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.

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!

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!

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.

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

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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! 

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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!

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.

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.

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!

Hole #2 measured at 152 yards!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.