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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David Brien, KenWo Golf Club, Hole #13
Great times at KenWo Golf Club on a Sunday. I used a 7 iron from 154 yards, it took two bounces and went in.
Mick Aiello, Canoe Club Golf Course, Hole #5
Around 6:30 pm I was playing the Canoe Club Golf Course here in Winnipeg, Manitoba. On the par 3, hole #5, I got my first hole-in-one! Also my first eagle. The card said it was about 176 yards, front pin location. I hit 5 iron it bounced before the green and went in the cup.
Karen Purdy, Royal Regina Golf Club, Hole #16
This was my second hole-in-one on the same hole at the Royal Regina Golf Course. Distance was 106 yards and I used a 9 iron. I was playing with my son, who is 20. The first time I hole-in-one’d that hole was in 2017.
The best part of this story is that since 2015, every time I play a par 3, I announce to whoever I’m playing with, “hole-in-one hole, let’s get a hole-in-one!”
I’ve been really focused on this ever since I took my son to a little par 3 course by our house. My short game was not very good and the holes were so short it hardly felt like golf. So I just decided that I might as well try to get a hole-in-one if I was going to play this little course and it’s stuck. I’ve started a bit of a trend and my husband also says this when he plays with his syndicate group. So his group are also trying extra hard. Haha.
Howard Walton, Northview Golf & Country Club, Hole #6
I was playing with three golf buddies, Chris Dow, Rob Keats, & Ian Russell. They were my witnesses. We are all 67 years old with adequate enough eyesight to see my ball roll into the cup. The yardage was 120, playing about 135 into a head wind. I hit a very nice 9-iron. The ball hit on the front of the green, bounced twice, and rolled 10-12 feet into the cup. We even heard a slight clink as it dropped. It was by far my best shot of an otherwise underperforming round. I was more than happy to pick-up the tab for dinner, a couple of bottles of wine, and a nice Single malt Scotch. A small price to pay for an epic day.
Victor Carriere, Cougar Creek Golf Club, Hole #17
I had a hole-in-one on at Cougar Creek Golf Club. It was hole #17 and for our Men’s league, it was playing 170 yards. I’m not a long ball hitter so I decided to use my driver with an easy swing. My playing partner Mark Henry said he could see it hit the hill to the right of the green and rolled onto the green. Upon arriving to the green we could not see my ball on the green and Mark joked better check the hole. I laughed it off and thought that perhaps it rolled right across the green instead. Mark walked past the hole and turned to me and said you better check the hole! I still laughed but decided to take a look and sure enough my golf ball was in fact in the hole. My ball is easy to identify as I have personalized Titleist Pro V1 balls with the number 97 on them and my name printed on them too! This is my first hole-in-one ever and I told the staff at Cougar Creek to never give up trying because at 60 it still can be done!
Brodie Barth, Elmira Golf Club, Hole #6
My cousin Zak is on the left, I am centered and my wife Emily is on the right. I used a 9 iron from 148 yards.
My wife and I will be volunteering at the 2025 RBC Canadian Open!
Piero Novello, Inglewood Golf & Curling Club, Hole #7
Golfers played with, Ms. Jodi Chambers, Mr. Fintan Ryan and Mr. Mark Veniot. Yardage of the hole was 126 and I used a 9 iron (TaylorMade Q10 Steel shaft – Regular Flex – Jumbo Grips). Golf ball used was a custom Titleist PRO V1x – ball number 13 (red).
Mia He, Meadowlands Golf Club, Hole #1
My daughter Mia He recently played her very first tournament of the season, where she scored a hole-in-one on the very first hole. All the rule officials and her groupmates, parents witness this awesome moment. She couldn’t believe she did it, the rest of round didn’t go well as she hoped, but the hole-in-one definitely made up for it.
The tournament was at Meadowlands Golf Club at Sylvan Lake. It is a 135 yards par 4 (due to her age, the juniors are playing from the gold tee, which is only 2789 yards for all 18 holes). So she’s not only scored a hole-in-one, it was also counted as an Albatross as well.
Submission written by Mia’s father.
Here’s what’s written on the MJT website for the event highlights:
A fantastic highlight was an opening hole-in-one, made in the MJT Girls 9–10 division by 10-year-old Mia He of Edmonton, Alberta, who stepped up and aced the very first hole of her season.
Brad McDonnell, Cordova Bay Golf Course, Hole #13
I was playing with one of my men’s night partners Satnam and I hit the 152 yard shot using my five iron. We saw the ball land on the green and it took one hop and disappeared. I have to say I was a bit confused at first, my first thought was maybe it was behind the pin, so I moved over to the side of the tee box to see if the ball was there but it wasn’t. Then I looked through my rangefinder to see if it was in the fringe, but couldn’t see it. Lo and behold, there it was, in the hole! Woohoo, I yelled and my buddy immediately grabbed his phone and snapped this picture of me.
Laurie Richer, Greyhawk Golf Club, Hole #7
The yardage was 89. I used a 9-iron. The flag was tucked behind a sand trap so no one saw it go in. I was playing with my husband, Morteza Doroudian and another couple, good friends of ours, Darlene Monkman and Marc Carrier. Darlene thought it was awfully close. As we approached the green she noted there were only three balls. My husband got to the green first and also questioned why there were only three balls. As he didn’t see my shot he had no idea it was right at the flag. Darlene told him to look in the hole. Lo and behold there it was! Very exciting.
Denny Smith, Sturgeon Valley Golf & Country Club, Hole #5
The distance was 146 yards, into the wind. I hit a 7 iron with a baby draw and landed the ball right into the cup. I couldn’t see the hole from the tee but we definitely heard the ball land. I thought there might be a chance it stayed in the hole but wan’t sure until we got onto the green.
I was playing with my usual Thursday group of friends: Terry Bludd, Ian Weiss and David Dykstra.