track the ball too well. I just knew I had hit the green but couldn’t tell where the ball ended up. My playing partners had gone over the ravine to their tee boxes and none of us could see the hole, just the pin. When we got to the green, we located everyone’s ball but mine, until I looked in the hole. There was a bright pink ball looking up at me!

The funny thing is, as we were going up one of the earlier fairways, we were talking about hole-in-one’s and how none of us had had one and some of us had never seen one. Well, I still haven’t seen one but I have had one now!

While golfing with my two guests, Gord Tanner and Dave Fleming, I put a good swing on my 56° wedge on the par 3, hole #12 and scored a hole-in-one. To my delight and the astonished look on my guests faces, I watched my ball soar very high in the air towards the pin. The ball landed softly, bouncing about four feet up and landing with a small six inch hop and a very short roll and in. I tossed the club when I raised my arms I delight. All my friends could do was hold their hands up while I slapped them. This was a long time coming and by my very rough calculation, it took something like 34,200 holes of golf played to get a hole-in-one. I expect the next one will be a lot sooner.

This was my first hole-in-one and the first of anyone in my group that day. In fact, none of us had ever witnessed a hole-in-one before. I was with my good friends, Justin Turnbull, Mike Meadows and Matt Webb and we were playing Indian Hills Golf Course in Lambton Shores. We were on hole #11, playing the blue tees, about 135 yards from the pin. I hit a 9 iron, and said while the ball was still in the air, that it was, “A little left and a little long.” Justin said as the ball hit the ground, “No, I think it’s really good.” The ball hit the fringe on left side of the green and spun to the right and roll back down the green and into the hole. It was very exciting! Something I will never forget!

I was playing with one of my best golf buddies, Jim Cooper and also two great friends, Brett Dilabbio and Fred Kolodij. The great shot took place at Jim and I’s home course St. Catharines Golf and Country Club on hole #17 into a brisk wind. I hit a solid 6 iron from 10 to 12 feet left front of the green into a front left pin placement as we all watched the ball roll in and disappear.

Ewan was pretty excited by his first ace. He has been hunting for one since he watched my first one in 2020.

• Time: approximately  4:00 pm.
• Distance: 109 yards
• Club: Taylormade sand wedge
• Ball: Taylormade TP5x
• Witness: Luke Bernekevitch (his father) and Lindsay Bernekevitch (Head Professional at Victoria Golf Club)
• Famous Llast words: “This is going to be a difficult shot”

Written by Ewan’s father, Matthew Baldwin

Second hole at Picton Golf & Country Club. Used a pitching wedge from 110 yards. Easy hole! I was golfing with Howard Ziedenberg, Don Rodney and John Hughes.

Hole #10 played 123 yards. I hit a pitching wedge. I played with Bryan Thompson, Craig Vaughn and Jeff Boyd.

I’ve been a member at Georgetown for 15 years now and play approximately 100 rounds a year and that was my first hole-in-one. I used a eight iron from 142 yards out. I was playing with one of the new members and unfortunately I don’t recall his name. There was also two of his guests there with him.

This year is my second year playing golf and this was my first hole-in-one. When I struck the ball, it felt like I hit it well and the ball was going right for the pin. The hole was 175 yards and I used a 3 iron. The two people who were golfing with me were Jim Parsons and Steve Eardley. Both got really excited and told me that the ball was in the hole. I did not believe them at first, as I thought it had hit the stick and continued off the back of the green. As we walked up to the hole I did not see my ball anywhere in view, I looked in the hole and there it was. I was thrilled that I got a hole-in-one and happy that my two good friends witnessed it.

I got my first hole-in-one on hole #4 on the Quail course at the Okanagan Golf Club in Kelowna, B.C. It was 156 yards to the pin and I used a 7 iron!

Played with Jeff Otten and Kerry Hahn. The hole was 140 yards and I used a Ping i525 9 iron.

Very exciting stuff! I was playing with Franco Pace and Alex Dumais. Yardage was 92 and the club was a three-quarter 9 iron.

I am a member of Fox Creek Golf in Dieppe, N.B. and I made a hole-in-one on a Friday at hole #2.

The hole-in-one was certainly an epic day for me. I’m a hack golfer at best, I’ve only been recording scores for a few years in an effort to develop a handicap. The ace was a complete surprise for me, and a memorable day for sure. I was playing with Margot and Heather Ritchie, members of the Toronto Hunt that I had not met previously, so it was very exciting to have them with me to witness it. It was the Toronto Hunt’s hole #3, a par 3, the range finder showed 132 yards (slightly uphill), middle pin placement, so I used a 3 wood. I saw that it was going left of the pin, but bounced to the right and rolled ever so nicely into the hole. I was completely shocked to see it actually go in!

Used a 7 iron and the hole was 162 yards from the tips! Went one up in our friendly two vs. two match.

Hole #2 on the Sidewinder course. 111 yards across a gully with a #6 rescue club.

It was an amazing feeling, I thought never in this lifetime that I would ever have an hole-in-one.

It was a Sunday, shotgun start playing with my Sunday group of ladies, Judy Cryderman, Maureen Yip and Nancy Greer. Hole #17 was about 110 yards and I used my 11 wood. My only thought was, please do not go into the bunker.

Unfortunately, I did not see the ball drop, I only knew that it was not in the bunker, perhaps at the back of the green, at best. After looking for awhile, Judy said, “look in the hole,” she saw it go in, but didn’t tell me. As it was my first one, she wanted me to experience it and wanted to watch my reaction. I think the whole course heard me.

Grateful for being able to share drinks with friends and members at the club.

You play a terrible game and then something like this happens, then it’s not so bad. I’m happy playing bogey golf, throw in a few pars and I’m good. Anything else is a bonus.

It was quite exciting and unlike my previous hole-in-one a few years back when I really didn’t see it go in (I knew I was close but it was dusk).

This time however, it was a beautiful day on hole #6. Wind was left to right. Pin was 185 yards and we were on the upper box from the our tees. I hit a 7 iron with a slight draw (lefty) and with my group just behind me, we knew it was a good shot but when it started tracking after it landed towards the pin, it was going to either roll off the green or go in. When it went in, our group freaked out and started cheering and high-fiving. It was chaos and excitement. A really surreal moment and feeling being able to share it with my group who consisted of Cody Therrien, Tyson Eckel and Jamie King.

114 yards from the red tees and I used a 5 iron. My fourth hole-in-one. Playing partners were Mike Doria, Eugene Dayton and Myrna Kidnew.

A perfect Fall day for a round of golf, a warm sunny day with a light breeze. I was playing with my longtime friend, Mike Whittaker. We’ve been playing golf together for over 50 years, since we were kids. We were paired up with two other club members, Ken and Simone.

The ninth hole at Mountain Woods is a 121 yard, par three. It has an elevated tee with a great view of the green. I would normally use a pitching wedge but decided at the last minute to try a gap wedge for the first time. The shot looked pretty good off the tee, high and straight at the pin, but I lost sight of it looking into the sun. Once down at the green, not seeing the ball anywhere, I thought it must have come up short. I looked everywhere, including in the creek that runs in front of the green. “I guess it must have gone long,” I thought, getting a bit frustrated at not being able to find the ball. It was only when I went past the hole and looked down that I realized it had gone in, from frustration to elation in an instant.

Golf is a wonderful game – good exercise and fresh air, great companionship, and the occasional shot that makes us think we have real talent.

What a day it was, this is my first hole-in-one too! I was playing with my buddy Chris Hillier at Lacombe Golf & Country Club. It was on hole #3, 125 yards and I used a 50 degree gap wedge. The cool part about the day is we were videoing our round for my YouTube channel. You can find the video of the hole-in-one here.

Was on hole #5 which was 154 yards and I used an 8 iron. Was playing with Matt Marineau and a member at Blue Springs Golf Club, his name was Jimmy.

After 50+ years of attempting to hole out on thousands of par 3’s it finally occurred on hole #6 at the West Haven Golf & Country Club playing with Carl Cammaert, Terry Whalen and Jim Carmichael. A newcomer to the bag, a Wilson Staff D7 28 degree hybrid was used. The Taylormade TP5 ball travelled 173 yards with a soft bounce and rolled 10 feet into the cup. Now working on my second!

I’ve only ever witnessed one other hole-in-one about four years ago. It is something which was on my bucket list, but never fathomed it would happen. I was playing with my lifelong friend Todd Chaput who has one hole-in-one and another friend I golf with, Eric Senohrabek, who does not have one.

I was first to tee off on our hole #7 from the white tee’s. I took a brand new Titleist Pro V1 out of the sleeve. I always play a 4 iron from this tee block. It was 216 yards on my scope. I got it, we watched it fly over a bunker and then rolled up onto the green and all we saw was it stop. My friend Todd says, “did it go in?” Eric immediately scoped it and he said I see it but it must have stopped directly in front of the hole. I took off with my cart and I was checking with my scope as I drove towards the green. I could see the ball partially and when I got to the green, there was my ball, half way in the hole with the flag stick pinching it up against the inside of the cup.

I collapsed on the green screaming. I looked over at the driving range and there was about six folks hitting balls and they were all staring at me. Some said they thought I had taken a heart attack. Eric and Todd were making their way to the green and I yelled, “it’s in the cup.” Todd yelled back, “don’t touch it, take pictures.” So after several pictures, high fives and fist pumps, my friend said, okay, just touch the flag pole, and “plop.” To hear that sound is something I’m never going to forget. I also had a stroke five years ago at age 50 and had to learn to walk again. I took up golf seriously as it helped my with my balance and stamina. Now I have a story to tell for the remainder of my life.

I was golfing with my 23-year old-son and we were paired with two men that were regulars on that course. We were playing from the yellow tees. This happened on hole #4, a 130 yard, par 3. I used my 6 hybrid to tee off. We were facing the sun set and I didn’t see it go in. The one gentleman that we were paired with later said he thought he saw it roll in but didn’t say anything because he was unsure. After everyone tee’d off and were on the green, we went to putt. I couldn’t find my ball and the same gentleman walked to the hole and said, “I figured it went in!” Was quite the celebratory moment with high fives all around.

It was my first hole-in-one after 45 years of golf. I played with Larry Wagman and Ben Ryan. Hole #17 at the Royal Regina play at 144 yards from the silver tees and I used a 7 iron. So unexpected after playing quite poorly all day but one shot can make your round enjoyable.

It was a fun day! I was golfing with Gord Bell and hadn’t been out much. I was three over after three holes and my ball striking was awful, so I put away the Pro V’s and pulled out a Kirkland. I parred the difficult hole #4 and felt a little better. I ranged the pin on hole #5 at 147 yards. With the wind I decided a pitching wedge was the club of choice. I hit a perfect little draw that started at the middle of the green and moved towards the pin on the left. The ball landed about 10 inches long and spun back perfectly centre cup. I was actually in disbelief as I’d never had a hole-in-one previously. I hoped my eyes hadn’t deceived me, but sure enough there was the ball in the hole.

Hole was 144 yards and I used a 7 iron. Played with Graham Abell, Steve Gendron and Gary James.

I was playing with my fiend Shearon, just the two of us. It was a beautiful Fall day. Hole #2 is 83 yards from the red tees over water to the green. I used my 9 iron and it was a nice high ball flight. The ball landed next to the hole and immediately disappeared. I made the mistake of not taking the ball out of play immediately and lost it in the woods on the fourth hole. When I played the next day, I found the sacred ball. It’s ready for a display case now. What a joyful exciting experience. I have golfed for 25 years and this is my first hole-in-one.

I was playing with my father-in-law, Rob McConnell and his friends. Unfortunately, I was having a particularly challenging round. I can’t recall hitting a fairway leading up to hole #9 that morning. I decided to hit a low “fairway finder” half-swing with my trusty 4 iron. Somehow, it went in! It was a very special moment for both Rob and I, as he has also had a hole-in-one on the same hole. It was a very cool experience to share together. Rob and I were on opposing teams that morning, despite that, I remember him yelling, “go in for him” just before the ball sank into the cup. It was probably my only useful contribution to my partner Rob McClelland all day. But we had a lot of fun! It was a 190 yard, par 3.