Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – August, 2026
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.
Ashwyn Lalji, Banff Springs Golf Course, Hole #4
My 9-year-old son, Ashwyn Lalji, made his first hole-in-one at the Banff Springs Golf Course on August 12, 2026. Ashwyn was playing the 4th hole of the Tunnel Nine from the red tees, a 104-yard par 3. He hit a 7-iron, and the ball bounced short of the green and rolled toward the hole. Nobody in the group saw it go in, but when they arrived at the green, they found the ball in the hole! Ashwyn was playing with his older brother and younger sister – all three of the kids are Youth on Course members.
– Submitted by Ashwyns parent
Karen Lewis, Kenora Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
I was playing in the “Monday Morning Ladies Best Ball Match Play League” at the Kenora Golf & Country Club. It was a windy rainy morning. We pulled up to the picturesque par 3, hole #15. An 80-yard shot from the red tees. I normally play my 52 degree wedge, but with the rain I opted for my 48 degree. My friends Liz McKenzie reports, “I witnessed it and there was a downpour with tree branches flying by like tumble weeds. We were under cover in the cart. She stepped out into the storm, teed up and into the hole!”
Jin Wen, Ladies’ Golf Club of Toronto, Hole #13
My first hole-in-one! I used a 6 hybrid and I am still processing the fact that I had a hole-in-one.
Ben Fraser, River Oaks Golf Club, Hole #3
A blind tee shot on the 344-yard par 4. The ball rolled onto the green and dropped into the cup out of sight from the tee. The achievement was witnessed and confirmed by the group playing directly ahead of us on the green.
Mark Skidmore, Carstairs Community Golf Course , Hole #12
It was Sunday August 30th, 2026 on hole #12 at Carstairs Community Golf Course in Carstairs, Alberta. It was a 176-yard par 3 over water and a bunker with the flag at the back of the green. I pulled my new 7 wood and watched it fly the water and bunker and take one hop to the right and disappear. From 176 yards it was tough to tell if it had gone in the hole or rolled off of the green. My wife had videoed the walk up to the hole and found the ball in the hole for my first ever hole-in-one.
Terry Fascione, Naturally Pacific Resort, Hole #18
I was playing a Spectrum Therapeutics sponsored scramble tournament and scored the hole-in-one on hole #18, a 155-yard par 3. We were playing from the white tees with a blue pin at the back of the green. I measured the yardage at just over 170 so I used my 5 wood with an easy swing to avoid danger to the left. The shot flew straight into a light breeze and rolled directly to the pin and dropped. This is my second career hole-in-one.
Lisa Nevakshonoff, Creston Golf Club, Hole #4
It was very exciting! I was golfing with my husband Mike Nevakshonoff and our friends Kathleen Elias and her husband Garry Thiessen.
I hit my new Calaway 9 wood from 123 yards and the ball bounced once rolled a few feet, hit the pin and dropped in the cup! Kathleen and I started screaming and jumping up and down and then our husband’s joined us in the celebration.
Two local men were on the top tee box behind us and seen the hole-in-one as well. They started cheering and clapping! My husband and I will be going back to Creston to attend their clubs annual hole-in-one dinner.
Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – July, 2026
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.
Idriss Zarrouk, Club Sports Belvedere, Hole #9
Idriss, a Golf Canada staff member, hit his second hole-in-one on hole #9 at Club Sports Belvedere. Idriss thought he hit the ball long and spent 15 minutes looking for his ball, only to realize it was in the cup! Despite playing solo, Idriss was able to celebrate on the phone with a longtime friend who just happened to call when he discovered his feat. The distance was 173 yards and he used a 9 iron.
– Submitted on behalf of a Golf Canada colleague
Abbie Wisener, Mill River Golf Club, Hole #5
The hole-in-one happened during the PGA Atlantic Dormie Women’s Pro-Am at Mill River Resort. I was playing alongside Alicia Kenny, Candace Allinotte, Melika LeBlanc and Ali Dolan, members of Moncton Golf Club whom I had the pleasure of meeting after starting there as the Head Golf Professional in the fall.
The shot was 97 yards, I hit a 54° wedge and made my first-ever hole-in-one. It was one of those picture-perfect golf holes, playing downhill over the water with a perfect view of the cup. To top it all off, our team went on to win the tournament that day. What I’ll remember most, though, is who I got to share that memory with. I couldn’t have picked a better group of people to experience that moment alongside and I’d argue they were even more excited than I was. The shot was great, but the memory I’ll carry forever is all of us jumping up and down on the tee box together like a group of kids.
Growing up, I was often the only junior girl at my golf club, so I never had the chance to share moments like that with a group of girlfriends. I had no idea what I was missing. That’s why this memory means more than the hole-in-one itself. Getting to celebrate with an incredible group of women during a women’s event is something I’ll cherish forever and never take for granted.
Bev Wiebe, Evergreen Golf Centre, Hole #17
I played with my husband Gord. First game of the season, first hole, first swing. I used my new TaylorMade hybrid that I had just bought the season before, but hadn’t used much. I just thought this was the year I’m going to love my hybrid. Took a practice swing and then hit it beautifully. Landed on the green then I lost sight of it. I was happy because I thought I could birdie it but when I got to the green and looked for my ball, I couldn’t find it until I finally looked in the hole. That was so exciting!
Catherine Rosso, Crosswinds Golf & Country Club, Hole #5
I am 65 years old and have been golfing since I was ten years old. I took a bit of hiatus during my child rearing years! The hole-in-one was on a short par 3 measuring 87 yards. I used my gap wedge to make the shot. The sad part is we didn’t actually see it go in the hole because there is a slight berm at the front of the green so we didn’t realize till we walked up but we knew it was a close shot. I was playing with three girls in my regular golf group, Jane Gair, Donna Stark and Deb Haggart.
Jeremiah Jesin-Neuberger, Oakdale Golf & Country Club, Hole #11
I was playing alone that day but when I arrived at hole #11, there was a foursome on the tee box who allowed me to play through after they all teed off. I played the blue tees and jarred it from 165 with a 7 iron. Truth be told, I caught it a little thin and the low liner hit the front edge and rolled across the green before it dropped into the cup. Lucky for me there are no pictures on the score card and I had plenty of witnesses for the occasion even though I was playing alone most of the day. There were also foursomes on the greens of hole #6 and hole #8, who all had a view of the special moment. Funny thing is we had a men’s league the next day with a closest to the pin event on that hole and I knocked one into heavy wind from the same tee with a 6 iron, about as sweet as I could hit it, into about 12 inches. I won the closest to the pin and closed out the birdie to make a total of 3 strokes on that hole over the span of two days! Our old pro, Canadian golf hall of Fame member, Wilf Homenuik, used to say they come in bunches and it turns out he wasn’t kidding!
Braden Dembowski, Granite Hills Golf Club, Hole #17
Let me preface this by saying that I am what I would consider to be a slightly below average golfer. I’m currently a 21 handicap and usually shoot anywhere from 90 – 95 at Granite Hills Golf Club (one of Manitoba’s most challenging courses).
Something must have been in the water yesterday because I flushed my 6 iron on hole #17 with a great line towards the pin. I commented out loud to my girlfriend, “huh, that looks pretty good,” as it was tracking towards the pin. Then it bounced on the front edge of the green and started rolling, still on line and I remarked, “go in!” Sure enough, it dropped and my girlfriend and I looked at each other in pure shock.
Following a brief celebration and a few pictures, it took a monumental effort to try and focus on still playing quality golf. I managed to score a respectable bogey on hole #18, bringing my total for the round to 88, my first time ever breaking 90 at Granite Hills Golf Course. Hopefully, this is not the last time!
Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – June, 2026
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.
Xavié Wing, Idylwylde Golf & Country Club, Hole #7
My 9 year old son, Xavié Wing, recently got a hole-in-one on hole #7 at the Idylwylde Golf & Country Club during his first day of the two-day championship tournament, part of the Northeastern Junior Golf Tour. He then went on to win the event and this victory secured his first place in the order of merit of the Northeastern Junior Golf Tour for the U10 division.
– Submitted by Xavié’s mother
Monique Saindon-Syring, Pheasant Glen Golf Resort, Hole #8
I made my hole-in-one from 100 yards using a gap wedge.
Andrew Hargreaves, Ledgeview Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
My hole-in-one on hole 17 at Ledgeview was 125 yards. I hit a little baby draw with my gap wedge a little long and it spun back and went down. I was playing with my brother and my dad. Nick Taylor was playing a few holes behind us with a mutual friend of ours, he invited us over for a few minutes to sign my flag and take a picture.
Laurel Scott, Storey Creek Golf Club, Hole #3
It was alot of a fun! My hole-in-one was 158 yards. I used a 3 wood.
Todd Millar, Bearspaw Golf Club, Hole #2
There are golf shots you remember and then there are golf shots you’ll tell for the rest of your life.
I stood on the tee of hole #2 facing a 190-yard par 3 with a stiff wind directly in our faces. The pin was marked by a red flag and I reached for my 5-wood.
Playing alongside my friends Riekert Panther, Riki Panther and David Whiteley, I teed up my personalized Titleist Pro V1x #56, stamped with my “AMOR FATI” motto and my signature dice logo. I took one last look at the flag, committed to the shot and made what felt like a perfect swing.
The ball launched on a strong, penetrating flight, holding its line beautifully against the wind. It landed just short of the pin, took one perfect bounce and disappeared.
For a split second, none of us knew exactly what had happened.
Then we realized the ball was gone.
It had dropped straight into the cup.
All four of us erupted with excitement. There was shouting, cheering, high-fives, laughter and complete disbelief. It was one of those unforgettable moments that every golfer dreams about and very few ever experience.
A 190-yard hole-in-one, into the wind, with a 5-wood, at Bearspaw Golf Club.
To make the moment even more special, it was accomplished with my personalized Titleist Pro V1x—a ball marked with “AMOR FATI,” a reminder to embrace whatever life brings and my dice logo, representing the willingness to take calculated risks. Somehow, on this day, everything came together perfectly.
It’s a shot I’ll never forget, shared with three great friends who witnessed every second of it.
Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – May, 2026
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.
Noemie Chetzroni, Glendale Golf Club, Hole #7
This happened during the first round of the tournament. It was actually my first event of the season back in Quebec after spending the winter playing in Mexico, mostly at PGA Riviera Maya. The adjustment was a little tough at first because the weather was chilly and the course was pretty humid.
After having a rough stretch on the three previous holes, I got to the 7th tee and saw it was a short 110 yards. I told myself, “Come on, this is a pitching wedge opportunity for me.” I made a great swing and the ball went dead straight at the pin. Suddenly, I heard people sitting by the green screaming and the coach of one of my playing partners yelled, “Noemie, it’s in!”
I honestly couldn’t believe it—my first-ever hole-in-one! I’ve made an eagle before, but never an ace. It was exactly what I needed to get my trust back for the second round, where I ended up moving up seven spots on the leaderboard. It feels like a great achievement right before joining the Cameron University NCAA Division II team this coming August! 🤞
Huge thanks to Golf Québec for running such a well-organized tournament.
Michael Cappuccitti, Mississaugua Golf & Country Club, Hole #3
I am now 53 and have spent the better part of the past five years trying to work on my body for the purposes of not being in pain during and after rounds of golf. This year was tabbed as a major comeback year for me and I was determined to get back out onto the course at Mississaugua Golf & Country Club early. As it would turn out, the work I put in paid off. Felt great coming out of the gates and while holes #1 and #2 weren’t awesome on the scorecard, there was no indication that it would be a physically painful round. Then, at hole #3 into a pretty stiff wind, from the gold tees at 198 yards (including wind and uphill trajectory registered at perhaps 210 yards or so). I hit a 4-iron as solid as I could and it tracked from the start. Landed just short of green on an uphill slope and tracked straight to the hole. The special part was that I was golfing with my son Marc, another young man who was the son of a friend at Mississaugua (Zach Carson) and Dayton Price (the young man who survived a fatal bus crash while golfing at The University of the Southwest).
Katherine Dooling, Aroostook Valley Country Club, Hole #8
Carded my third hole-in-one on Victoria Day at Aroostook Valley Country Club. My second on this particular hole. I also got a fourth hole-in-one on the same hole on June 5th!
Cody Dietschweiler, Prescott Golf Club Inc., Hole #9
It certainly was one of the most incredible moment I’ve had on the course. I was playing with three people I introduced to the sport which made it even more special. Reilly Moore, Jacob McLellan both members at Prescott and Alyssa Dietschweiler.
I was playing the 9th hole and had a yardage of 158. After asking Jacob to bring my 9 iron to the tee box, I hit the shot. It tracked the whole way took a great bounce to the left and rolled about five feet before going in.
Simonas Metrikis, TS&M Woodland Golf Course , Hole #3
Recently, Simonas scored an albatross (double eagle) at TS&M Woodland Golf Course in Estevan, Saskatchewan. As golfers know, an albatross is one of the rarest achievements in the game and it was an unforgettable moment for him.
The shot was made on May 7th at 5:50pm on hole #3 from 255 yards using a Callaway 5 Wood and a Titleist Pro V1 golf ball.
The achievement was significant enough that it was featured in a local news article on SaskToday.ca.
– Written by Alena Metrikis
17-year-old cards two aces in the same round
TORONTO, Ont. – Reid Joliat from Toronto, Ont. recorded two aces with his 8-iron in the same round on Tuesday, June 2 at the Donalda Golf Club in Toronto just days after finishing his last grade 12 final exam.
Joliat, 17, and his friends finished their last high school exam and decided to celebrate with a round of golf. Little did they know a 1-in-67 million event was going to happen. They decided to play a game called Wolf, where each hole the last person teeing off (the wolf) can chose a parter or decide to go lone wolf and win extra points.
“We were on hole three and I was the wolf, two of my friends were in the bunker and one was in the rough, so I decided to go lone wolf and try to win three points. It was 191 with a bit of wind behind us, I hit my eight iron and as soon as I hit it, it felt pretty good,” said Joliat. “One of my friends thought it was over the green. It landed probably 20 feet in front of the hole and took a good kick to the left and just rolled straight in. I threw my club in the air and we all went crazy, it was pretty awesome.”
At the turn Joliat texted his dad asking if he could treat himself to a hot dog at the halfway house. “My dad said I could but only if I got another hole-in-one on hole 12. I said I would try my best, about two minutes later I texted him and told him I made another one,” said Joliat.
“The second one was on hole 12, it was around 197 yards down wind, and I hit the same 8-iron as I did on hole 3. It took another good kick left, rolled 15 yards and went straight in,” said Joliat. “I didn’t really see it go in but my friends were going crazy, so I just threw my club and was like what just happened.”
The group behind us saw the first one as well, so when they saw the second one, they also started going crazy with us.”
At Donalda Golf Club when you get a hole-in-one you get 25 free drink tickets to give out. Joliat was given 50 so he went around the restaurant and gave them out to other members. Following the round Joliat went to his friend’s house to celebrate.
“I was thinking about framing my eight iron up in my room.”
Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – April, 2026
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.
Alice Wang, University Golf Club, Hole #4
During the tournament, I had the pleasure of playing alongside Chloe Zhang and Irene Zhu, which made the experience even more special. The shot was from 130 yards and I used my 8 iron. I felt an immediate sense of excitement, watching it track the hole, land and roll in. It’s something I’ll always remember, not only because of the shot itself, but also because of the people I was able to share it with. Including this opportunity to share this with Golf Canada.
Overall, it was a memorable day and achieving my first hole-in-one made it even more meaningful. Additionally, this round was my first even par finish, this just made it extra special. I’m very grateful for the experience and for the chance to share it.
Lorraine Madigan Farro, Tahquitz Golf Creek, Hole #13
I was playing in Palm Springs, California with my husband Ronald Farro, Gary Alexander and Marie. It was 105 yards all carry over a front green side bunker. I hit my 7 iron. It was very exciting! I scored my hole-in-one on the resort’s 13th hole on April 13th. Lucky 13!
Rosalind Hobart, Lakeview Golf Club, Hole #15
Hole #15 at Lakeview Golf Club in Delray, Florida is a par 3 over a pond with an elevated green. The forward tees were 98 yards to the pin, but there was a strong head wind and so I used my 8 iron. I didn’t see my hole-in-one because I left my head down, like I am supposed to. But the boys (Josef Ruff and Brian Siegal) told me that I had gotten one, which I still struggle to believe. I was lucky though because I was at a small golf club that didn’t have a bar, so it didn’t cost me a bunch.
Paul Arsenault, Glacier Greens Golf Club, Hole #15
My story is actually rather unique, as this was the fourth hole-in-one on the same hole over the past 31 months! Winter golf in Comox at its best.
Darla Leach, The Okanagan Golf Club, Hole #4
This was a very exciting time in my life! I was golfing with my academy team and golf coach. I used my 9 iron at 116 yards!
Eoin Dineen, Knollwood Golf Club , Hole #4
I was playing with two of my good friends, Andrew and William. The hole was around 134 yards from the blue tees into wind so I pulled my 9 iron and a custom ProV1 that William had gifted to me prior to the round starting. I hit a great shot directly at the pin but kind of lost the ball in the trees and we heard a loud crack. I had assumed I hit the tree directly behind the pin.
Someone from the next tee-box ran over near the green and shouted something but it was hard to hear what they said. I shouted back, “I think I was long and hit the tree” and didn’t think too much more of it. I hit a provisional just in case I couldn’t find the ball in the leaves. I checked for my original ball but couldn’t find it. I then played my provisional shot. When I finished putting with the provisional, I looked in the hole and saw two custom ProV1 balls looking back at me.
After some initial confusion I chased down the group at the next tee box and asked them what they were shouting to us. They replied that the shot was “absolutely jarred” and made a loud cracking sound. They said they were wondering why there was no celebration at first, before realizing he may have had a better view of the ball and thought they had only imagined it.
I then ran back and celebrated with my friends, taking a few photos to remember the day. It’s been a few days now and I’m still on cloud nine.
Bill Mayuk, Willow Ridge Golf & Country Club, Hole #11
Bill scored a hole-in-one on the 139 yard par 3, hole #11 at Willow Ridge Golf & Country Club on April 28th. A big congratulations to Bill from the Golf Canada team!
Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – March, 2026
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.
Terry Laurin, Two Eagles Golf Course, Hole #6
I’ve been golfing since I was two years old and never had a hole-in-one until last year. Now, the first round of the year at Two Eagles Golf Course in West Kelowna, on hole #6 playing 147 yards. I hit a 9 iron and I could tell it was straight at the pin, but being an elevated green you can’t see the surface from the tee box. As we got up to the green, we all had a good idea where our balls were except we could only see three balls. Given mine was tracking well and there was a divot 8 feet from the hole I ran up, and there it was in the cup.
Justin Morris, Orangebrook Golf & Country Club, Hole #14
It’s safe to say that it was a good start to the season as it was my first round of the year. I was playing with my grandpa. 105 yards with a 56 degree. I am 17 and I have been golfing my whole life. I always told my parents that getting a hole-in-one is high on my bucket list but I definitely wasn’t expecting it this early! It was also a special moment to share with my grandpa who was so happy for me. Definitely a great moment we will both remember forever. Now I gotta get one on our own turf!
Susan Cowan, Desert Princess Golf Club, Hole #8
I was fortunate to achieve my first hole-in-one at the beautiful Desert Princess Golf Club in Palm Springs, California, where I have been a snowbird for the last 12 years. It took place on the par 3, Lagos course, 8th hole. It was a 104-yard shot with my 8 iron from a highly elevated tee box down to a valley and then up again to the white flag on the green. We all watched my ball hit the green and move forward into the hole, as did the group waiting on the tee and the surrounding residents on their patios. I was playing with my friend Debbie Cunningham from Calgary and two ladies visiting from Kansas. The weather was picture perfect, hot and sunny. We celebrated the occasion on the clubhouse patio, shortly thereafter. The club provided me with a lovely engraved medallion for my golf bag to commemorate the occasion.
Corey Butler, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, Hole #14
It was a guy’s golf trip with 16 buddies. Hit a pure 8 iron and it drew beautifully, landed just pass the rough onto the green and rolled on a path towards the hole. It kept rolling until it dropped down. We saw the entire flight. It was such a surreal moment.
Eric Yuzpe, Ballenlsles Country Club, Hole #6
It is truly one of the most cherished memories I now have.
I was playing that day with my mother-in-law Joy Fielding on the East Course at BallenIsles Country Club (formerly a PGA of America course). I was playing the golf tees 73.0/137. That day the 6th hole (190 yards) was playing 177 yards. Wind gently right to left. I hit a quite perfect 7-iron that on impact I only said,
“be good.” It was a high ball that drew gently and landed four feet in front of the hole. A member of the course staff was in his cart behind me and said, “that looks really good.” He waited and as I walked off the tee he drove up by the green (where I could not see him because the Carr oath is blocked out to the right by a tree and hedge line.
Joy and I both saw it bounce softly and roll. When the ball disappeared, I said it just had just settled behind the ridge.
As I walked toward the cart we saw the marshal walk up onto the green. Joy was incensed and asked what he was doing there. He just happened to be parked there, out of sight when it happened. He walked straight to the hole, peered down, turned down toward the tee and threw both of his arms in the air.
What happened next can only be described as a lunacy. I screamed and began running down the tee decks, along the grass and up onto the green where I almost tackled Mark Taylor (the marshal).
Paul Publow, Reunion Resort – Palmer Course, Hole #16
I registered my second hole-in-one on March 21st at Reunion Resort, Palmer Course, hole #16, par 3.
I used a 5 hybrid for the 155-yard shot, hitting the front of the green and rolling about 10 yards to the pin and into the hole. I was ecstatic with my luck. I am now working on my next one! Hit them long and straight.
Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – February, 2026
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.
Mike Steiner, Osprey Point Golf Course, Hole #8
I started golfing at 20 years old. Worked at a par 3 course and a two tier driving range called Pleasure Park. Got the golf bug from that day forward. I even met Moe Norman on many occasions and have a driver he gave me. I was playing with my best friend of 48 years, Larry Bermarn. I have played golf around the world and whenever I go on holidays I play a course: Iceland, Zanzibar, Africa, Sentosa, Singapore, and Dubai to name a few!
Have what I feel is one of the best golf man caves in my basement, a chipping and putting green in my backyard and I still was waiting for my first hole-in-one. I have hit the flag or an inch away five or six times.
Larry Berman got his hole-in-one at Thornhill on his 60th birthday. My birthday was on the 24th of January and we went on a golf cruise through the Caribbean. I was waiting for my birthday wish as well! I played eight courses in the Caribbean on a sail boat schooner from Kallos golf. Started in Dominican, Punta Espada, Corales, tooth of the dog. Finished at Point Hardy, St. Lucia Cabot.
Three weeks late but great belated birthday present! I also started a golf company four years ago and now distribute Vice golf in Canada and got my hole-in-one with a Vice lime green ball that I have been using for two years now.
185 yards into a very strong wind. We all were pretty sure it went in the hole but no one knew for sure. We walked up to the hole and the celebration began!
Maureen Yamashita, The Duke At Rancho El Dorado, Hole #16
It was a blind shot to a front pin about 143 yards away and I used a 7 wood. It was a good shot to the left of the pin and I did see it hop towards it but that’s all you can see as there is a low hill in front of the green. It was a ladies league game and I was playing with Ans Kirwin, Brenda Heibein and Jane Bjornstad. When we got to the green, we couldn’t see my ball but we all knew it was a good shot so Jane said, “let’s look in the hole,” and there it was! This is my fifth hole-in-one. Not bad for a 71-year-old!
Collin Wilson, Highland Pacific Golf, Hole #12
I was golfing with my friends Eric Druet and Jake Dogterom. The third hole on the highland side was playing 167 yards pin in the back right corner. I hit a full 8 iron. Landed about 16 inches long and right, then spun back into the hole.
Janice Scott, Campeche Country Club, Hole #6
Hole #6 at Campeche Country Club, El Delphin Golf Course was playing 131 yards on February 17, 2026. It is a challenging par 3 over a large gully with large sand traps on both sides of the green. I used a 5 wood. It was tracking nicely but I couldn’t see it go in, hence why I’m holding clubs in my hand. The first place I looked was in the hole. Lo and behold, there it was! My playing partners that day were Vivian, Norah and another Janice. We had a fun celebration after the round.
Shane Giddens, Rosedale Golf Club, Hole #16
This was my second hole-in-one in as many seasons, and the first I actually had the joy of watching disappear into the cup. What had been an otherwise mediocre late-season round with my good friend and Rosedale Golf Club host, Jon Moses and my brother, Mark Giddens, suddenly became a lot more memorable on the 16th tee.
I lasered 103 yards to a front pin just as Jon and my brother were reminiscing about their past aces, my brother noting that his only one had been witnessed by me when we were teenagers. Just like my first, I had a feeling something good was about to unfold as I teed up a Rosedale-crested Callaway “1893” ball I’d found in the rough a few holes earlier.
With attack wedge in hand, I flushed a shot that held its line perfectly into a light wind. It landed about a foot beyond the cup, checked, and began to trickle back. The three of us collectively willed it in, and then watched it drop.
If you asked me to design my perfect day, it might have looked a lot like this. With the hole-in-one ball tucked safely in my pocket for good luck, it later joined my family and me as we watched the Jay’s clinch the ALCS against Seattle, the perfect ending to an unforgettable day!
Lorraine Swanson, Hideaway Country Club, Hole #9
I started golfing at 25 years old at Teachers’ Goofy Golf Tournaments in Thompson, Manitoba and I got my first ever hole-in-one February 18th, 2026 at Hideaway Country Club, Fort Myers, Florida on the 9th hole, front center flag. It rolled off a slight knoll left to right as my husband and I drove up to the green via the cart path on the left commenting, “is it going in?” At the green, I couldn’t see it and I’m still not believing it! At the hole, I looked in and there it was. From 108 yards, I used my Taylormade 6 hybrid with a Srixon ball! Even now after the congratulations and letting Srixon know sending me dozen golf balls, I’m still surpised! I am telling everyone I had to keep up with my husband as he got his first ever hole-in-one September 1, 2025 at our home course, Kingsville Golf and Country Club, Kingsville, Ontario. (Titleist sent him a great bag tag!)
Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – January, 2026
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.
Brian Norrie, Belvedere Golf Club, Hole #9
I had my first hole-in-one at Belvedere Golf Club. It was hole #9 and I used a pitching wedge from 109 yards. My playing partners were Mike Conway, John Howatt and Wayne Birch.
Jeff Antonik, Cordova Bay Golf Course, Hole #17
It was awesome. My first hole-in-one and I’ve had a lot of tries! Happy to be in the club now. We were on a shotgun start due to a frost delay. Started on hole #12 and I got it on hole #17, so our sixth hole. Hole #17 is a beauty with tee to green all water. We gunned it at 150 yards and I hit a towering 8 iron that spun back about five feet before dropping.
We have a big team rivalry in our group of guys which is based off our annual Ryder cup trips. I’m on Pin High Golf Club along with my playing partner that day, Brandon Cali. We were playing against Tristan Melton and Ray who are on the other Ryder Cup team called the River Rats. We’ve had a long standing rule in our group that a hole-in-one automatically wins the match. It has never come into play until now. As Brando and I ran around screaming, “it’s over, it’s over” you could see dejection all over their faces!
Tracy McCabe, Campeche Country Club, Hole #6
It was a long awaited reward for playing golf. My brother was a two handicap and never had one and my dad is a nine handicap and 86 years old. He got his first two years ago and now has dementia so he can’t remember he did it. I am happy to join the club and lived long enough to get one and hopefully remember for years to come.
I played with Janice Klassen, Rene Raphael and Cathy Scott.
I used a 5 hybrid on a 141 yard uphill par 3. I couldn’t see it go in.
Carol Farronato, Heritage Harbour Golf Resort, Hole #12
I have been playing golf for about 20 years and last week I got my first hole-in-one. I was playing in my ladies league with three lovely ladies. It was on hole #12 and I was first up on the par 3, 90 yard shot using my 9 iron. The hole was in a shaded spot and all of us believed I over shot the hole. We searched for my ball but finally, I dropped another ball.
The first lady to putt in the hole picked out her ball and said, “you won’t believe this, here’s Carol’s ball.” Of course we were all so excited! We are snowbirds from Ontario and winter in Florida. I play three times a week at Heritage Harbour Golf course.
Daymon Eng, University Golf Club, Hole #12
It was my first one and here’s how it happened. Sunday was a beautiful sunny day. I was playing with Eelco Snijders, Nick Lyons and Sam Cullen. We’re members of the UGC Weekend Mens Group. Hole #12 was playing 102 yards with the pin back right. I hit my 52 degree wedge. We thought it looked good but the pin was hidden so we couldn’t see it go in. Nick walked up to scope out his chip shot and couldn’t see my ball. He looked on the hole and it was there!
After celebrating, the rest of my game took a turn for the worse and eventually lost my match to Nick who played lights out that day. We celebrated with the rest of the weekend boys in the clubhouse with a round of drinks on me!
Golf Canada Hole-In-One Report – December, 2025
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 Green, Briars Golf Club Ltd., Hole #5 (Twice!)
I was playing with my usual group, Chris Burling, Frank Freisen and Ken Maisonville at the Briars Golf Club in our usual 7:10 am tee time.
The first hole-in-one was at the gross match play bracket, I was playing against Mark Woodyatt. From the original blue tee deck on hole #5 from 103 yards. I hit a knock down pitching wedge.
The second time on the same hole, from the different tee deck up top. Hit a knock down pitching wedge from 102 yards. Landed about four feet short and bounced once, twice and spun back in.
Nicole Hughes, King’s Forest Golf Club, Hole #14
My hole-in-one happened at King’s Forest on the par 3, hole #14. I hit my seven wood off the lower red tee deck and it went in! It was very exciting!
I was playing with my boyfriend Chris and we happened to have been paired up with a junior golfer named Caden that day. Also, we had friends playing on the hole behind us who witnessed the commotion!
The other cool thing was that we just moved to Hamilton this year and this is our first year as members at King’s Forest. It was actually my second hole-in-one!
My first was June 30, 2023 at Don Valley Golf Course in Toronto, hole #5, par 3.
Jean-Marc Baronette, Lookout Point Country Club Ltd., Hole #2
It was my second hole-in-one. My first one was on hole #8 at King Valley on Sept 13, 2001, 24 years ago!
The photo is me with the other three members of the foursome, from bottom left going clockwise: Patryk Wasiak, Mike Venditteli, Louis Gallardi, and myself.
The yardage was 128 and I used my left-handed approach wedge. The shot itself was smooth and crisp, and the ball flight was a slight left-to-right draw to the back right pin.
Kevin Fortin, Le Parcours du Cerf (Club de golf) – Le Faon, Hole #14
My first hole-in-one ever! What an amazing experience and an unbelievable feeling. I was fortunate enough to share this special moment with three of my good friends: Martin Adaszkiewicz, James Stewart and Matt Potocki.
With the cold weather creeping in and morning rounds regularly delayed due to frost, which was also the case for us that morning, we knew this would be our last round of the 2025 outdoor season. It also happened to be my 100th round of golf since returning to the sport in August 2024, after undergoing back surgery five years earlier to remove a herniated disc.
It was a gorgeous blue-sky day, though playing conditions were challenging, with firm, fast greens and strong winds. The magic happened on the island green at hole No. 14 at Parcours du Cerf – Faon. I was second to tee off. The posted distance was 135 yards, but the red pin location was playing closer to 125 yards. I hit a smooth pitching wedge. The ball landed softly on the green, just a little right and short of the pin, rolled slightly and appeared to stop. The boys started saying, “That looks so close!”
Pleased with the result, I reached for my tee when, what seemed to happen in slow motion, the ball disappeared. For a split second, we were all stunned and unsure of what had happened. Then we realized it had gone in. We immediately started jumping around and celebrating together.
I would like to extend a special thank you to Parcours du Cerf for making this moment even more memorable. They presented me with a commemorative bag tag, provided a complimentary bottle of champagne to share in the clubhouse, and will be adding my name to the plaque on the wall, making this a moment I will cherish forever.
Tom Johnson, Wailea Golf Club, Hole #16
Hit it from the blue tees, 145 yards and used a 9 iron. A little thin and a little right with a bounce left, straight into the hole!