Hole in One Report

Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – April, 2025

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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).

Have you recently accomplished the feat of a hole-in-one? Tell us about it! Share your story, picture / video and course information with us at holeinone@golfcanada.ca.

Jeong Yeop Noh, Mount Nemo Golf Course, Hole #17

 

I was playing with Ted Kong, John Choi, Kwangyong KO. I got a hole-in-one at Mount Nemo Golf Course in Burlington. It was 3:28 p.m. on April 19, 2025. It was on hole #17, a 160-yard par 3. I hit my 6 iron which I bought two days before the round. The ball flew straight, landed softly on the green, and rolled up into the cup, unreal moment! Huge thanks to my buddies for celebrating with me. Definitely a memory of a lifetime. Amazingly, I got the hole-in-one on my second shot with this new 6 iron.

Tobin Hayward, Gold Canyon Golf Resort (Sidewinder), Hole #14

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It was a 167-yard, 8 iron that took one bounce and into the cup. Was on a guy’s golf trip with mostly old high school friends, seven of us in total. My first hole-in-one. I’m a member at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club just outside of Calgary.

Mark Varah, University Golf Club, Hole #16

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Seems like a dream honestly, but it did happen. I’m 59 years olf and have been a keen albeit mediocre golfer for three decades. This is my first hole-in-one. I grew up in Vancouver and my father taught at University of British Columbia. My wife and I moved back to Vancouver in 2023 after living in the United States for many years. I was a USGA member in Texas and Virginia. Hole #16, 158 yards with a seven iron.

Dennis Plamondon, Fairwinds Golf Course, Hole #10

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I’m not a great golfer by any means as my handicap sits around the 20 mark. Nonetheless, I had been golfing with my wife and I was 133 yards to the pin, not a lot of wind to speak of and I decided to use a 7 iron (Ping). There was a bunker in front of the pin so when I took my shot, I was just happy that I didn’t land in the bunker, but lost track of my ball as there was a bit of a low spot after the bunker to where the pin was. As I walked towards the green after my shot, I couldn’t see my ball on the green so thought maybe I’d somehow rolled past the green, then decided to check the hole and much to my surprise, there was my ball. My very first hole-in-one! I couldn’t believe it but am very happy to say the least! It can happen to anyone and I hope I can be lucky enough to get more!

Rob Hunt, Walt Disney World Resort (Lake Buena Vista), Hole #7

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It was my first hole-in-one and to have it happen at Disney and with five friends is so special.

I was playing in a tournament we started five years ago called the Green Egg Invitational. We typical hold it in Nova Scotia at Cabot but this year we took it on the road to Florida. There were six of us this year.

In my playing group was Richard McInnes, David Wood, and 12-year-old golfer Padraic Schamberger from Buffalo who was paired with us and was doing a practice round as he was in a junior’s tournament the next day. His father Kevin was also with us as he was caddying for Padraic. Directly behind us as part of our tournament were Jacob Howard, Jeremy Wood and Mat Wood (these guys immediately came up to the green to celebrate once we realized the ball was in the hole). Five of us are from Halifax, Nova Scotia and one player is from Charlottetown, P.E.I.

The distance was 115 yards and I used a 9 iron. This hole is surrounded by water as it is an island green. We could not see the ball go in the hole and discovered it was in the hole once we got to the green (hence why I have my putter with me).

Max von Muehldorfer, McKenzie Meadows Golf Club, Hole #7

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I’m excited to share that I recorded a hole-in-one during my first round of the year at McKenzie Meadows Golf Club and it was also the first hole-in-one of the season at the course!

It happened on hole #7, a par 3, playing 130 yards to a back-right pin. There was a light wind coming from the right, and I hit a soft pitching wedge toward the right side of the hill beside the green. The ball landed perfectly on the hill to the right of the pin, caught the slope, and started rolling down toward the hole. A few seconds later, it disappeared and sure enough, it had dropped in!

Keith Gunson, River Ridge Golf Club, Hole #5

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I was playing with some hockey friends while it happened and it was from about 160 yards away so I hit a 8 iron.

Mary Louise Andrea, Cape Breton Highlands Links, Hole #17

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On a beautiful day set aside for reflection and unity, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day, I recorded my very first hole-in-one after 38 years of playing the game I love. It happened on the iconic hole #17 at Cape Breton Highlands, a picturesque 155-yard par 3 with an elevated tee box. I chose my 7-wood, teed up, and watched as the ball soared, carried the front bunker, landed softly on the green, and began to roll left, tracking toward the hole.

I didn’t see it drop, but I knew it had a chance. Driving up to the green, the excitement built, and when we saw it had disappeared into the cup, the moment became surreal. It was a special, unforgettable feeling—and even more meaningful because I got to share it with my daughter Genevieve and a few close golf friends, Lois Higgins and Lori LeBlanc.

Brian Emeneau, Twenty Valley Golf Club, Hole #9

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I was playing Twenty Valley Golf Club for the first round of local southern Ontario golf with my buds Henry Wilk and Peter Uremovich. Our municipal course was closed, Tyandaga Golf Club. On hole #9, I hit Henry’s hybrid 151 yards over Twenty Mile Creek for a single bounce into the hole. My wife calls it a good omen for the year; she is right, on this my second hole-in-one. Must be those coloured balls! Celebration drink, Birdie Juice IPA!

Simon Hurley, The Okanagan Golf Club, Hole #11

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I was playing with Kevin Parnell and Cyrus Gandevia. It was 140 yards and I hit a pitching wedge. 

Darcy Carroll, Don Valley Golf Club, Hole #15

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Was playing with friends Matt O’Neill, Jon Lister and Sean Clearihue. It was my first round of the year. Hole #15 at Don Valley Golf Club. Was playing 112 yards to the flag. Used my 56 degree sand wedge. Landed six inches short and one hopped in.

I think the coolest part about it was that I drove the green on the very next hole, par 4, hole #16 and sunk a 25 footer for eagle. I don’t think there’s been many one, two back-to-back eagles in golf history! Despite all that I still only shot a 76. But couldn’t be happier to start my golf season this way.

Graham Picard, Morgan Creek Golf Course, Hole #14

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When I hit the shot, I knew it could very well be close, but shadows hanging over the green made it impossible to see. Two pals each hit their shots to within 15 feet of the hole. I thought mine may have had a chance to go in, but I refused to say anything for fear of the 57 year jinx. When we approached the green for our putts, one ball was about eight feet from the hole (Terry Gaines), and the other was maybe 12 feet away, but past the hole and to the right. I momentarily wondered if I had overshot the green, as I normally hit 8 iron at this hole, but today it was into the wind. While the other two guys approached their balls, I thought I would take a glimpse into the hole on my way by, and much to my delight, a Titleist 8 was staring up at me, bedlam ensued, with Terry being way more excited than myself. I think I was just finally relieved to check that box. The staff at Morgan Creek were very happy for me, and made a big thing out of it, so thanks to them, I have been a Player’s Club Member there for several years. Oddly enough, I have witnessed two of my regular golf buddies get hole-in-one’s on this very same hole, Steve Kenwood and the guy who played with me that day, Terry Gaines. Fun stuff for a bunch of guys 60 years old plus!

Frank Cesario, Dragon’s Fire Golf Club, Hole #2

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I was playing with three close friends. Hole #2 at Dragon’s Fire Golf Club, 166 yards, front pin, hit a pitching wedge.

Merle Smith, Picture Butte Golf Club, Hole #4

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My first ever hole-in-one. Hole #4, on the Homestead course at Picture Butte Golf Club. Using a 6 iron, from 160 yards into a west breeze. Witnessed by Calvin Miller, Todd Petro and Ken Boychuk. After 48 years of golf.

Derwin Hayes, The Okanagan Golf Club, Hole #18

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The yardage was 156 and I used a Ping 6 iron with reverse overlap to get the trajectory higher. It was my second hole-in-one, the first in June, 2019. The shot was approximately 183 yards on the Quail hole #4. 

Nolan Dingwall, Chilliwack Golf Club, Hole #3

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My name is Nolan Dingwall. I am 15 years old and a member at Meadows Gardens Golf Club. On Thursday, my Dad and I decided to grab a round of golf before our long drive to our family cabin on the Easter long weekend. We always pass by Chilliwack Golf Club on our drive there and thought it would be great to finally stop one day and golf the course. My goal for the day was to beat my Dad so I could talk about it on our drive to the cabin. I ended up beating my dad and scored my first hole-in-one! On hole #3, from the blues at 201 yards, I chose my 5 iron on this elevated par 3. I knew I was close to the pin when I hit my tee shot, but because it was early morning I couldn’t tell with the shade from the trees. I walked up to the pin and saw my ball which is marked with a red dot and a small N. I could not believe it and was in shock! I called my mom, brother and grandparents right away to share the news. Not only did I get a hole-in-one, I scored my best round yet of 78 and beat my dad by 14 stokes. It was a great day and an even better drive!

Robert Ward, Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club, Hole #11

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Finally, at the ripe old age of 77, I was fortunate to experience a hole-in-one. Yes, I have been close before at Lionhead, at Lowville and at Hockley Valley but this time there was no doubt.

Date – Thursday, March 27th
Time – 9:40 am EST
Course – Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club
City – Sarasota, Florida
Hole – #11, par 3, 166 yards
Club Used – Callaway 7 wood (given to me by my son James)
Playing – white tees
Playing Partner – John Staniforth

The hole #11 green is flanked on the left with a sand trap and a pond. Another sand trap protects the right entry to the green. I hit a high shot that landed just on the front of the green (between the two traps) and the Titleist #16 ball rolled forward another 15 feet into the bottom of the cup.

From the tee box, the ball disappeared from my sight and my playing partner who stood at a different angle yelled that it went in the hole. I was stunned, shocked and relieved all at the same time. So many of my friends have had the experience of a hole-in-one and I was in disbelief.

As I made my way to the green, it was confirmed when I looked in the hole. There laid my Titleist #16 golf ball. There was some laughing and yelling in celebration and the foursome of ladies who just arrived at the hole #11 tee starting jumping up and down also. It was quite an exciting moment. I have retired that ball and will find a suitable place on my desk at home.

After the game, I announced my great fortune of a hole-in-one in the clubhouse and proceeded to buy a round of drinks. I am very thankful and blessed to play the game of golf and to be surrounded by such positive people.

Adrian Last, Gold River Golf & Country Club, Hole #6

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It was a beautiful day in Gold River, B.C. when two grade school friends, both locals, got together for a round of golf. The two had not golfed together before and had both only recently got back into the game. Adrian Last and Lee Jack are both middle – high handicappers and had no great expectations for their round, just to catch up with each other and build skills in on the tight and challenging, par 71 course.

Adrian had been verbalizing his shot strategy as part of his goal of being a golfer who breaks 80 this year. When they reached the 185-yard, par 3, hole #6; the flag was barely visible due to a tricky pin placement that hid the hole from view, behind a tree in front of the green. “Okay, aim for the middle of the green.” said Last. “Nice and high, little bit right to left, end up just in the hole,” he joked. The hole is downhill and usually into the wind, probably played about 165 – 170 yards that day. Adrian crushed a perfect 7 iron and got exactly what he asked for.

He told his friends, “the ball came in so high,” and we couldn’t see it behind the tree. There was no room to the left and so when we were driving up to the hole, we weren’t sure if it even held the green. I jumped out of the cart grabbed two clubs and started walking across the green and a saw my mark about a foot from the hole. I exclaimed, “Lee! It’s in!” Not the usual amount of cheering you’d expect from a hole-in-one shot, but a great feeling of excitement for both of the golfers that day.

Adrian would like to thank the staff and volunteers that keep the Gold River Golf Course running and in such good shape. We’re fortunate to have you and this beautiful course. The greenskeeper for that pin placement. Golf Canada for the app and for following up with these kind of achievements by it’s membership. Oh and Lee for putting up with the rest of my shots that round. Yikes.

Bruce Anderson, Cultus Lake Golf Club, Hole #2

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My buddies Alex McLean and Zender Katz and I had just started our regular Monday round at Cultus Lake and were on hole #2, a 115-yard, par 3 with a tricky sloping green. I hit a solid 9 iron to the left side of the green and watched the ball disappear over a small hill at the front. I was waiting for the ball to reappear on the right side of the green, which it usually does given the front side slope on this green. It didn’t reappear, so we were all somewhat intrigued about what that meant. As I approached the green the ball was still nowhere in sight (we confirmed that it hadn’t kept moving to the fringe off the right side). Zender was the first to approach the hole, and the first to reply to my statement about not seeing the ball, as he peered into the hole he said, “I see the ball!”

This is my fifth hole-in-one, and second at Cultus Lake since last October, at this rate I may need to get a bigger office with more wall space! A nice thing about this course is that they have recently commissioned an artist, (also a member) to do a high quality rendering of the individual holes, to which they add the details of the hole length, player name and date of the hole-in-one. These look very impressive once framed.

Mark Taylor, Sunshine Coast Golf & Country Club, Hole #15

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Pretty amazing to get my very first hole-in-one and I saw it go in the hole. I had goosebumps walking up to the green! I was golfing with Dan Burnett during our Wednesday Senior Men’s competition at the golf club. It was hole #15, 167 yards and I used a four hybrid.

Bradley Fulton, Tower Ranch Golf Club, Hole #15

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Hole #15 at Tower Ranch Golf Club is a 493 yard, par 5 from the blue tees. On April 24th, it actually played into about a one club wind. It is a difficult hole with a tee shot that requires a good carry over a ravine to a sloped fairway. I hit what was my best drive of the day leaving me about 195 yards to green. You have to clear about 170 yards of fescue then a trap to the green which lies down and left on a severely sloping fairway. I played a 4 hybrid to the right of the green and just tried to let the fairway feed it down to the hole. I hit it exactly where I wanted to but couldn’t see it land or roll, It was a blind shot. When we got to the green we looked for my ball for about three minutes and it was nowhere. It is a crazy sloped fairway so it could be anywhere, including hazards left. Then I checked the hole and there it was. 

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Gary Dephoure, Lowville Golf Club, Hole #3

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I was playing the hole #3 at Lowville Golf Club. Playing about 165 yards into a stiff 20 mph headwind, I used a 4 iron. Happened on April 19th, 2025, the day before my 63rd birthday. So a nice early birthday gift. My second career hole-in-one, last one was in 1997. Playing with Dean Ellis that day who is a fellow Clublink member at Blue Springs Golf Club where we play regularly.

Justin Bowery, Sunningdale Course, Hole #2

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I made the hole-in-one at Sunningdale Golf and Country Club on hole #2. It was a 125 yard, par 3, and I decided to use a pitching wedge while playing with my dad, Jonathan Bowery and my two brothers, Ben and Owen Bowery. It was a beautiful day, about 23 degrees and sunny, and one of our first rounds of the season. I had just bogeyed the first hole and was hoping to bounce back. On hole #2, I was the second person to tee off, and as soon as I hit the shot, it looked great right from the start. The ball landed about three feet from the pin and rolled straight in. It was a cool and unforgettable experience, made even more special by getting to share the moment with my family.

Tom Groat, Shannon Lake Golf Club, Hole #16

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Living in West Kelowna, right in the heart of the Okanagan, feels like a gift most days, beautiful weather, stunning scenery, and the good fortune of being able to play a few rounds of golf at a course like Shannon Lake.

Our home overlooks hole #16, a tricky par 3 framed by tall pines and the occasional audience of geese. Late April had brought one of those perfect day, warm sun, a soft breeze, and the kind of peaceful afternoon where just being outside feels like enough.

I was playing in our Saturday morning men’s league, a great group of about 40 friends and members. Over the years, someone had the good sense to set up “hole-in-one insurance,” more of a hopeful gesture than an expectation. Nobody really thinks they’ll cash it in.

But on April 26th, 2025, somehow, it happened. I pulled an 8 iron from 158 yards, aiming for a front left pin. The shot felt solid, drifting in with a slight fade, landing short and beginning a slow, uncertain roll. My playing partners, Jeff, Jason and Kim watched it closely, but with the green partly in shadow, it was tough to tell where it finished. Jeff squinted and said, “It disappeared, I think it’s in the hole.”

I didn’t wait for confirmation. Heart pounding, I grabbed my club and sprinted toward the green, leaving Jason and the cart behind. As we approached, we counted three balls on the green, but all four of us had hit it. There was still a chance my ball had slipped off the back. Slowly, almost afraid to believe it, I edged closer to the hole, peeked in, and there it was.

I couldn’t help but let out a yell, loud enough, I’m sure, that anyone within a couple holes knew something had happened. It was a special moment, and even though it wasn’t my first, I was lucky enough to have made aces in 1987 at Lloydminster and again in 2019 at Shannon Lake, it felt every bit as thrilling and surreal as the first time.

For a 12-handicapper like me, I firmly believe that making a hole-in-one is about 1% skill, and 99% pure luck. Later, back at the clubhouse, word spread quickly. I was met with cheers, handshakes, and a lot of smiles from the guys. Thanks to that little bit of foresight (and the hole-in-one insurance fund), nobody minded too much when it came time for a round or two of celebration. It’s a day I’ll never forget, not just because of the shot, but because of all the good people who helped make it feel even more special.

Kalen Hellinga, Sarnia Golf & Curling Club, Hole #3

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It was quite a special experience. I was playing with my brother and his two young sons (my nephews). They were riding in the cart and hitting a few shots here and there while we played. They are three- and five-years-old. We were looking into the sun as we teed off on the 192 yard, par 3. I hit a six iron to the middle of the green but we couldn’t see the ball land or bounce, due to the sun. As we walked up to the green I noticed there wasn’t a ball in sight, and my brother pointed out a divot about five feet short of the pin he said ” you might have just got a hole-in-one.” He peeked over the hole and looked back at me, shocked. I asked, “did I just make a hole in one?” He exclaimed, “yes!” This was followed by a scream and a jump.

What a moment! We rounded up his boys for a quick picture in front of the hole, and had a group picture together a couple holes later. It was undoubtedly the best day of my life thus far. 31 years old, 20 years of golfing, and that was my first one. Hopefully not the last.

Corey Algar, Picton Golf & Country Club, Hole #4

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First round out with my girlfriend Chas and my brother Noah, hole #4 with a 9 iron from 132 yards.

Ethan Sin, Mayfair Lakes Golf Course, Hole #8

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I was playing in a highschool tournament round with two other guys from Richmond Cristian and Hugh Boyd. The yardage was 118 to the pin and I used my gap wedge. I remember stepping up to the tee box seeing the hill in front of the green, so I couldn’t get an exact idea of how close the pin was to the front green. I thought I would just go right at it and see what would happen. After I hit we saw two big bounces and I thought, damn my ball probably went over the green. As we were walking up to the hole I didn’t see my ball so I pulled out my phone to record just incase it was in there. Finally I saw the ball in the hole and I was thinking how lucky I was to make a hole in one at Mayfair since its my favourite course in Richmond.

Dan Whalen, Walter Gretzky Municipal Golf Course, Hole #8

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It was hole #8 and I was playing off the white tees, the wind was up a little. I think it was playing 137 yards front and the pin was two yards on. Phil Vicotto hit his 9 iron first and it ballooned on him a little because of the wind and landed just on the front fringe. I hit next and I just de-lofted my 9 iron slightly. It landed just about a yard in front of the green, one hopped about a yard from the flag and rolled the final yard straight into the hole. First one for me ever, felt great. I also played with Denis Sauve, just a threesome.

Graydon McQuibban, Northview Golf & Country Club, Hole #6

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This was my first hole-in-one, I was playing with my friends Nathan, Nolan and Nick. We have been golfing together for a few years now and the last round we played we talked about how this would be the summer one of us would make our first hole-in-one. Happened on hole #6 at Northview Canal course, was playing 123 yards with my 52 degree wedge. Landed left and spun in.

Barry Cernick, Galt Country Club, Hole #14

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Playing partners were Alan Reston, Kevin Clark and Trevor Franken. It was 154 yards and I used a 5 hybrid rescue club.

Elaine Hays, Uplands Golf Club, Hole #9

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Saturday was the first “Pin Round” for the business women at Uplands Golf Club. I had been playing well, holding my own and had some stiff competition in my group. Hole #9, I was last to hit from the grey tees. It was a white flag, about 152 yards. I used my three wood and was pleased to see I had a good line to the pin. I watched as the ball landed short of the green and continued to roll. My group heard me the hit the ball, said, “sounded good,” and continued to walk towards their balls. They couldn’t see my ball continue to roll toward the pin, but I did. I was thinking, “perfect, I should be able to tap that in for a birdie,” and then I saw the ball drop into the hole! I said, “uh, I just got a hole-in-one.” I held on to bogey the next hole and then slowly it all fell apart on the back nine, but it didn’t matter. I got a hole-in-one!

Virginia White, Hope Golf & Country Club, Hole #9

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It was 104 yards to the flag. I used 6 iron (as have to clear sand trap in front of green). Playing partners were Mary Loupret, Deb Dixon and Patsy Tait. I am 75 years young and passionate about golfing.

Cole Vardy, Wedgefield Golf & Country Club, Hole #10

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It was very surreal as I birdied hole #9 and #11 as well. Hole #10 was a 306 yard, par 4 with a sand trap just short of the green. I hit driver and was playing with two of my best friends Dylan Keats and Antoine Ramia.

Marlene Johnston, Osoyoos Golf Club, Hole #3

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Hole #3 is a par 3. On Sunday, playing with husband Ron and friends Roberta and Tim, we were faced
with winds gusting to 38 km and in our face. It was an uphill shot to a front flag. Yardage on the game card is 111 yards to middle, but for me, an arthritic 72 year old, it plays to 130 yards. With the best advice ever given me, when breezy swing easy (which is a good thought on every swing), I took my 5 iron, swung through nicely. My ball was nowhere to be seen on the green, it was in the hole! I hope every golfer gets to experience a hole-in-one! It is truly rejuvenating!

Barbara Nielsen, Kingsville Golf & Country Club, Hole #8

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I played with Mary Lou Henderson and Cathy Charette. I used a 9 iron, as the hole was uphill, we only could see top of flag.

Art Graves, Napanee Golf & Country Club, Hole #2

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At 64 years old and having golfed most of my life, had almost given up on getting a hole-in-one. The second hole at Napanee Golf & Country Club is a 176-yard, par 3 with a two-tiered green. Club was a 5 iron which carried the front of then green then released and rolled up onto the back tier, to a back left pin. My foursome was Scott Carpenter, Dale Bartlette, Paul Wilson and myself. It was truly the highlight of my golfing career.

Hole in One Report

Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – March, 2025

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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).

Have you recently accomplished the feat of a hole-in-one? Tell us about it! Share your story, picture / video and course information with us at holeinone@golfcanada.ca.

Zach Taguchi, University Golf Club, Hole #7

 

It was a beautiful day at the University Golf Club in Vancouver, B.C. I was playing with my good friend, Elliott Graham, who I met at the club years ago when he was just starting to play golf. We were playing as a threesome and were paired with a single, who turned out to be a great addition to our group.

As we approached hole #7, Elliott and the single teed off first towards the uphill green, where the pin was out of sight. From the tee box, we could see about four feet of the flag, which was 145 yards away, with a slight crosswind from the right. I decided to use a 9 iron. As soon as I hit the shot, it was heading straight for the pin. Elliott thought it might have gone in based on the sound of the ball landing on the green and the timing of it hitting the pin shortly after.

We walked up to the green, and as soon as I saw Elliott take out his phone, I had a feeling it might have gone in, even though I didn’t hear what he heard. I ran toward the hole, and after seeing the pitch mark in front of it, I checked the hole and there it was, my Callaway Chrome Tour X, marked with a purple dot. I was overjoyed and quite emotional, as it was my very first hole-in-one.

Sergio Picco, Northlands Golf Course, Hole #14

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I was playing with three gentlemen that are regulars at the course, as myself. My playing partners for the round were Stew, Norm and Sass. It was 10:58 am on hole #14 at Northlands Golf Course. It was playing 136 yards with the flag in the middle position of the two tiered green. My club of choice was a smooth 8 iron, which landed on the top tier and rolled down to the lower level and then in the hole. We all watched it go in the hole as I was playing a yellow Srixon ball.

Bryan Sandmaier, PGA West – The Citrus Club, Hole #7

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Playing partners were Dallas Sandmaier, Garth Turgeon and Alison Turgeon. Hole #7 from 139 yards and the club used was a pitching wedge.

Philip Wade, Quarry Pines, Hole #6

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I got a hole-in-one at Quarry Pines in Tucson. A group of us were visiting Tucson for a few weeks. It was on hole #6 and the pin was left centre. About 176 yards. The green had a high side on the right side. I hit a solid 7 iron but was right of the pin and hit the slope and the ball bounced towards the pin, but we could not see the hole. When we got up to the green we were expecting the ball to be on the green, but it was not there. We looked in the rough and couldn’t find it. Then looked in the cup, and there it was. Great time. My fourth hole-in-one.

Jeanne Glavec, Canoa Ranch Golf Club, Hole #8

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Canoa Ranch Golf Course in Green Valley, Arizona on March 6, 2025. Par 3, hole #8 from the Blanco tees and the distance was 95 yards. Blanco tees are the senior men’s white tees. I used a 9 wood and the wind speed was between 15 – 20 kms per hour. My husband Andy Glavac witnessed along with two very good golfing friends from Montana, Cathy and Bob Repnak. Very exciting as this is my fifth hole-in-one.

Fred Mensink, Pestana Golf Resorts (Silves Golf), Hole #13

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I was in Portugal and signed up to play the Silves Course in the Algarve. I was playing with two players from Norfolk, Great Britain; Matt and Sarah. It was an overcast day that started to drizzle. The hole was 150 yards and I used an 8 iron. The line looked good but the green was slightly elevated and there is a ridge from the bunker on the right side which I went over. I didn’t see it land or run out. Matt hit a good ball too, but it had a lower trajectory. When we went up to the green we only saw one ball. It was 20 feet past the hole. We both walked up to the ball and it was Matt’s. I knew I hit a higher ball so I walked back to the hole and there it was. Lucky #13! Never did see it go in!

Rob and Carolyn Grinton, Riverstrand Golf Club, Hole #2 and #5

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Something quite unique and unusual happened at our Florida golf course. On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, my wife had her fourth hole-in-one at Riverstrand Golf Club Estuary Course hole #2 from 101 yards using an 8 iron. At our club, we have a hole-in-one pot that you can sign up for costing $5 each time a member gets a hole-in-one. We discussed several times that we need to sign up but neglected to do so. The next day, March 12th, I signed us up for the hole-in-one pot before I went out for my usual Wednesday afternoon round with three friends. On our Estuary hole #5 I also got a hole in one, from 195 yards using a 7 wood! I cashed in on the pot for quite a sum. I searched to see what the odds were that a couple made hole-in-one’s on consecutive days on a different hole and they are 1 in 17 million!

Ernie Parent, Mount Brenton Golf Course, Hole #7

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I scored my first ever hole-in-one, March 16th at Mount Brenton Golf Course on hole #7. I hit my 6 iron 130 yards to a blue flag straight into the wind on a sunny, blustery morning. My first thought was that my shot had gone a little long and disappeared into the grass behind the green but my playing partners Charles Gallagher, Ted Valleau and Dan Whitelaw assured me that they thought the ball had gone in the hole.
Upon a closer inspection my Wilson Fifty Elite ball had landed six feet in front of the hole and rolled straight in. After high fives all around and a ball mark repair I left the green with a check mark in a box that all golfers hoped to get a chance to do.

Dave Sanders, Copetown Woods Golf Club, Hole #7

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Long time golf buds from left to right , Jon, myself with the ball, Nick and brother Herb are pictured in the group photo.

The hole was playing about 160 yards, uphill, with the pin hidden behind a knoll so we didn’t actually see it drop. I used a 6 iron. Jon got to the green first and started hootin’ up a storm once he found it in the hole. This is my sixth hole-in-one, my first was back in 1992.

Nichoulas Hunter, Starfire at Scottsdale Country Club, Hole #14

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My mom and I went down to Scottsdale for a trip over spring break and in my first round since October I got my hole-in-one. I was playing with my mom and two guys from Oregon who were there on a trip as well. It was hole #14. I remember shooting 154 yards on the tee box with my range finder. I hit my pitching wedge.

Christopher Love, Northview Golf & Country Club, Hole #11

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I was playing with my buddy Brennen Ekelund. I had the hole playing at 140 yards, back pin. I used a 9 iron, dead straight, took two bounces and the ball disappeared into the cup. I just recently purchased a tripod to film a couple of holes per round as I have been pretty blessed to play some amazing courses over the years. Luckily this was one of the two holes I filmed that day so I have a video of it. Hole-in-one while on video and it was my 39th birthday to top it off. Needless to say I bought a lottery ticket that night.

Al Luomala, Yuma Golf & Country Club, Hole #8

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I was golfing with Rod Brady, John McArthur and Jim Story on Wednesday, March 19th. Since Yuma is at sea level, I took one extra club on the par 3. The yardage was around 133 with a left to right cross wind. I hit a smooth 8 iron that was moved left to right and ended up in the hole. Couldn’t see it actually go in the hole but as I approached the green I thought at first I may have hit it long as a playing partners ball was on the green. I approached the hole, looking past the green first to see if it was long, then looked in the hole to find the ball was indeed there. This is my second hole-in-one with the last one being a number of years ago during the Club Championship at Kenogamisis Golf Club.

Darlene Caron, Peoria Pines, Hole #6

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My foursome of Laurie Wohlfiel, Kathy Lange, Jeanne Schmidt and myself. The yardage was 82 to front of green. I used a 9 iron. There was a right to left breeze, with the pin in left centre front of an uphill green. I hit my 9 iron on right side of pin, with the ball landing on right side and rolling directly to the pin and disappeared.

Kyle Duggan, Indianwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #11

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I was playing in a twosome with my great buddy and fellow caddy for the last three years at Cabot Cape Breton, Curtis Kuzmyk. It was a 183 yard par 3 over water, slight wind down and off the left, middle pin. Hit a high cut with an 8 iron with a touch of spin, landed a few feet past the hole and spun back in. We saw it disappear and before charging the green.

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Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – Month of February, 2025

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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).

Have you recently accomplished the feat of a hole-in-one? Tell us about it! Share your story, picture / video and course information with us at holeinone@golfcanada.ca.

Nelson Craig, Zellwood Station & Country Club, Hole #8

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My hole-in-one was on hole #8, playing 141 yards on a sunny day with just a little breeze and I used my 6 iron. I was hitting a Srixon Q-Star Tour Divide. It was an early birthday present as my birthday is on February 8th. This was my fourth hole-in-one.

Stephen Webb, Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club (Osprey South), Hole #18

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It was hole #18 from 148 yards and I used an 8 iron. I was playing with Kevin Olsen, Manny O’Quinn and Dave Ferguson. The shot landed three inches right of the hole, went by and spun back into the hole.

Kimmo Lucas, Cave Creek Golf Course, Hole #3

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It was the first par 3 of Cave Creek Golf Course (North side of Phoenix). I was playing with the “Dust Devils,” a group established about 50 years ago, comprised of approximately 40 guys and who play year-round in the Phoenix Valley.

It was early morning, so a little cool yet it was approximately 16 °C. There was a slight headwind of approximately six miles per hour. Some chickadees were chirping in the background. The flag was up front at 145 yards and I hit a TaylorMade 8 iron, playing a TaylorMade Distance Plus ball. The ball went straight at the flag, hit the front of the green and kicked up about three feet. It made one more small hop of a few inches, then settled down and ran a few inches straight in the hole. I was a little in shock and asked the boys if they thought the ball was behind the flag. They responded that it was in the hole and the “eagle juice” was flying! 

Randall Robinson, Strathcona Golf Course, Hole #6

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The day after my brother’s 60th birthday, I made my third career hole-in-one, the second one on the par 3 hole #7 at the Strathcona Golf Course in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It was playing 165 yards and I used an 8 iron. My witnesses were Craig Vieira, Jamie Philp and Dan Robinson. Then the highlight of the year occurred later in the year on the par 4, hole #6, once again at Strathcona Golf Course. A high, soaring driver bounded towards the flag stick and found the bottom of the cup some 305 yards away for another hole-in-one! Double eagle or albatross, take your pick because whatever you call it, it is still a one! My brother Dan had to be a witness again along with Rich Ciponi.

Corrine Bukowski, Larters at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club, Hole #7

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The hole-in-one happened on hole #7, a 110 yard par 3. I used a 5 hybrid club and my witness was Vikki Erlandson.

Brian Semkiw, Quail West Golf & Country Club (Preserve Course), Hole #16

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The wind was blustery and straight into my face. The pin was in the toughest part of the green, top right on a severe undulation. The match was with Scott Bachly. I was down one with three to play and he had just hit his shot to three feet (easy birdie). I focused on just making a smooth backswing and transition and I hit it pure. The ball disappeared and I thought that I hit it long over the back. Scott said that he thought that it went in. I did not believe him because in 70 years I had never had a hole-in-one. Scott went on to shoot 73 and I shot 71.

Mel Turgeon, Longbow Golf Club, Hole #7

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Smooth 8 iron into a slight breeze from 123 yards. I thought it was going to be short but it made the green and rolled in. It was my third hole-in-one. Playing partners were my wife, Kathy Turgeon along with Jim and Ellen Farley who I just met that day.

Audrey Johansson, Maui Nui Golf Club, Hole #7

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My husband Bruce and I have been vacationing in Maui, Hawaii for 15 years. We love the people, the climate and the golfing. On this occasion we were golfing at Maui Nui Golf Club in Kihei with friends from back home, Dave and Carmel Edison. Our home club in Canada is The Hills at Portal (formerly Peace Portal Golf Club) in Surrey, B.C.

As a group we had been having a difficult time choosing the best club for the par 3’s on this course due to the prevailing winds and bounce from the Bermuda grass. This particular 115-yard, par 3 had a middle pin. Everyone in our group were witnesses to my TaylorMade Tour Response ball respond to my 5 hybrid as it bounced on the green and rolled up to the pin. A big cheer erupted. I have been playing with a variety of soft balls, but my latest choice has been the TaylorMade Tour Response ball. Now my favourite.

Stephen Cundy, Mission Hills Country Club (Pete Dye Challenge), Hole #17

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My father-in-law, David Carruthers, member of Summit Golf Club in Richmond Hill, ON. and I went down to Palm Springs on the Family Day long weekend to join Summit Golf Club and Mission Hills Country Club member David Pennycook for a few rounds of golf. In our first round, we headed out on the Pete Dye Challenge course at Mission Hills to play a match against David Pennycook and Mike Sanford (also a Summit Golf Club member).

After a back and forth battle going two down to all square on the front nine, we were again facing an uphill battle being one down through 16 holes. With the honour, we continued to the 17th hole, par 3. Hole #17 is 140 yards off the whites and is heavily guarded by water and a bunker. The green is wider than it is long, and is defined by a ridge that splits the green left and right. The pin was 143 yards and was on the lower left level of the green. It was my turn to hit and I stepped up and hit a crisp 9 iron landing pin high, 12 feet from the pin. Mike called it early with a “this has a chance” comment. We looked on as the ball slowly made its way down towards the hole, what felt like a minute the ball finally approached the hole and to my delight, disappeared into the cup. Celebrations then ensued. Special thanks for David Pennycook for hosting us at Mission Hills Country Club.

Allen Chapman, Barefoot Resort (Fazio Course), Hole #6

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It was a great day, I was playing with Mario Salvagna from Lindsay Golf Club, Jim Plypus from Coburg and Al Leblanc from Coburg. The hole was 151 yards and I hit an 8 iron and it flew right into the hole taking out the right side of the hole which we had to repair. It was a slam dunk!

Diane Gomes, Indian Canyons Golf Resort (South Course), Hole #15

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Hole-in-one occurred while playing with friends Ron and Cindy Johnson from my home course in Edmonton and at my favourite course in Palm Springs, Indian Canyons South. After two double bogey’s, at hole #15 with a front pin location (90 yards), I used a seven iron and hit it pure, saw a bounce onto the green and roll toward the hole but didn’t see it go past the pin. With the sun in our eyes we couldn’t tell, we walked up to the hole and there is was! Goosebumps! I then birdied hole #16 which is also a first! Great day!

Rob Lucas, Lakewood National, Hole #6

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I was playing with my wife, Judy Lucas, and a couple from St. Louis, our friends Gary and Nancy Douglass. We were on hole #16, a par 3 from the gold or friendly tees on Commander course at Lakewood National.

The yardage was 89 and I used a 52 degree wedge knock down shot. Landed on the green and with two bounces, rolled into the hole. This was my second hole-in-one. The first was almost ten years ago, also in Florida (Naples area).

Jim Graszat, Heritage Landing Club, Hole #17

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It was very exciting. First hole-in-one I have ever seen, never mind my first! I was golfing with my wife Joanne McPhail along with my good friends Adam and Tina Bazuk. Yardage was 112 and I used an 8 iron.

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Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – Month of January, 2025

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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).

Have you recently accomplished the feat of a hole-in-one? Tell us about it! Share your story, picture / video and course information with us at holeinone@golfcanada.ca.

Joe Kispal, Heritage Palms Golf & Country Club, Hole #3

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I have been playing golf for over 40 years and this is my first hole-in-one.

We are Canadian snowbirds who winter at Heritage Palms Golf and Country Club in Fort Myers, Florida. Heritage Palms has two 18 hole golf courses, Royal and Sabal. I was playing the Royal course with my wife April when I aced hole #3 using an 8 iron measuring 134 yards from the white tees.

We are both members of Golf Canada and our home course is Crowbush Cove. We are truly blessed belonging to beautiful courses on both sides of the border. P.E.I. for the summer months and Fort Myers for the winter months. Retirement plan is working.

Kevin McKee, Ledgeview Golf & Country Club, Hole #14

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It was foggy that day and the range finders didn’t work. I was playing with three other members and we all guessed at around 158 yards, it was a blue flag and straight away, I hit my smooth 6 iron and saw one bounce and knew it was close. When we got up to the green, I didn’t see the ball and knew something special might have happened. I walked towards the cup and saw the divot approximately 24 inches before the cup and knew it had to be in. I was playing with Pat Hatchwell, Larry Marsolais and Scott Hurdle.

Chantal Lauzon, University Golf Club, Hole #3

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First hole-in-one ever! It happened at University Golf Club in Vancouver, B.C. Winter course, hole #3 shot from the front tees which measured 75 yards to the hole.

Ghislain Auger, Falcon Dunes Golf Course, Hole #17

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My playing partners/friends were Keven Phinney from Morinville, A.B., Bob McKay from Clifford, O.N. and Donny McKay from Oliver, B.C. I also won money for participating in the “hole-in-one pot of gold.”

Dan Holland, Gorge Vale Golf Club, Hole #10

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I’ve been golfing a long time and have never had one before. On January 4th, 2025 I was golfing with Debb Holland, Vic Lum and Kurt Mar while I aced hole #10 at Gorge Vale in Esquimalt, B.C. Our four ball was the first out and we had just finished the turn shortly before 10 a.m. The pin was back left and measured out at 113 yards. It was overcast and damp from rain the evening before but no wind. I hit with my 9 iron and the ball took one hop about a foot before the hole then in.

Alex Vandenham, Loreto Bay Golf Course, Hole #14

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Yes, very exciting. It was with the Wednesday Men’s League playing with Brian Gore, George Wade and Daryl Truman on hole #14 on Club de Golf Loreto here in Baja Sur.

The hole #14 is one of the most beautiful holes on the course. It’s a par 3 and I was playing the white tees, downhill 110 yards to the middle with a red flag, front of the green. That shot is normally an 8 iron for me unless conditions suggest a shorter or longer club. This time I saw no reason to change so it was my 8 iron again. The ball landed just on the front edge of the green, bounced once and then rolled to the hole and dropped. I can still picture it, somebody yelled, “it’s going in” before it dropped. To top the day off, I finally broke 90 that round! One of those rare good walks unspoiled.

Most of the men playing that morning ended up in Señora Delicias which has a lunch special for the golfers so I bought everyone a cerveza or soda water. Fun day!

I want to also give a shoutout to my home club in Canada, Kaslo Golf Club in the Kootenay region of B.C.

For the gear enthusiasts: 

– Driver: Taylormade R580 10.5 degree
– 3 Wood: Nicklaus airMax 35-S 15 degree
– 5 Wood: Infinity Plus M500 21 degree
– Irons: Infinity Plus M500
– Lob wedge: Infinity BWS 60 degree
– Putter: Acushnet Bullseye original
– Playing a Maxfli Elite Tour feel 90

(Yes, I’m a senior golfer)

Ron Frank, Seymour Golf & Country Club, Hole #8

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Playing with fellow club members Alan Oishi and William Hung, we were the first group out at 9:00 am on a chilly Saturday morning.

We arrive at the challenging par 3, hole #8 at 10:30 am and we’re looking at a middle pin, the green is a little uphill and we’re facing a cool breeze. I often grumble that this tough hole is no one’s favourite.
With the temperature at only around 50 degrees Celsius, the ball is flying reluctantly, which calls for an extra club.

I choose six iron and I hit what seems like my best strike ever and deliver a towering three foot draw right at the pin. My playing partners provided enthusiastic approval of the ball flight as it seems to stay up forever before landing eight inches in front of the hole before it disappears. My first ever hole-in-one and now my favourite hole!

Thanks to both Alan and Will for great support and celebration, and photography by Will.

Jerry Laboret, rayhawk Golf Club (Talon), Hole #17

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The yardage for my hole-in-one was about eighty yards onto an island green, I used an eight iron. I golfed with my wife, Jenny who parred the hole and two very good friends from our home course, Harry & Lucy English, which both birdied the hole, it was a very good hole. It was even more special when I made the hole-in-one on an island green.

Adam Johns, Crandon Park Golf Course, Hole #8

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I got a hole-in-one on January 16th. 130 yards out from an uphill mound style green. 9-iron, one hop and in. Playing with my buddy Nick to celebrate my 30th birthday and got my first hole-in-one on my actual birthday, bought everyone in the clubhouse drinks of course.

Dom Lafontaine, Rancho Manana Golf Club, Hole #14

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It was at Rancho Mañana Golf Club in Arizona. I was playing with my brother, and we were having a great time on the course. On hole #14, the pin was a white flag at 148 yards, tucked on the left with a greenside bunker. I knew I didn’t have much room to work with.

I took my Callaway AI Smoke A-Wedge and swung. The shot felt great and honestly, I couldn’t see the ball land because the bunker lip was higher than the green. For a second, I thought I rolled off the green! While looking at my brother, questioning where it was, we started filming on the way to the green. Walking up to the green, we did not have a view of the ball, so I got closer and closer until I saw my Pro V1x right in the hole. Still can’t believe it happened, what an electric feeling it was.

John Lund, Uplands Golf Club, Hole #9

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Wednesday, January 21 was a fun day for me and my golf mates at Uplands Golf Club after I got my totally unexpected hole-in-one.

Uplands Golf Club’s ninth hole is a 172 yard uphill shot. Probably the most difficult par 3 on the course with the least hole-in-one’s. I chose a four wood on this day and it worked. I didn’t see it go in but it was certainly headed in the right direction. My pals Ernie Behm and Dwayne Leskewitch both commented the same. Upon arriving on the green Ernie looked in the hole and said, “yep, it’s in here!”

As I’m now 79 years of age I notice that gravity seems to be getting stronger thus making distances longer every added year. However, I am determined to keep playing three days a week. I feel like I’ve chosen the right golf course here at Uplands as it is perfect for those of us who love to walk in the outdoors with friends. The course itself is fairly flat, except for hole #9 and hole #18. It is a friendly community-oriented club filled with lots of social activities. I love it here!

My favourite social gathering was celebrating my hole-in-one of course. It was a ton of fun to buy drinks for my fellow members. Thank you Uplands for our hole-in-one insurance policy.

Keep swinging golfers! if you haven’t had a hole-in-one yet, your turn is coming.

George Fukushima, El Tigre Golf Course, Hole #6

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I was golfing with two gentlemen that I only met that day, Kurt a member at the club and Monico from California. Hole #6 is an island green that was playing 112 yards and I used a pitching wedge. The ball landed nine inches to the left of the hole and one hopped in.

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Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – Week of December 30, 2024

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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).

Have you recently accomplished the feat of a hole-in-one? Tell us about it! Share your story, picture / video and course information with us at holeinone@golfcanada.ca.

Zheran Yu, Willow Valley Golf Club, Hole #8

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I was playing with one gentleman named Nick Zhang. It was around 100 yards from the blue tee with a front pin. I used my gap wedge.

Val Ziegeman, Ivey Ranch Country Club, Hole #2

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

Pavel Racu, Scarlett Woods Golf Club, Hole #9

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I was with my friend Ken, it was just about high noon, yardage was 182. I hit the lucky number 7 iron using a Lynx four ball and will spend the rest of my life chasing that feeling.

Nick Withers, Gorge Vale Golf Club, Hole #2

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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!

John Krasevec, Las Vegas Country Club, Hole #3

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We were in Las Vegas for a “Clublink goes to Vegas” trip. There were 110 of us there for the four-day tournament. This was our first round of the week. The hole was playing 155 yards. I used a 6 iron.

Dixie Haley, Marina Mazatlan Golf Course, Hole #6

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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.

Gerry Risi, Silver Lakes Golf & Country Club, Hole #17

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I was playing with Peter Dunn, Stacy McGann and Jamie Mathieson. On hole #17, which is a par 3, the yardage was 148. I used a 4 hybrid.

Theresa Walterhouse, Verde River Golf Club, Hole #5

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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!

Michael Peter, Pine Ridge Golf Course, Hole #16

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Got a hole-in-one at Pine Ridge Golf Course. It was hole #16, a par 3 playing 165 yards. Hit an 8 iron to a blind pin. Driving up to the green we couldn’t see the ball so we instantly knew that it was in the hole!

Michael Gatens, Miramont Country Club, Hole #4

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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.

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Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – Week of December 23, 2024

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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).

Have you recently accomplished the feat of a hole-in-one? Tell us about it! Share your story, picture / video and course information with us at holeinone@golfcanada.ca.

Grant Rae, Rancho Manana Golf Club, Hole #14

 

It was an incredible experience for sure. I was golfing with my wife, Tracy, and a couple that we got paired up with. It was hole #14, 131 yards and I used my 8 iron.

Jessica Wong, Victoria Golf Club, Hole #14

 

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.

Justin Ewing, Cayuga Golf Course, Hole #17

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On a Saturday, my son, Justin Ewing scored a hole-in-one on hole #17 at Cayuga Golf Course. Our foursome included, Gary Ewing, Lori Ewing, Justin Ewing and Nathan Ewing.

– Submitted by Justin’s mom

Patricia Keays, Pine Needles Golf & Country Club, Hole #15

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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!

Evan Smith, Mountain Woods Golf Club, Hole #9

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The day of the hole-in-one was 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.

Hole #9 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.

Robert Walsh, Glendenning Golf Course, Hole #11

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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.

Jeff McKee, Kingsville Golf & Country Club, Hole #9

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My hole-in-one was on hole #9, from the white tees. The hole was playing 138 yards and I hit my 7 iron. My playing partners were fellow members Greg Hengl and Bob Donaldson. 

Murray Blair, Lakewood National Golf Club, Hole #12

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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!

Stuart Elliot, Pheasant Glen Golf Resort, Hole #6

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I did indeed ace hole #6 at Pheasant Glen, 136 yards with an 8 iron past the flag, spinning back. Three good buddies were there to see it, Al Hope, Phil Noble and Kim “Sharpie” Sharpe. Sharpie took the above photo. Big credit should go to Ross Mantell, a CPGA pro who works and teaches at Pheasant Glen. He has been helping me to play the best golf of my life.

Jim Macleod, Waikoloa Beach & Golf Resort, Hole #7

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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 Report

Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – Week of December 16, 2024

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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).

Have you recently accomplished the feat of a hole-in-one? Tell us about it! Share your story, picture / video and course information with us at holeinone@golfcanada.ca.

Michael Drotar, Black Mountain Golf Club, Hole #11

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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.

Dave Bruce, Algonquin Golf Course, Hole #8

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Hole #8 was 127 yards and I used a pitching wedge. Algonquin Golf Course in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.
I was playing with Tim Morrison, Ed Hurley and Vaughn McIntyre. I hit a slight draw onto the green and the ball rolled slowly about 15 feet before dropping into the hole.

Dylan Silver, Lake St. George Golf Club, Hole #2

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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. 

Shane Gencarelli, Club de golf l’Albatros, Hole #16

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I got my first hole-in-one at Club de golf l’Albatros in Quebec City! It was a 107 yard, par 3. Hole #16 and I used my 52 degree Taylormade wedge!

Cameron Boyd, KenWo Country Club, Hole #2

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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.

Nick Arrigo, Ladies’ Golf Club Of Toronto, Hole #13

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Hole #13 was a 113 yard, par 3. Used a 52 degree wedge and played with Roy Fraser, Jane Huang and Stephen Choi. I was playing a fall match with Roy Fraser. He shot first and landed six feet left pin high to the flag. I took a little extra time so I wouldn’t rush my shot. The ball left the club well and had slight draw. From where we were I could see it was going to be okay and then I heard it hit the flag. After that, I thought it bounced to the side of the hole. After arriving to the green I couldn’t see where the ball was except that Jane’s ball had gone long and Roy’s was beside the hole. Roy kidded me and said,“look in the hole” and there it was. My shot punched down the rim and hit the flag at the bottom of the cup.

Zachary Pero, Greenhills Golf and Country Club, Hole #12

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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!

Jeff Brockhoff, The Links of GlenEagles, Hole #5

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We had a group of 12 people golfing that day. Here are the other Golf Canada members that were part of our group: Karin Smith, Bruce Busby, Bill Busst, Bill Trafford, Rod Bader, Patrick Houde, Val Groebmair and Steven Bleiker. The non-members were Lonn Hornsby, Cam McDougall and Drew Martin. Hole #5 is an elevated par 3. It is 140 yards, and was playing 112 yards that day with a front pin placement. Wind was coming at us a bit. I choked up a bit, and hit a three quarter swing pitching wedge. Didn’t want to try and full swing a gap wedge because of the wind. It looked good in the air, but hard to tell because of the elevation difference. It landed on the front of the green, bounced twice, getting closer to the pin, and then spun sideways. Then disappeared into the hole. We all started yelling and screaming. My first hole-in-one ever! Will never ever forget it and the feeling.

Tyler Martin, Cabot Cliffs, Hole #6

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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.

Peter Cox, Forest City National, Hole #17

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After close to 50 years of playing golf, my first ace at the short but tricky hole #17 at Forest City National, London, Ontario. It has a small green guarded at the front and right side by a ravine, along with a steep and grassy drop-off on the left side. You have to land short of the hole since the green slopes hard from back to front and the pin was near the front at 91 yards. I used my gap wedge and after hitting it, someone in my group said, “oooh, it’s gotta go, it’s gotta go.” Then we all watched it land two yards on the green, bounce forward once, then roll another two yards uphill into the hole, as I said, “yes, its gotta go in the hole.” A great day with friends from Greenhills Country Club.

Bill Gilhooly, Olympic View Golf Club, Hole #4 and Hole #16

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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!

Hole in One Report

Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – Week of December 9, 2024

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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).

Have you recently accomplished the feat of a hole-in-one? Tell us about it! Share your story, picture / video and course information with us at holeinone@golfcanada.ca.

Chi Lik Shum, King’s Riding Golf Club, Hole #5

 

I got my first hole-in-one on the fifth hole of King’s Riding Golf Club! My friend Ian Gong and I were in a group with another couple we didn’t know. The yardage that day was about 120 and I used a 48 degree wedge.

Anthony Milles, Tarandowah Golfers Club, Hole #15

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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.

Rory Matheson, Whistler Golf Club, Hole #14

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My wife and I are pass-holders at Chateau Whistler Golf Club. A friend had given us a gift card to Whistler Golf Club and we decided to use it on the last weekend before they closed for the season. We played with a member and a visitor from the Okanagan. Hole #14 is 150 yards and it was playing into the wind so I hit an eight iron. It was a great way to end our Whistler golf season. There was an eleven year drought between my first hole-in-one in 2013 and this one.  

Roger Picard, Castlegar Golf Club, Hole #8

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

Craig Manning, GlenDenning Golf Course, Hole #11

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It was on the hole #11, par 3 at my club Glendenning Golf Course. I was playing with a friend, Craig B. and brother-in-law Willie S. I hit an approach wedge, the hole was playing 110 yards and downwind. This is my second ace on this hole!

Zach Pero, Greenhills Golf and Country Club, Hole #12

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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.

Ray Frayne, Sturgeon Valley Golf & Country Club, Hole #5

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It was a fun day – our annual Brass Monkey tournament to end the season. In Alberta the season is too short. I was playing with three great guys who made it special for me. Owen O’Connor (the Guinness flowed after), Craig Schofield and Brad Sykes. That day, hole #5 was playing about 145 yards uphill and a light breeze slightly in and across from the left. With the pin tucked just over a ridge angling down to the back of the green. I hit as pure an 8 iron as I have hit all year. It looked good all the way and when it pitched into the ridge and trickled over towards the pin we knew it was good. We couldn’t see the hole so we weren’t 100% sure. Hurrying up to the green there was no ball close or at the back. Craig was first to the hole and he showed a thumbs up causing us all to cheer. It was a great experience that I will treasure.

David Wortzman, Donalda Club, Hole #12

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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.

Bruce Anderson, Cultus Lake Golf Club, Hole #17

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My regular playing partners Alex McLean and Derrick Moore and I were having our usual Wednesday game at Cultus Lake, a beautiful shorter course nestled in the Columbia Valley not far from the lake. It was a nice day to play, and we were each having our share of success. At #17, which was playing around the scorecard yardage of 120 yards, I was coming off two birdies in the previous three holes, but I never expected what happened here, a great strike with the 8 iron, a flight path on the line of the hole, a landing about six feet short and a ball that scurried straight in!

Celebrations all around for my fourth hole-in-one, and very timely given that Derrick (who just started playing golf a little over a year ago), had already nailed his first ace at Cultus in September (Alex has two there himself). As I said, it is a lovely shorter course, but you still need to hit the shots. My ace also helped with the overall score, obviously, and I posted 59, (on the par 61 tees). Another fantastic day in the golf paradise that is British Columbia.

Suzanne Stier, Rivershore Golf Links, Hole #2

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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!

Hole in One Report

Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – Week of December 2, 2024

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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).

Have you recently accomplished the feat of a hole-in-one? Tell us about it! Share your story, picture / video and course information with us at holeinone@golfcanada.ca.

Rob Nobert, Predator Ridge Golf Resort, Hole #8

 

We were playing the Ridge Course on Thanksgiving Friday. I was with three friends of mine (two of whom are members), Sattu Mahapatra, his wife and Ross Marrington was our other group member.

Hole #8 is a slight uphill par 3 that was playing 158 yards that day. I hit an 8 iron just right of the green, it took three to four bounces while making its way to the edge of the green, it’s last hop made it to the side of the green and then it headed towards the flag which was in the front right corner that day. As the ball rolled in the direction of the hole the guys started saying, “This is looking pretty good, It’s getting better and better!” Then the magic happened as we watched it disappear into the hole!

Rey Lee, Tower Ranch Golf & Country Club, Hole #12

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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.

Brad Gibson, Markland Wood Golf Club, Hole #2

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Hole #2 measured at 152 yards!

Colin Anderson, Anderson Links Golf & Country Club , Hole #3

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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.

James Watt, Markham Excutive Golf Course, Hole #4

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My hole-in-one was at Markham Excutive Golf Course. Hole #4 and the distance was was 202 yards. I used my driver. I was with fellow golfer Joseph Yu and w play in the senior league together. My first hole-in-one was a great finish to the last game of the season.

Nancy Kaiser, The Springs Course, Hole #17

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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!

Linda Heaslip, Penticton Golf and Country Club, Hole #10

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It was from the silver tees on hole #10. The shot was 155 yards with a three wood. I was playing with Janet Bremner, Caroline Palmer and Angela Turnbull.

Andy Gee, Carrying Place Golf and Country Club, Hole #12

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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.

Jeff Saunders, Shannon Lake Golf Club, Hole #2

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Finally made my third hole-in-one. It had been 25 years since my last one. I wore a shirt that morning that belonged to my best friend’s father (George) who had passed away recently. I told my wife I was going to channel my inner George on the course. Hole #2, gap wedge, playing 128 yards downhill. Struck it pure and it looked good in the air.

Mark Pretty, Indian Hills Golf Club, Hole #11

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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!

Hole in One Report

Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – Week of November 25, 2024

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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).

Have you recently accomplished the feat of a hole-in-one? Tell us about it! Share your story, picture / video and course information with us at holeinone@golfcanada.ca.

Xavier Recasens, St Catharines Golf and Country Club, Hole #17

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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.

Brett Gelfant, Summit Golf & Country Club, Hole #2

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Was playing 166 yards from the blue tee’s. Used a Titleist T-150 9 iron. Landed on the front of the green and released off the slope to the back left hole position. This was my second hole-in-one but first one I was able to watch go in the hole.

Ewan Baldwin, Victoria Golf Club, Hole #8

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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

John Kozij, Greyhawk Golf Club – Predator, Hole #8

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I was playing with Ewen MacMillan, Peter Howe and Leonard Huffman. All of us, members of the Greyhawk Golf Club.

The par 3, hole #8 on Predator had the pin on the right back of the green that day and it measured 170 yards from the tee off blocks.

I hit an older model Callaway 7 wood with an high and slight fade to the middle of the green and the momentum carried into the back right hole location. Ewen called it. I walked up there to confirm it was in the hole before celebrating my first hole-in-one.

Robert Tomlin, Picton Golf & Country Club, Hole #2

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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.

Rob Piasecki, Selkirk Golf & Country Club, Hole #16

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My hole-in-one happened on my third last round of the year playing with my friend and frequent golf partner Glen Laye. It was a great Fall morning and was warming up as we approached the par 3, hole #16 at Selkirk Golf and Country Club. It was playing at 128 yards and I chose 9 iron. Swing was good, and we watched it one hop into the hole! Very exciting day indeed.

Brett Lacey, Gorge Vale Golf Club, Hole #10

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

Louise Fagan, Trenton Golf Club, Hole #8

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Well, it is my first hole-in-one. I have been golfing for about 12 years now so that was really exciting. I was playing with three friends, Gwen W., Linda R. and Julie O. I hit my shot on hole #8 and I saw my ball go a bit right of the hole. There’s a little hill on that side so my ball hit the hill and started rolling sideways on the green and right into the hole. I had turned around to get back to my bag but the girls kept looking at my ball and their voices got louder so I turned just in time to see my ball roll into the hole. I was a bit in disbelief and kept looking thinking maybe it was hiding behind the flag but no, it went in. What a great feeling! I usually use my 8 iron on this hole in the summer time but because it was cold and windy I clubbed up and used my 7 iron. The distance is about 112 yards to the hole.

Brian Gillam, Georgetown Golf Club, Hole #8

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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.

Peter Sheriff, Greenhills Golf Club, Hole #15

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I was playing with my son Mason Sheriff, Rich Vanderwyst and Steve Gligor. The hole was playing 210 yards, and I used a 2 hybrid.