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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Brian Norrie, Belvedere Golf Club, Hole #9
I had my first hole-in-one at Belvedere Golf Club. It was hole #9 and I used a pitching wedge from 109 yards. My playing partners were Mike Conway, John Howatt and Wayne Birch.
Jeff Antonik, Cordova Bay Golf Course, Hole #17
It was awesome. My first hole-in-one and I’ve had a lot of tries! Happy to be in the club now. We were on a shotgun start due to a frost delay. Started on hole #12 and I got it on hole #17, so our sixth hole. Hole #17 is a beauty with tee to green all water. We gunned it at 150 yards and I hit a towering 8 iron that spun back about five feet before dropping.
We have a big team rivalry in our group of guys which is based off our annual Ryder cup trips. I’m on Pin High Golf Club along with my playing partner that day, Brandon Cali. We were playing against Tristan Melton and Ray who are on the other Ryder Cup team called the River Rats. We’ve had a long standing rule in our group that a hole-in-one automatically wins the match. It has never come into play until now. As Brando and I ran around screaming, “it’s over, it’s over” you could see dejection all over their faces!
Tracy McCabe, Campeche Country Club, Hole #6
It was a long awaited reward for playing golf. My brother was a two handicap and never had one and my dad is a nine handicap and 86 years old. He got his first two years ago and now has dementia so he can’t remember he did it. I am happy to join the club and lived long enough to get one and hopefully remember for years to come.
I played with Janice Klassen, Rene Raphael and Cathy Scott.
I used a 5 hybrid on a 141 yard uphill par 3. I couldn’t see it go in.
Carol Farronato, Heritage Harbour Golf Resort, Hole #12
I have been playing golf for about 20 years and last week I got my first hole-in-one. I was playing in my ladies league with three lovely ladies. It was on hole #12 and I was first up on the par 3, 90 yard shot using my 9 iron. The hole was in a shaded spot and all of us believed I over shot the hole. We searched for my ball but finally, I dropped another ball.
The first lady to putt in the hole picked out her ball and said, “you won’t believe this, here’s Carol’s ball.” Of course we were all so excited! We are snowbirds from Ontario and winter in Florida. I play three times a week at Heritage Harbour Golf course.
Daymon Eng, University Golf Club, Hole #12
It was my first one and here’s how it happened. Sunday was a beautiful sunny day. I was playing with Eelco Snijders, Nick Lyons and Sam Cullen. We’re members of the UGC Weekend Mens Group. Hole #12 was playing 102 yards with the pin back right. I hit my 52 degree wedge. We thought it looked good but the pin was hidden so we couldn’t see it go in. Nick walked up to scope out his chip shot and couldn’t see my ball. He looked on the hole and it was there!
After celebrating, the rest of my game took a turn for the worse and eventually lost my match to Nick who played lights out that day. We celebrated with the rest of the weekend boys in the clubhouse with a round of drinks on me!
