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.
Bernice Taylor, Aberdeen Glen Golf Club, Hole #14
I was playing with Steve and Lucy Martin. It was on hole #14 and was 122 yards. I used my 8 iron. It happened on August 22, 2022.
Thank you again,
Bernie Taylor
Bruce Bodden, South Muskoka Curling & Golf Club, Hole #17
Thank you for your kind message regarding my hole-in-one at South Muskoka.
From the greens, hole #17 plays about 124 yards. I hit a 7 iron which landed on the green, bounced once towards the pin and then disappeared (in the cup)! I was playing with fellow members, Dave Robinson, Dave Gray and Kim Allsop.
Nice celebration followed on the clubhouse patio.
Bryan Head, Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Hole #2
Thank you for the email and the graphic!
The hole was #2 and it was from 205 yards. It just happened to be on our Men’s night as well so an added bonus of winning the skin and closest to the pin. It was witnessed by my normal group, consisting of Scott Stevenson and Chris Richard. Our other buddy, Adam Stewart, was unfortunately on vacation, so he missed out on a few pops afterwards.
Thank you again,
Bryan Head
Carl Bedford, Rustico Resort Golf & Tennis Club, Hole #5
Thank you! Was playing with Marie Janice Boudreau. I used an 8 iron. Hole measured 139 yards.
Chris Wheaton, Memramcook, Hole #8
Thanks. It was a really special moment because my two young sons (Liam and Xavier) were playing with me! It was an 8 iron into a 140-yard back pin with a decent headwind. It landed about 6-8 feet in front of the pin, bounced a couple times and rolled right in. My boys started screaming and sprinted to the green.
Chris Wheaton
Daniel Lam, Weston Golf & Country Club, Hole #4
Hey Golf Canada,
I was playing with my buddy, James Mcgrade. The back tees were playing 158 yards into the wind. I thinned my 8 iron and next thing you know it rolls out 4 feet into the hole.
Cheers,
Daniel
Denis Ladouceur, Greyhawk Golf Club, Hole #15
My playing partners were Pierre Lamontagne, Jean Boisvert and Mike Kelly; all Clublink members.
We were on the 15th hole at the Greyhawk Predator course, 197 yards on a perfect sunny day. I opted to use my Taylormade M2 5 iron and my preferred Taylormade TP5X ball.
An awesome experience. I certainly hope to make more.
Thanks.
Elaine McCall, Innerkip Highlands, Hole #2
Yesterday, after 25 years of golfing, I achieved my first hole-in-one. Before leaving my home, I thought to myself I wish it was raining, I feel like I have golfed too much lately and don’t really feel like golfing today. On the second hole, par 3 at Innerkip Highlands, measuring 126 yards from the tee, I pulled out my driver. I knew that in all likelihood it was too much club but for me that particular hole always seems to play long. I took my tee shot and the ball landed on the green five or six feet to the left of the pin. It then started to roll very slowly to the right and disappeared at the pin. One lady in my group said, “did that go in?”. I thought that it might have gone in but, I also thought that it was possibly tucked behind the pin and hidden from my line of vision by the ball lifter that was installed at the start of the pandemic. When we got to the green and there was no sign of the ball, the cameras came out and a video was filmed as I lifted the ball from the cup. At the end of the round, we all celebrated, and the club gifted us a bottle of champagne, and gifted me a commemorative certificate and a future round of golf. All-in-all a very satisfying day and I am so glad that I didn’t listen to my inner voice, and I went golfing.
Elaine McCall
Eric White, The Links at Penn Hills, Hole #8
Hole-in-one on #8 at Penn Hills.
My playing partners were Ryan Julian and Kelly Powell. I used a 7 iron which measured 144 yards.
Eric White
George Crocker, Terra Nova Golf Resort & Golf Community, Hole #12
After thirty years of golfing, I finally got a hole-in-one.
I was playing with my wife, Angela, and used a 6 iron for a 155-yard shot. With strong winds and heavy rainfall, the group of four in front of us, decided to let us play through and wouldn’t you know it, they witnessed the shot. Unfortunately, I didn’t get their names, but we did have a discussion on what happened to my ball. It looked like it disappeared and someone in the group said it’s in the hole.
With all the rain coming down, it was hard to tell, so I proceeded on over to the green and walked to the hole and there it was, in the hole.
I looked back at the group, raised my arms and gave a yell to them. We also caught up with the next group and Angela told them that I had just made a hole-in-one.
Thanks for contacting me.
Greg Jackson, Rivershore Golf Links, Hole #7
Thanks for the email. I was playing with Kevin Brett and Gerry Illner on the second day of the Club Championship. The funny thing is I had a hole-in-one on the same hole a year earlier on the second day of our Club Championship. The yardage was 179 and I hit a ping 22-degree hybrid.
Thanks,
Greg Jackson
Harvey Brinkman, Royalwood Golf and RV Resort, Hole #8
I had a hole-in-one at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort on August 9, 2022. Hole #8 it was playing 130 yards from the white tees. I am a member at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort.
Janet Johnson, Glen Lea Golf Course, Hole #2
Was golfing with my friend, Ann Hlynsky, at Glen Lea Golf Course in Brandon, Manitoba on July 03, 2022. I had a terrible first hole (scored a 7)! When I got to the second hole, the course Marshall (Brent Mills) was there filling the box up with score cards. We talked a bit, then he stayed and watched us tee off. Ann went first, hit a nice ball which landed in the green. My turn now. Swing and finish felt perfect, and we watched it land near the hole, and roll right into the cup! At first, I was a little stunned, then realized what happened! Threw my club up in the air, hugged Ann and then the Marshall (whom I’d just met!)
When we finished the front nine, the staff was waiting for me, and presented me with a ‘hole in one’ congratulations banner, and took a photo of me holding it, as well as my pitching wedge and Titleist golf ball, that I had used.
As I found out later, I had two witnesses, but the whole golf course heard me. ?
To have witnessed a hole-in-one on TV, or have a friend tell you they had one is one thing, but when you get your own first one, there’s no feeling like it! Plus, I had just turned 75, five weeks earlier! ?
Jason Higson, Summerland Golf & Country Club, Hole #4
What a fun time in Summerland, B.C.! I was playing with my dad, Gary Higson, his friend, Tom Moran and one of Tom’s friends from Penticton. The yardage was 135 yards. I used a gap wedge and hit it 10 feet pass the pin and it slowly backed up to the flag and then disappeared! After some celebrating on the tee box, we snapped a picture with the three of us from Dawson Creek, B.C.!
Jeff Morris, Clovelly Golf Course, Hole #15
I did get a hole-in-one on Saturday, and it was my first! I was playing with Jacob Losinski (another member at Clovelly), and it was on hole #15 at The Osprey. It was a front pin, 120 yards, playing about 130 with wind in the face. I hit a flighted pitching wedge that landed about a foot past the hole and rolled back in!
Jeff
Jeff Narraway, Mountain Creek Golf Club, Hole #14
Thank you for the congratulations.
– Whether: Sunny, high around 30 degrees Celsius.
– Location: Mountain Creek Golf Course is located just outside of Arnprior, Ontario. Hole #14 is a 135-yard par 3 from the whites and runs east to west with a small pond to the front right of the green. That day it was playing 129 yards from the whites.
– Club: I used my Mazuma pitching wedge.
– Ball: Orange Titleist Velocity
– Background: Playing a threesome (Wendy MacNaughton, Dan Turcotte and I), teed off at 08:00. We were shooting into the sun, and it was difficult to watch/see the ball. But we could hear the plop when the ball landed. Dan shot first, then me and Wendy. When we arrived at the green, Dan’s ball was sitting on the front of the green. But I could not see my ball on the green. We looked all over and off the green in case I overshot. Then we saw the ball mark about 30” in front of the hole and when I looked in the hole and to my surprise there it was, and I had my first hole-in-one.
Take care and stay safe.
Jeff
Jim Cronin, Crimson Ridge, Hole #7
I scored my ace on #7 at Crimson Ridge golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on August 22, 2022. Playing partners were Gino Cavallo and Val and Jean Suriano. The pin was at the back which made it a 180 yard shot. I used my two hybrid club and initially thought I had overshot the green. One of my playing partners helped me look in the rough behind the green. I was preparing to take my penalty shot when another member of our foursome yelled “There’s a ball in the hole!” Sure enough my Titlest with a distinctive red stripe was nestled in the bottom of the hole.This is my second hole-in-one, the first one being scored nine years ago on a Michigan course. Kudos to PGA of Canada instructor Travis Spiess at Crimson who has helped improve my swing.
Jim Cronin
Jon Andrews, St. Andrews By-The-Lake, Hole #5
Given my surname, it is rather ironic that my first hole-in-one occurred at St. “Andrews” by the lake.
It occurred on August 9, 2022, during a family reunion trip in Summerland (I live in Ladner and normally play at Surrey Golf). I was golfing with my wife, Karen, and my cousin, Ray, who was visiting from England. I had last played the course about 25 years ago when I had just taken up golfing.
There is a walk up to the tee box. As the card said 191 yards, I went up with 5 hybrid. However, once at the tee box, my GPS read 204. There was a wait before I could tee off and someone in the following group arrived and confirmed the distance as 204 yards.
Given the GPS reading, it was a good thing I was too lazy to go back and get my 4 hybrid as the 5 hybrid did the trick. I saw it land before the green and bend on the green towards the hole, but I thought the ball had rolled past the hole. My wife thought it might have gone in the hole.
When I didn’t see the ball on the green, I didn’t dare look in the hole until I checked behind the green. As the ball wasn’t there, I peeked into the hole and was ecstatic to see the ball and that I finally had my first hole in one at age 58.
As it happens, on the previous hole I was 2” from getting an eagle on a par 4 for the first time. That’ll have to wait for another day.
Judi Richard, Eaglequest Grandview Golf & Country Club, Hole #7
Thank you for your kind letter, I was thrilled to receive it!
I played from the red tees. Yardage was 140 yards, and I used my 4 hybrid. It’s an elevated tee with the flag was at the front of the green. I watched it go straight for the flag. I couldn’t see the hole, so we had to wait until we reached the green. When I didn’t see my ball anywhere, I presumed it was in the hole and it was. Lots of screaming started happening when we all took a look at it sitting pretty in the hole! It was Ladies Day, so we had ladies coming up #6 and ladies in front on #8, lots of excitement. It was my first hole-in-one at Grandview and a day I’ll not likely forget.
The names of the ladies I was playing with when I got my hole-in-one are Sheila MacDougall, Sandra Attersley and Pam Ellis.
Thank you once again, I’m grateful for Golf Canada’s interest.
Judi Richard
Kristy Fearn, Sandpiper Golf Club, Hole #12
It was a very fun day. I was playing with Jenifer Jones. Yardage on hole 12 that day was about 89 yards. I used my approach wedge, hit the fringe, took one hop, and rolled in the hole. Nicest hole for it as the view is spectacular.
Louise Lee, Campbell River Golf & Country Club, Hole #18
I made my hole-in-one on hole #18. It was a back pin that day so it lasered at about 120 yards. Wind was against us, so I clubbed up to a 7 wood. Landed in front and rolled about 30 feet to the pin.
I knew to club up as I had participated with my Mayfair Lakes GC (Richmond, B.C.) members two days earlier in the Howie Meeker golf tournament (in support of Special Olympics for the Campbell River chapter) held at the Campbell River GC and my 9 wood fell short and the ball ended in the lake fronting the green. Lesson learned!
The assistant pro, Tony Rommel, at Mayfair grew up in the Campbell River/Comox area and he brings a contingent of members to support the Howie Meeker tournament every year. We only missed 2020 tournament due to COVID-19. It is always great fun!
Regards,
Louise
Mark Hougen, Silver Springs Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
My first hole-in-one was Friday August 26 at Silver Springs Golf Club is sunny Calgary. I was playing with my amazing wife, Traci Meades, (who had her first hole-in-one earlier this season as well) and our friends Randy and Corrine Chappell.
Hole #17. par 3. 142 yards. Used a pitching wedge.
Randy and I jokingly talked about not having seen a hole-in-one as we walked up to the 17th tee box. I went first. While my well struck ball, with a baby draw, is in the air, I jokingly say “get in the hole so Randy can see a hole-in-one.”
As the ball approaches the green, I lose sight of it in the shadows. Randy says he heard my ball hit the flagstick. But none of us know where my ball ended up.
As we walked up to the green, we discover that my ball went directly into the cup…never hit the putting surface.
I don’t normally take my cell phone on the golf course, but I did that day as I was expecting a call from a client. Glad I did…so I have great photos (and memories) from that day!
Thanks Golf Canada!
Matthew Watson, Brightwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
I was golfing with my mom and dad (Stehpanie and John Watson). I hit an 8 iron 144 yards. We watched it hit the front of the green and roll in. It was my first ever hole-in-one. Thank you for the image.
Nathan Keller, Greenbryre Golf & Country Club, Hole #3
Thank you so much for reaching out! As if getting my first hole-in-one wasn’t already exciting enough.
I’ve been playing golf a long time, but it wasn’t until the last three years that I started putting more effort into improving my game. I’ve always been a long hitter, coming from a baseball and hockey background, so my short game is where I have been spending the most practise. With more time spent golfing, my wife and son started joining me and golfing more as well. Sunday was the first time we took on the challenge of taking my daughter (2 years old) along with my son, (5 years old) out for a round. Amongst the chaos of two restless kids, I somehow managed to pull off the best shot of my life so far.
The hole was a 126-yard par 3, slightly uphill and playing a bit downwind. 126 yards is between a gap wedge and a pitching wedge for me, but I opted to go for a choked up three-quarter swing pitching wedge. The ball was struck perfectly, and it was precisely on the line I had picked. I knew it was a good shot instantly. Upon landing, I immediately froze trying to focus my eyes on just how close it really was, and that’s when the ball disappeared. My wife and I quickly turn to each other, and both simultaneously say, “I think it went in!”
I took a video of the walk with my son up to the green to verify that it had indeed dropped in the hole. Below is the hole in one picture, and a day on the course with my family I’ll never forget.
Roberto Erana, Fort Langley Golf Course, Hole #15
It was on hole #15. 158 yards. I used a Callaway Razr 4 rescue club.
We are part of a golf club called Parbreakers Vancouver.
The other 3 golfers in my flight were Binky Cruz, Vic Legazpi and Chole Cebrero.
Thanks.
Trish Santo, Legends in Warman, Hole #7
I was very amazed to learn that you knew about my hole-in-one on Tuesday, August 16 at the Legends in Warman. Thank you for your recognition of my special day.
To answer your questions: Tuesday is Ladies’ Day for our Tuesday Morning Ladies Golf League at the Legends. This year, we have 37 members from all walks of life and a very sociable group. I was playing with Maureen, Sylvia and Cindy. The par 3, hole #7 from the forward red blocks is 92 yards. In the past, I have tried using a 9 iron and was never satisfied with the results. So, recently I have started using my 6 iron (I don’t have a 7 or 8 iron in my bag) with better results. On the 16th, I teed up and had also changed my ball from a Callaway to a Pinnacle Lady with my lucky number 4 on it. My shot was the sweetest, lovely in the air, straight at the flag and dropped almost immediately into the hole. Our cheers echoed across to the group behind us. Since our fun day game was closest to the pin on the par 3’s. I had my name on the proximity marker for the prize.
The next sweetest thing is my name and date goes on a small, engraved plate mounted on the hole #7 board in the upper hall of the clubhouse. Four boards are there for each of the par 3 holes and above, the title Legends Hole in One Club. My name plate is the first one on the hole #14 board for my hole-in-one on September 28, 2011, during the first game I played at the newly opened Legends course. I didn’t see that one go into the hole because I was picking up my tee and looked up to see my playing partners cheering wildly. This wall display is a special to all the people whose names are on it and an excellent tribute by the Legends course management.
Thank you for the extra special celebration you have added to my achievement.
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.
Bernice Taylor, Aberdeen Glen Golf Club, Hole #14
I was playing with Steve and Lucy Martin. It was on hole #14 and was 122 yards. I used my 8 iron. It happened on August 22, 2022.
Thank you again,
Bernie Taylor
Bruce Bodden, South Muskoka Curling & Golf Club, Hole #17
Thank you for your kind message regarding my hole-in-one at South Muskoka.
From the greens, hole #17 plays about 124 yards. I hit a 7 iron which landed on the green, bounced once towards the pin and then disappeared (in the cup)! I was playing with fellow members, Dave Robinson, Dave Gray and Kim Allsop.
Nice celebration followed on the clubhouse patio.
Bryan Head, Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Hole #2
Thank you for the email and the graphic!
The hole was #2 and it was from 205 yards. It just happened to be on our Men’s night as well so an added bonus of winning the skin and closest to the pin. It was witnessed by my normal group, consisting of Scott Stevenson and Chris Richard. Our other buddy, Adam Stewart, was unfortunately on vacation, so he missed out on a few pops afterwards.
Thank you again,
Bryan Head
Carl Bedford, Rustico Resort Golf & Tennis Club, Hole #5
Thank you! Was playing with Marie Janice Boudreau. I used an 8 iron. Hole measured 139 yards.
Chris Wheaton, Memramcook, Hole #8
Thanks. It was a really special moment because my two young sons (Liam and Xavier) were playing with me! It was an 8 iron into a 140-yard back pin with a decent headwind. It landed about 6-8 feet in front of the pin, bounced a couple times and rolled right in. My boys started screaming and sprinted to the green.
Chris Wheaton
Daniel Lam, Weston Golf & Country Club, Hole #4
Hey Golf Canada,
I was playing with my buddy, James Mcgrade. The back tees were playing 158 yards into the wind. I thinned my 8 iron and next thing you know it rolls out 4 feet into the hole.
Cheers,
Daniel
Denis Ladouceur, Greyhawk Golf Club, Hole #15
My playing partners were Pierre Lamontagne, Jean Boisvert and Mike Kelly; all Clublink members.
We were on the 15th hole at the Greyhawk Predator course, 197 yards on a perfect sunny day. I opted to use my Taylormade M2 5 iron and my preferred Taylormade TP5X ball.
An awesome experience. I certainly hope to make more.
Thanks.
Elaine McCall, Innerkip Highlands, Hole #2
Yesterday, after 25 years of golfing, I achieved my first hole-in-one. Before leaving my home, I thought to myself I wish it was raining, I feel like I have golfed too much lately and don’t really feel like golfing today. On the second hole, par 3 at Innerkip Highlands, measuring 126 yards from the tee, I pulled out my driver. I knew that in all likelihood it was too much club but for me that particular hole always seems to play long. I took my tee shot and the ball landed on the green five or six feet to the left of the pin. It then started to roll very slowly to the right and disappeared at the pin. One lady in my group said, “did that go in?”. I thought that it might have gone in but, I also thought that it was possibly tucked behind the pin and hidden from my line of vision by the ball lifter that was installed at the start of the pandemic. When we got to the green and there was no sign of the ball, the cameras came out and a video was filmed as I lifted the ball from the cup. At the end of the round, we all celebrated, and the club gifted us a bottle of champagne, and gifted me a commemorative certificate and a future round of golf. All-in-all a very satisfying day and I am so glad that I didn’t listen to my inner voice, and I went golfing.
Elaine McCall
Eric White, The Links at Penn Hills, Hole #8
Hole-in-one on #8 at Penn Hills.
My playing partners were Ryan Julian and Kelly Powell. I used a 7 iron which measured 144 yards.
Eric White
George Crocker, Terra Nova Golf Resort & Golf Community, Hole #12
After thirty years of golfing, I finally got a hole-in-one.
I was playing with my wife, Angela, and used a 6 iron for a 155-yard shot. With strong winds and heavy rainfall, the group of four in front of us, decided to let us play through and wouldn’t you know it, they witnessed the shot. Unfortunately, I didn’t get their names, but we did have a discussion on what happened to my ball. It looked like it disappeared and someone in the group said it’s in the hole.
With all the rain coming down, it was hard to tell, so I proceeded on over to the green and walked to the hole and there it was, in the hole.
I looked back at the group, raised my arms and gave a yell to them. We also caught up with the next group and Angela told them that I had just made a hole-in-one.
Thanks for contacting me.
Greg Jackson, Rivershore Golf Links, Hole #7
Thanks for the email. I was playing with Kevin Brett and Gerry Illner on the second day of the Club Championship. The funny thing is I had a hole-in-one on the same hole a year earlier on the second day of our Club Championship. The yardage was 179 and I hit a ping 22-degree hybrid.
Thanks,
Greg Jackson
Harvey Brinkman, Royalwood Golf and RV Resort, Hole #8
I had a hole-in-one at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort on August 9, 2022. Hole #8 it was playing 130 yards from the white tees. I am a member at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort.
Janet Johnson, Glen Lea Golf Course, Hole #2
Was golfing with my friend, Ann Hlynsky, at Glen Lea Golf Course in Brandon, Manitoba on July 03, 2022. I had a terrible first hole (scored a 7)! When I got to the second hole, the course Marshall (Brent Mills) was there filling the box up with score cards. We talked a bit, then he stayed and watched us tee off. Ann went first, hit a nice ball which landed in the green. My turn now. Swing and finish felt perfect, and we watched it land near the hole, and roll right into the cup! At first, I was a little stunned, then realized what happened! Threw my club up in the air, hugged Ann and then the Marshall (whom I’d just met!)
When we finished the front nine, the staff was waiting for me, and presented me with a ‘hole in one’ congratulations banner, and took a photo of me holding it, as well as my pitching wedge and Titleist golf ball, that I had used.
As I found out later, I had two witnesses, but the whole golf course heard me. ?
To have witnessed a hole-in-one on TV, or have a friend tell you they had one is one thing, but when you get your own first one, there’s no feeling like it! Plus, I had just turned 75, five weeks earlier! ?
Jeff Morris, Clovelly Golf Course, Hole #15
I did get a hole-in-one on Saturday, and it was my first! I was playing with Jacob Losinski (another member at Clovelly), and it was on hole #15 at The Osprey. It was a front pin, 120 yards, playing about 130 with wind in the face. I hit a flighted pitching wedge that landed about a foot past the hole and rolled back in!
Jeff
Jeff Narraway, Mountain Creek Golf Club, Hole #14
Thank you for the congratulations.
– Whether: Sunny, high around 30 degrees Celsius.
– Location: Mountain Creek Golf Course is located just outside of Arnprior, Ontario. Hole #14 is a 135-yard par 3 from the whites and runs east to west with a small pond to the front right of the green. That day it was playing 129 yards from the whites.
– Club: I used my Mazuma pitching wedge.
– Ball: Orange Titleist Velocity
– Background: Playing a threesome (Wendy MacNaughton, Dan Turcotte and I), teed off at 08:00. We were shooting into the sun, and it was difficult to watch/see the ball. But we could hear the plop when the ball landed. Dan shot first, then me and Wendy. When we arrived at the green, Dan’s ball was sitting on the front of the green. But I could not see my ball on the green. We looked all over and off the green in case I overshot. Then we saw the ball mark about 30” in front of the hole and when I looked in the hole and to my surprise there it was, and I had my first hole-in-one.
Take care and stay safe.
Jeff
Jim Cronin, Crimson Ridge, Hole #7
I scored my ace on #7 at Crimson Ridge golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on August 22, 2022. Playing partners were Gino Cavallo and Val and Jean Suriano. The pin was at the back which made it a 180 yard shot. I used my two hybrid club and initially thought I had overshot the green. One of my playing partners helped me look in the rough behind the green. I was preparing to take my penalty shot when another member of our foursome yelled “There’s a ball in the hole!” Sure enough my Titlest with a distinctive red stripe was nestled in the bottom of the hole.This is my second hole-in-one, the first one being scored nine years ago on a Michigan course. Kudos to PGA of Canada instructor Travis Spiess at Crimson who has helped improve my swing.
Jim Cronin
Jon Andrews, St. Andrews By-The-Lake, Hole #5
Given my surname, it is rather ironic that my first hole-in-one occurred at St. “Andrews” by the lake.
It occurred on August 9, 2022, during a family reunion trip in Summerland (I live in Ladner and normally play at Surrey Golf). I was golfing with my wife, Karen, and my cousin, Ray, who was visiting from England. I had last played the course about 25 years ago when I had just taken up golfing.
There is a walk up to the tee box. As the card said 191 yards, I went up with 5 hybrid. However, once at the tee box, my GPS read 204. There was a wait before I could tee off and someone in the following group arrived and confirmed the distance as 204 yards.
Given the GPS reading, it was a good thing I was too lazy to go back and get my 4 hybrid as the 5 hybrid did the trick. I saw it land before the green and bend on the green towards the hole, but I thought the ball had rolled past the hole. My wife thought it might have gone in the hole.
When I didn’t see the ball on the green, I didn’t dare look in the hole until I checked behind the green. As the ball wasn’t there, I peeked into the hole and was ecstatic to see the ball and that I finally had my first hole in one at age 58.
As it happens, on the previous hole I was 2” from getting an eagle on a par 4 for the first time. That’ll have to wait for another day.
Kim Somers, Glencairn Golf Club, Hole #7
Thank you so much for your email!
Last Thursday was a day I won’t soon forget. It was a special Ladies’ Day at our club as member, Wendy Hanson, arranged for a Golf Fore the Cure day. She reached out to Michael Murillo, the General Manager of Subaru of Mississauga, and a “win the car” hole was organized.
I was playing with great friends: Margaret Green, Lisa Trudell and Darlene Monkman all members at Glencairn.
Darlene hit first and I was next to go. It was hole #7, Scotch Block, the car was on the tee box and the Director of Golf, Mike Grierson, was also there.
The hole was a downhill par 3 and the pin measured at 155 yards. I used my 27 degree hybrid. The ball landed a few inches short of the green, hopped on and seemed to roll in slow motion towards the pin. We were watching it and getting more excited by the moment when all of a sudden it disappeared and that’s when the hugs, high fives and cheering drew notice from the other golfers.
I was shaking. I couldn’t believe what had just happened! We got down to the hole to retrieve my ball, took some photos and tried to carry on with the remaining 11 holes the best I could.
I phoned my husband, who was golfing at Rattlesnake, to share the news with him and he was just as excited as I was. It was our 15th wedding anniversary that day and it’s an anniversary to remember! We celebrated with a glass of wine that evening.
Funny story…we have a hole-in-one trophy in our house, and it travels in the family, by blood or marriage, to the person with the most recent hole-in-one. The first hole in engraved on it is from 1930. Most recently, my husband has had the trophy with three consecutive hole-in-ones beginning in July 2020 and I’ve finally been able to take it away from him. ?
Kristy Fearn, Sandpiper Golf Club, Hole #12
It was a very fun day. I was playing with Jenifer Jones. Yardage on hole 12 that day was about 89 yards. I used my approach wedge, hit the fringe, took one hop, and rolled in the hole. Nicest hole for it as the view is spectacular.
Louise Lee, Campbell River Golf & Country Club, Hole #18
I made my hole-in-one on hole #18. It was a back pin that day so it lasered at about 120 yards. Wind was against us, so I clubbed up to a 7 wood. Landed in front and rolled about 30 feet to the pin.
I knew to club up as I had participated with my Mayfair Lakes GC (Richmond, B.C.) members two days earlier in the Howie Meeker golf tournament (in support of Special Olympics for the Campbell River chapter) held at the Campbell River GC and my 9 wood fell short and the ball ended in the lake fronting the green. Lesson learned!
The assistant pro, Tony Rommel, at Mayfair grew up in the Campbell River/Comox area and he brings a contingent of members to support the Howie Meeker tournament every year. We only missed 2020 tournament due to COVID-19. It is always great fun!
Regards,
Louise
Mark Hougen, Silver Springs Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
My first hole-in-one was Friday August 26 at Silver Springs Golf Club is sunny Calgary. I was playing with my amazing wife, Traci Meades, (who had her first hole-in-one earlier this season as well) and our friends Randy and Corrine Chappell.
Hole #17. par 3. 142 yards. Used a pitching wedge.
Randy and I jokingly talked about not having seen a hole-in-one as we walked up to the 17th tee box. I went first. While my well struck ball, with a baby draw, is in the air, I jokingly say “get in the hole so Randy can see a hole-in-one.”
As the ball approaches the green, I lose sight of it in the shadows. Randy says he heard my ball hit the flagstick. But none of us know where my ball ended up.
As we walked up to the green, we discover that my ball went directly into the cup…never hit the putting surface.
I don’t normally take my cell phone on the golf course, but I did that day as I was expecting a call from a client. Glad I did…so I have great photos (and memories) from that day!
Thanks Golf Canada!
Matthew Watson, Brightwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
I was golfing with my mom and dad (Stehpanie and John Watson). I hit an 8 iron 144 yards. We watched it hit the front of the green and roll in. It was my first ever hole-in-one. Thank you for the image.
Nathan Keller, Greenbryre Golf & Country Club, Hole #3
Thank you so much for reaching out! As if getting my first hole-in-one wasn’t already exciting enough.
I’ve been playing golf a long time, but it wasn’t until the last three years that I started putting more effort into improving my game. I’ve always been a long hitter, coming from a baseball and hockey background, so my short game is where I have been spending the most practise. With more time spent golfing, my wife and son started joining me and golfing more as well. Sunday was the first time we took on the challenge of taking my daughter (2 years old) along with my son, (5 years old) out for a round. Amongst the chaos of two restless kids, I somehow managed to pull off the best shot of my life so far.
The hole was a 126-yard par 3, slightly uphill and playing a bit downwind. 126 yards is between a gap wedge and a pitching wedge for me, but I opted to go for a choked up three-quarter swing pitching wedge. The ball was struck perfectly, and it was precisely on the line I had picked. I knew it was a good shot instantly. Upon landing, I immediately froze trying to focus my eyes on just how close it really was, and that’s when the ball disappeared. My wife and I quickly turn to each other, and both simultaneously say, “I think it went in!”
I took a video of the walk with my son up to the green to verify that it had indeed dropped in the hole. Below is the hole in one picture, and a day on the course with my family I’ll never forget.
Roberto Erana, Fort Langley Golf Course, Hole #15
It was on hole #15. 158 yards. I used a Callaway Razr 4 rescue club.
We are part of a golf club called Parbreakers Vancouver.
The other 3 golfers in my flight were Binky Cruz, Vic Legazpi and Chole Cebrero.
Thanks.
Trish Santo, Legends in Warman, Hole #7
I was very amazed to learn that you knew about my hole-in-one on Tuesday, August 16 at the Legends in Warman. Thank you for your recognition of my special day.
To answer your questions: Tuesday is Ladies’ Day for our Tuesday Morning Ladies Golf League at the Legends. This year, we have 37 members from all walks of life and a very sociable group. I was playing with Maureen, Sylvia and Cindy. The par 3, hole #7 from the forward red blocks is 92 yards. In the past, I have tried using a 9 iron and was never satisfied with the results. So, recently I have started using my 6 iron (I don’t have a 7 or 8 iron in my bag) with better results. On the 16th, I teed up and had also changed my ball from a Callaway to a Pinnacle Lady with my lucky number 4 on it. My shot was the sweetest, lovely in the air, straight at the flag and dropped almost immediately into the hole. Our cheers echoed across to the group behind us. Since our fun day game was closest to the pin on the par 3’s. I had my name on the proximity marker for the prize.
The next sweetest thing is my name and date goes on a small, engraved plate mounted on the hole #7 board in the upper hall of the clubhouse. Four boards are there for each of the par 3 holes and above, the title Legends Hole in One Club. My name plate is the first one on the hole #14 board for my hole-in-one on September 28, 2011, during the first game I played at the newly opened Legends course. I didn’t see that one go into the hole because I was picking up my tee and looked up to see my playing partners cheering wildly. This wall display is a special to all the people whose names are on it and an excellent tribute by the Legends course management.
Thank you for the extra special celebration you have added to my achievement.
Randy Miller, Cooke Municipal Golf Course, Hole #12
Thanks for the interest.
The tournament was the Prince Albert Senior Northern, second day of a two event. Threesome; Glen Erickson from Medicine Hat and Barry M. from Saskatoon. His wife was caddying.
The day before, on the same hole, it was the $10,000 hole-in- one hole. I played pretty well the same shot and lipped out. We thought it had gone in because it was behind the pin and hard to see. The spotter told us it lipped out. Of course, no money the next day when I did ace it.
About 138 yards, into a wind, used a TaylorMade 6 hybrid. I got a hole-in-one in the same tournament in 2021 on a different hole.
Take care.
Rob Brown, Coloniale Golf Club, Hole #8
I was playing with a father and son (Blaine and Blaine Jr.) on a sunny Friday afternoon after work.
The 8th hole was playing 191 yards downwind with the flag at the front of the green just over a hump. I hit 6 iron and it was in line with the hole, but we couldn’t see it. I was expecting to see the ball roll up the hill past the hole, but it never appeared. One of my playing partners said, “I think that might be in” but I had my doubts.
As we approached the green, the ball was still nowhere to be seen. I walked to the hole and sure enough it was there. I’m not sure who was more excited – me or my playing partners – but it was a special moment. The rest of the round was a great time for all of us.
Rob Couch, Wildwinds Golf Links, Hole #3
In regard to the details of my hole-in-one, I was playing with my friend I play with almost every round and one other person we were matched up with. The yardage was 175 with the wind at my back. I used an 8 iron and dunked it straight in the hole.
Thomas Considine, Landings Golf Course, Hole #5
Thank you for your email.
I was playing with Chris Hall and Dan Wiles. My golf watch said the distance was about 135 yards. I was using my 7 iron.
Thomas Considine
Tom MacLeod, Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club, Hole #9
On August 1, 2022, I was playing on the final day of our Club Championships at my home course of Priddis Greens (Hawk course). Hole #9 was playing 195 yards downhill into a bit of a fan. Hit a good 6 iron into a back right pin and my playing partner, Boyd Hall, also hit a decent shot, but neither of us saw either ball land due to the glare of the sun off the surface of the green.
Boyd was driving a cart and I was walking, so he got down to the green well before I did. On my walk to the green, I could see Boyd’s about 20 feet left of the hole, but still couldn’t see mine. My ball mark was about six feet in front of the hole, and Boyd told me to look in the hole to find my ball. Whoot! Ace!
Fun fact, my last ace prior to this one was also during our Club Championships and was on the very same day, August 1st, 2021, exactly one year earlier.
Tom MacLeod
Warren Higginson, Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Hole #6
Got my hole-in-one on August 16 at Dakota Dunes Golf Links while playing with my regular weekly senior golf group. It happened on the par 3, 6th hole, approximately 155 yards with a 9 iron. There was a small bush in our line of site so we didn’t see it go in.
Wayne Allen, Inglewood Golf & Curling Club, Hole #15
It was on hole #15 at Inglewood in Calgary. It was a beauty of a 5 iron at 177 yards. I was golfing with a couple members and a teacher who taught in Morley. I’m the one with the glove on and it was my second one at this course!
Zac Austin, Kamplooks Golf & Country Club, Hole #4
So, on Saturday I was playing in an amateur tournament in Kamloops, B.C., hole number 4, literally 4th hole of my tournament. I was playing with three others named Wyatt, Taylor and Aaron. Yardage was about 149 so I hit a comfortable pitching wedge. It landed one foot behind the pin and spun in. I ended up finding out that it was on the money hole, and I won monetary prize on my first ever ace!
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.
Bernice Taylor, Aberdeen Glen Golf Club, Hole #14
I was playing with Steve and Lucy Martin. It was on hole #14 and was 122 yards. I used my 8 iron. It happened on August 22, 2022.
Thank you again,
Bernie Taylor
Bruce Bodden, South Muskoka Curling & Golf Club, Hole #17
Thank you for your kind message regarding my hole-in-one at South Muskoka.
From the greens, hole #17 plays about 124 yards. I hit a 7 iron which landed on the green, bounced once towards the pin and then disappeared (in the cup)! I was playing with fellow members, Dave Robinson, Dave Gray and Kim Allsop.
Nice celebration followed on the clubhouse patio.
Bryan Head, Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Hole #2
Thank you for the email and the graphic!
The hole was #2 and it was from 205 yards. It just happened to be on our Men’s night as well so an added bonus of winning the skin and closest to the pin. It was witnessed by my normal group, consisting of Scott Stevenson and Chris Richard. Our other buddy, Adam Stewart, was unfortunately on vacation, so he missed out on a few pops afterwards.
Thank you again,
Bryan Head
Carl Bedford, Rustico Resort Golf & Tennis Club, Hole #5
Thank you! Was playing with Marie Janice Boudreau. I used an 8 iron. Hole measured 139 yards.
Chris Wheaton, Memramcook, Hole #8
Thanks. It was a really special moment because my two young sons (Liam and Xavier) were playing with me! It was an 8 iron into a 140-yard back pin with a decent headwind. It landed about 6-8 feet in front of the pin, bounced a couple times and rolled right in. My boys started screaming and sprinted to the green.
Chris Wheaton
Daniel Lam, Weston Golf & Country Club, Hole #4
Hey Golf Canada,
I was playing with my buddy, James Mcgrade. The back tees were playing 158 yards into the wind. I thinned my 8 iron and next thing you know it rolls out 4 feet into the hole.
Cheers,
Daniel
Denis Ladouceur, Greyhawk Golf Club, Hole #15
My playing partners were Pierre Lamontagne, Jean Boisvert and Mike Kelly; all Clublink members.
We were on the 15th hole at the Greyhawk Predator course, 197 yards on a perfect sunny day. I opted to use my Taylormade M2 5 iron and my preferred Taylormade TP5X ball.
An awesome experience. I certainly hope to make more.
Thanks.
Elaine McCall, Innerkip Highlands, Hole #2
Yesterday, after 25 years of golfing, I achieved my first hole-in-one. Before leaving my home, I thought to myself I wish it was raining, I feel like I have golfed too much lately and don’t really feel like golfing today. On the second hole, par 3 at Innerkip Highlands, measuring 126 yards from the tee, I pulled out my driver. I knew that in all likelihood it was too much club but for me that particular hole always seems to play long. I took my tee shot and the ball landed on the green five or six feet to the left of the pin. It then started to roll very slowly to the right and disappeared at the pin. One lady in my group said, “did that go in?”. I thought that it might have gone in but, I also thought that it was possibly tucked behind the pin and hidden from my line of vision by the ball lifter that was installed at the start of the pandemic. When we got to the green and there was no sign of the ball, the cameras came out and a video was filmed as I lifted the ball from the cup. At the end of the round, we all celebrated, and the club gifted us a bottle of champagne, and gifted me a commemorative certificate and a future round of golf. All-in-all a very satisfying day and I am so glad that I didn’t listen to my inner voice, and I went golfing.
Elaine McCall
Eric White, The Links at Penn Hills, Hole #8
Hole-in-one on #8 at Penn Hills.
My playing partners were Ryan Julian and Kelly Powell. I used a 7 iron which measured 144 yards.
Eric White
George Crocker, Terra Nova Golf Resort & Golf Community, Hole #12
After thirty years of golfing, I finally got a hole-in-one.
I was playing with my wife, Angela, and used a 6 iron for a 155-yard shot. With strong winds and heavy rainfall, the group of four in front of us, decided to let us play through and wouldn’t you know it, they witnessed the shot. Unfortunately, I didn’t get their names, but we did have a discussion on what happened to my ball. It looked like it disappeared and someone in the group said it’s in the hole.
With all the rain coming down, it was hard to tell, so I proceeded on over to the green and walked to the hole and there it was, in the hole.
I looked back at the group, raised my arms and gave a yell to them. We also caught up with the next group and Angela told them that I had just made a hole-in-one.
Thanks for contacting me.
Greg Jackson, Rivershore Golf Links, Hole #7
Thanks for the email. I was playing with Kevin Brett and Gerry Illner on the second day of the Club Championship. The funny thing is I had a hole-in-one on the same hole a year earlier on the second day of our Club Championship. The yardage was 179 and I hit a ping 22-degree hybrid.
Thanks,
Greg Jackson
Harvey Brinkman, Royalwood Golf and RV Resort, Hole #8
I had a hole-in-one at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort on August 9, 2022. Hole #8 it was playing 130 yards from the white tees. I am a member at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort.
Janet Johnson, Glen Lea Golf Course, Hole #2
Was golfing with my friend, Ann Hlynsky, at Glen Lea Golf Course in Brandon, Manitoba on July 03, 2022. I had a terrible first hole (scored a 7)! When I got to the second hole, the course Marshall (Brent Mills) was there filling the box up with score cards. We talked a bit, then he stayed and watched us tee off. Ann went first, hit a nice ball which landed in the green. My turn now. Swing and finish felt perfect, and we watched it land near the hole, and roll right into the cup! At first, I was a little stunned, then realized what happened! Threw my club up in the air, hugged Ann and then the Marshall (whom I’d just met!)
When we finished the front nine, the staff was waiting for me, and presented me with a ‘hole in one’ congratulations banner, and took a photo of me holding it, as well as my pitching wedge and Titleist golf ball, that I had used.
As I found out later, I had two witnesses, but the whole golf course heard me. ?
To have witnessed a hole-in-one on TV, or have a friend tell you they had one is one thing, but when you get your own first one, there’s no feeling like it! Plus, I had just turned 75, five weeks earlier! ?
Jeff Morris, Clovelly Golf Course, Hole #15
I did get a hole-in-one on Saturday, and it was my first! I was playing with Jacob Losinski (another member at Clovelly), and it was on hole #15 at The Osprey. It was a front pin, 120 yards, playing about 130 with wind in the face. I hit a flighted pitching wedge that landed about a foot past the hole and rolled back in!
Jeff
Jeff Narraway, Mountain Creek Golf Club, Hole #14
Thank you for the congratulations.
– Whether: Sunny, high around 30 degrees Celsius.
– Location: Mountain Creek Golf Course is located just outside of Arnprior, Ontario. Hole #14 is a 135-yard par 3 from the whites and runs east to west with a small pond to the front right of the green. That day it was playing 129 yards from the whites.
– Club: I used my Mazuma pitching wedge.
– Ball: Orange Titleist Velocity
– Background: Playing a threesome (Wendy MacNaughton, Dan Turcotte and I), teed off at 08:00. We were shooting into the sun, and it was difficult to watch/see the ball. But we could hear the plop when the ball landed. Dan shot first, then me and Wendy. When we arrived at the green, Dan’s ball was sitting on the front of the green. But I could not see my ball on the green. We looked all over and off the green in case I overshot. Then we saw the ball mark about 30” in front of the hole and when I looked in the hole and to my surprise there it was, and I had my first hole-in-one.
Take care and stay safe.
Jeff
Jim Cronin, Crimson Ridge, Hole #7
I scored my ace on #7 at Crimson Ridge golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on August 22, 2022. Playing partners were Gino Cavallo and Val and Jean Suriano. The pin was at the back which made it a 180 yard shot. I used my two hybrid club and initially thought I had overshot the green. One of my playing partners helped me look in the rough behind the green. I was preparing to take my penalty shot when another member of our foursome yelled “There’s a ball in the hole!” Sure enough my Titlest with a distinctive red stripe was nestled in the bottom of the hole.This is my second hole-in-one, the first one being scored nine years ago on a Michigan course. Kudos to PGA of Canada instructor Travis Spiess at Crimson who has helped improve my swing.
Jim Cronin
Jon Andrews, St. Andrews By-The-Lake, Hole #5
Given my surname, it is rather ironic that my first hole-in-one occurred at St. “Andrews” by the lake.
It occurred on August 9, 2022, during a family reunion trip in Summerland (I live in Ladner and normally play at Surrey Golf). I was golfing with my wife, Karen, and my cousin, Ray, who was visiting from England. I had last played the course about 25 years ago when I had just taken up golfing.
There is a walk up to the tee box. As the card said 191 yards, I went up with 5 hybrid. However, once at the tee box, my GPS read 204. There was a wait before I could tee off and someone in the following group arrived and confirmed the distance as 204 yards.
Given the GPS reading, it was a good thing I was too lazy to go back and get my 4 hybrid as the 5 hybrid did the trick. I saw it land before the green and bend on the green towards the hole, but I thought the ball had rolled past the hole. My wife thought it might have gone in the hole.
When I didn’t see the ball on the green, I didn’t dare look in the hole until I checked behind the green. As the ball wasn’t there, I peeked into the hole and was ecstatic to see the ball and that I finally had my first hole in one at age 58.
As it happens, on the previous hole I was 2” from getting an eagle on a par 4 for the first time. That’ll have to wait for another day.
Kim Somers, Glencairn Golf Club, Hole #7
Thank you so much for your email!
Last Thursday was a day I won’t soon forget. It was a special Ladies’ Day at our club as member, Wendy Hanson, arranged for a Golf Fore the Cure day. She reached out to Michael Murillo, the General Manager of Subaru of Mississauga, and a “win the car” hole was organized.
I was playing with great friends: Margaret Green, Lisa Trudell and Darlene Monkman all members at Glencairn.
Darlene hit first and I was next to go. It was hole #7, Scotch Block, the car was on the tee box and the Director of Golf, Mike Grierson, was also there.
The hole was a downhill par 3 and the pin measured at 155 yards. I used my 27 degree hybrid. The ball landed a few inches short of the green, hopped on and seemed to roll in slow motion towards the pin. We were watching it and getting more excited by the moment when all of a sudden it disappeared and that’s when the hugs, high fives and cheering drew notice from the other golfers.
I was shaking. I couldn’t believe what had just happened! We got down to the hole to retrieve my ball, took some photos and tried to carry on with the remaining 11 holes the best I could.
I phoned my husband, who was golfing at Rattlesnake, to share the news with him and he was just as excited as I was. It was our 15th wedding anniversary that day and it’s an anniversary to remember! We celebrated with a glass of wine that evening.
Funny story…we have a hole-in-one trophy in our house, and it travels in the family, by blood or marriage, to the person with the most recent hole-in-one. The first hole in engraved on it is from 1930. Most recently, my husband has had the trophy with three consecutive hole-in-ones beginning in July 2020 and I’ve finally been able to take it away from him. ?
Kristy Fearn, Sandpiper Golf Club, Hole #12
It was a very fun day. I was playing with Jenifer Jones. Yardage on hole 12 that day was about 89 yards. I used my approach wedge, hit the fringe, took one hop, and rolled in the hole. Nicest hole for it as the view is spectacular.
Louise Lee, Campbell River Golf & Country Club, Hole #18
I made my hole-in-one on hole #18. It was a back pin that day so it lasered at about 120 yards. Wind was against us, so I clubbed up to a 7 wood. Landed in front and rolled about 30 feet to the pin.
I knew to club up as I had participated with my Mayfair Lakes GC (Richmond, B.C.) members two days earlier in the Howie Meeker golf tournament (in support of Special Olympics for the Campbell River chapter) held at the Campbell River GC and my 9 wood fell short and the ball ended in the lake fronting the green. Lesson learned!
The assistant pro, Tony Rommel, at Mayfair grew up in the Campbell River/Comox area and he brings a contingent of members to support the Howie Meeker tournament every year. We only missed 2020 tournament due to COVID-19. It is always great fun!
Regards,
Louise
Mark Hougen, Silver Springs Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
My first hole-in-one was Friday August 26 at Silver Springs Golf Club is sunny Calgary. I was playing with my amazing wife, Traci Meades, (who had her first hole-in-one earlier this season as well) and our friends Randy and Corrine Chappell.
Hole #17. par 3. 142 yards. Used a pitching wedge.
Randy and I jokingly talked about not having seen a hole-in-one as we walked up to the 17th tee box. I went first. While my well struck ball, with a baby draw, is in the air, I jokingly say “get in the hole so Randy can see a hole-in-one.”
As the ball approaches the green, I lose sight of it in the shadows. Randy says he heard my ball hit the flagstick. But none of us know where my ball ended up.
As we walked up to the green, we discover that my ball went directly into the cup…never hit the putting surface.
I don’t normally take my cell phone on the golf course, but I did that day as I was expecting a call from a client. Glad I did…so I have great photos (and memories) from that day!
Thanks Golf Canada!
Matthew Watson, Brightwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
I was golfing with my mom and dad (Stehpanie and John Watson). I hit an 8 iron 144 yards. We watched it hit the front of the green and roll in. It was my first ever hole-in-one. Thank you for the image.
Nathan Keller, Greenbryre Golf & Country Club, Hole #3
Thank you so much for reaching out! As if getting my first hole-in-one wasn’t already exciting enough.
I’ve been playing golf a long time, but it wasn’t until the last three years that I started putting more effort into improving my game. I’ve always been a long hitter, coming from a baseball and hockey background, so my short game is where I have been spending the most practise. With more time spent golfing, my wife and son started joining me and golfing more as well. Sunday was the first time we took on the challenge of taking my daughter (2 years old) along with my son, (5 years old) out for a round. Amongst the chaos of two restless kids, I somehow managed to pull off the best shot of my life so far.
The hole was a 126-yard par 3, slightly uphill and playing a bit downwind. 126 yards is between a gap wedge and a pitching wedge for me, but I opted to go for a choked up three-quarter swing pitching wedge. The ball was struck perfectly, and it was precisely on the line I had picked. I knew it was a good shot instantly. Upon landing, I immediately froze trying to focus my eyes on just how close it really was, and that’s when the ball disappeared. My wife and I quickly turn to each other, and both simultaneously say, “I think it went in!”
I took a video of the walk with my son up to the green to verify that it had indeed dropped in the hole. Below is the hole in one picture, and a day on the course with my family I’ll never forget.
Roberto Erana, Fort Langley Golf Course, Hole #15
It was on hole #15. 158 yards. I used a Callaway Razr 4 rescue club.
We are part of a golf club called Parbreakers Vancouver.
The other 3 golfers in my flight were Binky Cruz, Vic Legazpi and Chole Cebrero.
Thanks.
Trish Santo, Legends in Warman, Hole #7
I was very amazed to learn that you knew about my hole-in-one on Tuesday, August 16 at the Legends in Warman. Thank you for your recognition of my special day.
To answer your questions: Tuesday is Ladies’ Day for our Tuesday Morning Ladies Golf League at the Legends. This year, we have 37 members from all walks of life and a very sociable group. I was playing with Maureen, Sylvia and Cindy. The par 3, hole #7 from the forward red blocks is 92 yards. In the past, I have tried using a 9 iron and was never satisfied with the results. So, recently I have started using my 6 iron (I don’t have a 7 or 8 iron in my bag) with better results. On the 16th, I teed up and had also changed my ball from a Callaway to a Pinnacle Lady with my lucky number 4 on it. My shot was the sweetest, lovely in the air, straight at the flag and dropped almost immediately into the hole. Our cheers echoed across to the group behind us. Since our fun day game was closest to the pin on the par 3’s. I had my name on the proximity marker for the prize.
The next sweetest thing is my name and date goes on a small, engraved plate mounted on the hole #7 board in the upper hall of the clubhouse. Four boards are there for each of the par 3 holes and above, the title Legends Hole in One Club. My name plate is the first one on the hole #14 board for my hole-in-one on September 28, 2011, during the first game I played at the newly opened Legends course. I didn’t see that one go into the hole because I was picking up my tee and looked up to see my playing partners cheering wildly. This wall display is a special to all the people whose names are on it and an excellent tribute by the Legends course management.
Thank you for the extra special celebration you have added to my achievement.
Randy Miller, Cooke Municipal Golf Course, Hole #12
Thanks for the interest.
The tournament was the Prince Albert Senior Northern, second day of a two event. Threesome; Glen Erickson from Medicine Hat and Barry M. from Saskatoon. His wife was caddying.
The day before, on the same hole, it was the $10,000 hole-in- one hole. I played pretty well the same shot and lipped out. We thought it had gone in because it was behind the pin and hard to see. The spotter told us it lipped out. Of course, no money the next day when I did ace it.
About 138 yards, into a wind, used a TaylorMade 6 hybrid. I got a hole-in-one in the same tournament in 2021 on a different hole.
Take care.
Rob Brown, Coloniale Golf Club, Hole #8
I was playing with a father and son (Blaine and Blaine Jr.) on a sunny Friday afternoon after work.
The 8th hole was playing 191 yards downwind with the flag at the front of the green just over a hump. I hit 6 iron and it was in line with the hole, but we couldn’t see it. I was expecting to see the ball roll up the hill past the hole, but it never appeared. One of my playing partners said, “I think that might be in” but I had my doubts.
As we approached the green, the ball was still nowhere to be seen. I walked to the hole and sure enough it was there. I’m not sure who was more excited – me or my playing partners – but it was a special moment. The rest of the round was a great time for all of us.
Rob Couch, Wildwinds Golf Links, Hole #3
In regard to the details of my hole-in-one, I was playing with my friend I play with almost every round and one other person we were matched up with. The yardage was 175 with the wind at my back. I used an 8 iron and dunked it straight in the hole.
Thomas Considine, Landings Golf Course, Hole #5
Thank you for your email.
I was playing with Chris Hall and Dan Wiles. My golf watch said the distance was about 135 yards. I was using my 7 iron.
Thomas Considine
Tom MacLeod, Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club, Hole #9
On August 1, 2022, I was playing on the final day of our Club Championships at my home course of Priddis Greens (Hawk course). Hole #9 was playing 195 yards downhill into a bit of a fan. Hit a good 6 iron into a back right pin and my playing partner, Boyd Hall, also hit a decent shot, but neither of us saw either ball land due to the glare of the sun off the surface of the green.
Boyd was driving a cart and I was walking, so he got down to the green well before I did. On my walk to the green, I could see Boyd’s about 20 feet left of the hole, but still couldn’t see mine. My ball mark was about six feet in front of the hole, and Boyd told me to look in the hole to find my ball. Whoot! Ace!
Fun fact, my last ace prior to this one was also during our Club Championships and was on the very same day, August 1st, 2021, exactly one year earlier.
Tom MacLeod
Warren Higginson, Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Hole #6
Got my hole-in-one on August 16 at Dakota Dunes Golf Links while playing with my regular weekly senior golf group. It happened on the par 3, 6th hole, approximately 155 yards with a 9 iron. There was a small bush in our line of site so we didn’t see it go in.
Vicki Gough, Ridgetown Golf & Curling Club, Hole #8
I used my 3 wood on hole #8 at Ridgetown Golf and Curling Club while golfing with Catherine Chavis on a quiet mid-morning Monday during the height of the pandemic.
If you are familiar with our course, you know our greens are very small. We call them postage stamps!
Hole 8 is a 162-yard par 3.
Bob Moore, a member of our grounds crew was cutting grass near the green at the time. He got off his mower to walk over to the cup and confirmed the hole-in-one as Catherine and I walked onto the green.
I’m not sure who was more excited!
This was my one and only hole-in-one after playing golf for over 50 years!
Cheers,
Vicki Gough
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.
Bernice Taylor, Aberdeen Glen Golf Club, Hole #14
I was playing with Steve and Lucy Martin. It was on hole #14 and was 122 yards. I used my 8 iron. It happened on August 22, 2022.
Thank you again,
Bernie Taylor
Bruce Bodden, South Muskoka Curling & Golf Club, Hole #17
Thank you for your kind message regarding my hole-in-one at South Muskoka.
From the greens, hole #17 plays about 124 yards. I hit a 7 iron which landed on the green, bounced once towards the pin and then disappeared (in the cup)! I was playing with fellow members, Dave Robinson, Dave Gray and Kim Allsop.
Nice celebration followed on the clubhouse patio.
Bryan Head, Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Hole #2
Thank you for the email and the graphic!
The hole was #2 and it was from 205 yards. It just happened to be on our Men’s night as well so an added bonus of winning the skin and closest to the pin. It was witnessed by my normal group, consisting of Scott Stevenson and Chris Richard. Our other buddy, Adam Stewart, was unfortunately on vacation, so he missed out on a few pops afterwards.
Thank you again,
Bryan Head
Carl Bedford, Rustico Resort Golf & Tennis Club, Hole #5
Thank you! Was playing with Marie Janice Boudreau. I used an 8 iron. Hole measured 139 yards.
Chris Wheaton, Memramcook, Hole #8
Thanks. It was a really special moment because my two young sons (Liam and Xavier) were playing with me! It was an 8 iron into a 140-yard back pin with a decent headwind. It landed about 6-8 feet in front of the pin, bounced a couple times and rolled right in. My boys started screaming and sprinted to the green.
Chris Wheaton
Daniel Lam, Weston Golf & Country Club, Hole #4
Hey Golf Canada,
I was playing with my buddy, James Mcgrade. The back tees were playing 158 yards into the wind. I thinned my 8 iron and next thing you know it rolls out 4 feet into the hole.
Cheers,
Daniel
Denis Ladouceur, Greyhawk Golf Club, Hole #15
My playing partners were Pierre Lamontagne, Jean Boisvert and Mike Kelly; all Clublink members.
We were on the 15th hole at the Greyhawk Predator course, 197 yards on a perfect sunny day. I opted to use my Taylormade M2 5 iron and my preferred Taylormade TP5X ball.
An awesome experience. I certainly hope to make more.
Thanks.
Elaine McCall, Innerkip Highlands, Hole #2
Yesterday, after 25 years of golfing, I achieved my first hole-in-one. Before leaving my home, I thought to myself I wish it was raining, I feel like I have golfed too much lately and don’t really feel like golfing today. On the second hole, par 3 at Innerkip Highlands, measuring 126 yards from the tee, I pulled out my driver. I knew that in all likelihood it was too much club but for me that particular hole always seems to play long. I took my tee shot and the ball landed on the green five or six feet to the left of the pin. It then started to roll very slowly to the right and disappeared at the pin. One lady in my group said, “did that go in?”. I thought that it might have gone in but, I also thought that it was possibly tucked behind the pin and hidden from my line of vision by the ball lifter that was installed at the start of the pandemic. When we got to the green and there was no sign of the ball, the cameras came out and a video was filmed as I lifted the ball from the cup. At the end of the round, we all celebrated, and the club gifted us a bottle of champagne, and gifted me a commemorative certificate and a future round of golf. All-in-all a very satisfying day and I am so glad that I didn’t listen to my inner voice, and I went golfing.
Elaine McCall
Eric White, The Links at Penn Hills, Hole #8
Hole-in-one on #8 at Penn Hills.
My playing partners were Ryan Julian and Kelly Powell. I used a 7 iron which measured 144 yards.
Eric White
George Crocker, Terra Nova Golf Resort & Golf Community, Hole #12
After thirty years of golfing, I finally got a hole-in-one.
I was playing with my wife, Angela, and used a 6 iron for a 155-yard shot. With strong winds and heavy rainfall, the group of four in front of us, decided to let us play through and wouldn’t you know it, they witnessed the shot. Unfortunately, I didn’t get their names, but we did have a discussion on what happened to my ball. It looked like it disappeared and someone in the group said it’s in the hole.
With all the rain coming down, it was hard to tell, so I proceeded on over to the green and walked to the hole and there it was, in the hole.
I looked back at the group, raised my arms and gave a yell to them. We also caught up with the next group and Angela told them that I had just made a hole-in-one.
Thanks for contacting me.
Greg Jackson, Rivershore Golf Links, Hole #7
Thanks for the email. I was playing with Kevin Brett and Gerry Illner on the second day of the Club Championship. The funny thing is I had a hole-in-one on the same hole a year earlier on the second day of our Club Championship. The yardage was 179 and I hit a ping 22-degree hybrid.
Thanks,
Greg Jackson
Harvey Brinkman, Royalwood Golf and RV Resort, Hole #8
I had a hole-in-one at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort on August 9, 2022. Hole #8 it was playing 130 yards from the white tees. I am a member at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort.
Janet Johnson, Glen Lea Golf Course, Hole #2
Was golfing with my friend, Ann Hlynsky, at Glen Lea Golf Course in Brandon, Manitoba on July 03, 2022. I had a terrible first hole (scored a 7)! When I got to the second hole, the course Marshall (Brent Mills) was there filling the box up with score cards. We talked a bit, then he stayed and watched us tee off. Ann went first, hit a nice ball which landed in the green. My turn now. Swing and finish felt perfect, and we watched it land near the hole, and roll right into the cup! At first, I was a little stunned, then realized what happened! Threw my club up in the air, hugged Ann and then the Marshall (whom I’d just met!)
When we finished the front nine, the staff was waiting for me, and presented me with a ‘hole in one’ congratulations banner, and took a photo of me holding it, as well as my pitching wedge and Titleist golf ball, that I had used.
As I found out later, I had two witnesses, but the whole golf course heard me. ?
To have witnessed a hole-in-one on TV, or have a friend tell you they had one is one thing, but when you get your own first one, there’s no feeling like it! Plus, I had just turned 75, five weeks earlier! ?
Jeff Morris, Clovelly Golf Course, Hole #15
I did get a hole-in-one on Saturday, and it was my first! I was playing with Jacob Losinski (another member at Clovelly), and it was on hole #15 at The Osprey. It was a front pin, 120 yards, playing about 130 with wind in the face. I hit a flighted pitching wedge that landed about a foot past the hole and rolled back in!
Jeff
Jeff Narraway, Mountain Creek Golf Club, Hole #14
Thank you for the congratulations.
– Whether: Sunny, high around 30 degrees Celsius.
– Location: Mountain Creek Golf Course is located just outside of Arnprior, Ontario. Hole #14 is a 135-yard par 3 from the whites and runs east to west with a small pond to the front right of the green. That day it was playing 129 yards from the whites.
– Club: I used my Mazuma pitching wedge.
– Ball: Orange Titleist Velocity
– Background: Playing a threesome (Wendy MacNaughton, Dan Turcotte and I), teed off at 08:00. We were shooting into the sun, and it was difficult to watch/see the ball. But we could hear the plop when the ball landed. Dan shot first, then me and Wendy. When we arrived at the green, Dan’s ball was sitting on the front of the green. But I could not see my ball on the green. We looked all over and off the green in case I overshot. Then we saw the ball mark about 30” in front of the hole and when I looked in the hole and to my surprise there it was, and I had my first hole-in-one.
Take care and stay safe.
Jeff
Jim Cronin, Crimson Ridge, Hole #7
I scored my ace on #7 at Crimson Ridge golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on August 22, 2022. Playing partners were Gino Cavallo and Val and Jean Suriano. The pin was at the back which made it a 180 yard shot. I used my two hybrid club and initially thought I had overshot the green. One of my playing partners helped me look in the rough behind the green. I was preparing to take my penalty shot when another member of our foursome yelled “There’s a ball in the hole!” Sure enough my Titlest with a distinctive red stripe was nestled in the bottom of the hole.This is my second hole-in-one, the first one being scored nine years ago on a Michigan course. Kudos to PGA of Canada instructor Travis Spiess at Crimson who has helped improve my swing.
Jim Cronin
Jon Andrews, St. Andrews By-The-Lake, Hole #5
Given my surname, it is rather ironic that my first hole-in-one occurred at St. “Andrews” by the lake.
It occurred on August 9, 2022, during a family reunion trip in Summerland (I live in Ladner and normally play at Surrey Golf). I was golfing with my wife, Karen, and my cousin, Ray, who was visiting from England. I had last played the course about 25 years ago when I had just taken up golfing.
There is a walk up to the tee box. As the card said 191 yards, I went up with 5 hybrid. However, once at the tee box, my GPS read 204. There was a wait before I could tee off and someone in the following group arrived and confirmed the distance as 204 yards.
Given the GPS reading, it was a good thing I was too lazy to go back and get my 4 hybrid as the 5 hybrid did the trick. I saw it land before the green and bend on the green towards the hole, but I thought the ball had rolled past the hole. My wife thought it might have gone in the hole.
When I didn’t see the ball on the green, I didn’t dare look in the hole until I checked behind the green. As the ball wasn’t there, I peeked into the hole and was ecstatic to see the ball and that I finally had my first hole in one at age 58.
As it happens, on the previous hole I was 2” from getting an eagle on a par 4 for the first time. That’ll have to wait for another day.
Kim Somers, Glencairn Golf Club, Hole #7
Thank you so much for your email!
Last Thursday was a day I won’t soon forget. It was a special Ladies’ Day at our club as member, Wendy Hanson, arranged for a Golf Fore the Cure day. She reached out to Michael Murillo, the General Manager of Subaru of Mississauga, and a “win the car” hole was organized.
I was playing with great friends: Margaret Green, Lisa Trudell and Darlene Monkman all members at Glencairn.
Darlene hit first and I was next to go. It was hole #7, Scotch Block, the car was on the tee box and the Director of Golf, Mike Grierson, was also there.
The hole was a downhill par 3 and the pin measured at 155 yards. I used my 27 degree hybrid. The ball landed a few inches short of the green, hopped on and seemed to roll in slow motion towards the pin. We were watching it and getting more excited by the moment when all of a sudden it disappeared and that’s when the hugs, high fives and cheering drew notice from the other golfers.
I was shaking. I couldn’t believe what had just happened! We got down to the hole to retrieve my ball, took some photos and tried to carry on with the remaining 11 holes the best I could.
I phoned my husband, who was golfing at Rattlesnake, to share the news with him and he was just as excited as I was. It was our 15th wedding anniversary that day and it’s an anniversary to remember! We celebrated with a glass of wine that evening.
Funny story…we have a hole-in-one trophy in our house, and it travels in the family, by blood or marriage, to the person with the most recent hole-in-one. The first hole in engraved on it is from 1930. Most recently, my husband has had the trophy with three consecutive hole-in-ones beginning in July 2020 and I’ve finally been able to take it away from him. ?
Kristy Fearn, Sandpiper Golf Club, Hole #12
It was a very fun day. I was playing with Jenifer Jones. Yardage on hole 12 that day was about 89 yards. I used my approach wedge, hit the fringe, took one hop, and rolled in the hole. Nicest hole for it as the view is spectacular.
Louise Lee, Campbell River Golf & Country Club, Hole #18
I made my hole-in-one on hole #18. It was a back pin that day so it lasered at about 120 yards. Wind was against us, so I clubbed up to a 7 wood. Landed in front and rolled about 30 feet to the pin.
I knew to club up as I had participated with my Mayfair Lakes GC (Richmond, B.C.) members two days earlier in the Howie Meeker golf tournament (in support of Special Olympics for the Campbell River chapter) held at the Campbell River GC and my 9 wood fell short and the ball ended in the lake fronting the green. Lesson learned!
The assistant pro, Tony Rommel, at Mayfair grew up in the Campbell River/Comox area and he brings a contingent of members to support the Howie Meeker tournament every year. We only missed 2020 tournament due to COVID-19. It is always great fun!
Regards,
Louise
Mark Hougen, Silver Springs Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
My first hole-in-one was Friday August 26 at Silver Springs Golf Club is sunny Calgary. I was playing with my amazing wife, Traci Meades, (who had her first hole-in-one earlier this season as well) and our friends Randy and Corrine Chappell.
Hole #17. par 3. 142 yards. Used a pitching wedge.
Randy and I jokingly talked about not having seen a hole-in-one as we walked up to the 17th tee box. I went first. While my well struck ball, with a baby draw, is in the air, I jokingly say “get in the hole so Randy can see a hole-in-one.”
As the ball approaches the green, I lose sight of it in the shadows. Randy says he heard my ball hit the flagstick. But none of us know where my ball ended up.
As we walked up to the green, we discover that my ball went directly into the cup…never hit the putting surface.
I don’t normally take my cell phone on the golf course, but I did that day as I was expecting a call from a client. Glad I did…so I have great photos (and memories) from that day!
Thanks Golf Canada!
Matthew Watson, Brightwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
I was golfing with my mom and dad (Stehpanie and John Watson). I hit an 8 iron 144 yards. We watched it hit the front of the green and roll in. It was my first ever hole-in-one. Thank you for the image.
Nathan Keller, Greenbryre Golf & Country Club, Hole #3
Thank you so much for reaching out! As if getting my first hole-in-one wasn’t already exciting enough.
I’ve been playing golf a long time, but it wasn’t until the last three years that I started putting more effort into improving my game. I’ve always been a long hitter, coming from a baseball and hockey background, so my short game is where I have been spending the most practise. With more time spent golfing, my wife and son started joining me and golfing more as well. Sunday was the first time we took on the challenge of taking my daughter (2 years old) along with my son, (5 years old) out for a round. Amongst the chaos of two restless kids, I somehow managed to pull off the best shot of my life so far.
The hole was a 126-yard par 3, slightly uphill and playing a bit downwind. 126 yards is between a gap wedge and a pitching wedge for me, but I opted to go for a choked up three-quarter swing pitching wedge. The ball was struck perfectly, and it was precisely on the line I had picked. I knew it was a good shot instantly. Upon landing, I immediately froze trying to focus my eyes on just how close it really was, and that’s when the ball disappeared. My wife and I quickly turn to each other, and both simultaneously say, “I think it went in!”
I took a video of the walk with my son up to the green to verify that it had indeed dropped in the hole. Below is the hole in one picture, and a day on the course with my family I’ll never forget.
Roberto Erana, Fort Langley Golf Course, Hole #15
It was on hole #15. 158 yards. I used a Callaway Razr 4 rescue club.
We are part of a golf club called Parbreakers Vancouver.
The other 3 golfers in my flight were Binky Cruz, Vic Legazpi and Chole Cebrero.
Thanks.
Trish Santo, Legends in Warman, Hole #7
I was very amazed to learn that you knew about my hole-in-one on Tuesday, August 16 at the Legends in Warman. Thank you for your recognition of my special day.
To answer your questions: Tuesday is Ladies’ Day for our Tuesday Morning Ladies Golf League at the Legends. This year, we have 37 members from all walks of life and a very sociable group. I was playing with Maureen, Sylvia and Cindy. The par 3, hole #7 from the forward red blocks is 92 yards. In the past, I have tried using a 9 iron and was never satisfied with the results. So, recently I have started using my 6 iron (I don’t have a 7 or 8 iron in my bag) with better results. On the 16th, I teed up and had also changed my ball from a Callaway to a Pinnacle Lady with my lucky number 4 on it. My shot was the sweetest, lovely in the air, straight at the flag and dropped almost immediately into the hole. Our cheers echoed across to the group behind us. Since our fun day game was closest to the pin on the par 3’s. I had my name on the proximity marker for the prize.
The next sweetest thing is my name and date goes on a small, engraved plate mounted on the hole #7 board in the upper hall of the clubhouse. Four boards are there for each of the par 3 holes and above, the title Legends Hole in One Club. My name plate is the first one on the hole #14 board for my hole-in-one on September 28, 2011, during the first game I played at the newly opened Legends course. I didn’t see that one go into the hole because I was picking up my tee and looked up to see my playing partners cheering wildly. This wall display is a special to all the people whose names are on it and an excellent tribute by the Legends course management.
Thank you for the extra special celebration you have added to my achievement.
Randy Miller, Cooke Municipal Golf Course, Hole #12
Thanks for the interest.
The tournament was the Prince Albert Senior Northern, second day of a two event. Threesome; Glen Erickson from Medicine Hat and Barry M. from Saskatoon. His wife was caddying.
The day before, on the same hole, it was the $10,000 hole-in- one hole. I played pretty well the same shot and lipped out. We thought it had gone in because it was behind the pin and hard to see. The spotter told us it lipped out. Of course, no money the next day when I did ace it.
About 138 yards, into a wind, used a TaylorMade 6 hybrid. I got a hole-in-one in the same tournament in 2021 on a different hole.
Take care.
Rob Brown, Coloniale Golf Club, Hole #8
I was playing with a father and son (Blaine and Blaine Jr.) on a sunny Friday afternoon after work.
The 8th hole was playing 191 yards downwind with the flag at the front of the green just over a hump. I hit 6 iron and it was in line with the hole, but we couldn’t see it. I was expecting to see the ball roll up the hill past the hole, but it never appeared. One of my playing partners said, “I think that might be in” but I had my doubts.
As we approached the green, the ball was still nowhere to be seen. I walked to the hole and sure enough it was there. I’m not sure who was more excited – me or my playing partners – but it was a special moment. The rest of the round was a great time for all of us.
Rob Couch, Wildwinds Golf Links, Hole #3
In regard to the details of my hole-in-one, I was playing with my friend I play with almost every round and one other person we were matched up with. The yardage was 175 with the wind at my back. I used an 8 iron and dunked it straight in the hole.
Thomas Considine, Landings Golf Course, Hole #5
Thank you for your email.
I was playing with Chris Hall and Dan Wiles. My golf watch said the distance was about 135 yards. I was using my 7 iron.
Thomas Considine
Tom MacLeod, Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club, Hole #9
On August 1, 2022, I was playing on the final day of our Club Championships at my home course of Priddis Greens (Hawk course). Hole #9 was playing 195 yards downhill into a bit of a fan. Hit a good 6 iron into a back right pin and my playing partner, Boyd Hall, also hit a decent shot, but neither of us saw either ball land due to the glare of the sun off the surface of the green.
Boyd was driving a cart and I was walking, so he got down to the green well before I did. On my walk to the green, I could see Boyd’s about 20 feet left of the hole, but still couldn’t see mine. My ball mark was about six feet in front of the hole, and Boyd told me to look in the hole to find my ball. Whoot! Ace!
Fun fact, my last ace prior to this one was also during our Club Championships and was on the very same day, August 1st, 2021, exactly one year earlier.
Tom MacLeod
Warren Higginson, Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Hole #6
Got my hole-in-one on August 16 at Dakota Dunes Golf Links while playing with my regular weekly senior golf group. It happened on the par 3, 6th hole, approximately 155 yards with a 9 iron. There was a small bush in our line of site so we didn’t see it go in.
Vicki Gough, Ridgetown Golf & Curling Club, Hole #8
I used my 3 wood on hole #8 at Ridgetown Golf and Curling Club while golfing with Catherine Chavis on a quiet mid-morning Monday during the height of the pandemic.
If you are familiar with our course, you know our greens are very small. We call them postage stamps!
Hole 8 is a 162-yard par 3.
Bob Moore, a member of our grounds crew was cutting grass near the green at the time. He got off his mower to walk over to the cup and confirmed the hole-in-one as Catherine and I walked onto the green.
I’m not sure who was more excited!
This was my one and only hole-in-one after playing golf for over 50 years!
Cheers,
Vicki Gough
Rob McFadyen, Nanton Golf Club, Hole #3
Thank you for the kind words. I had five people witness it as I was playing with another single and they were letting us play through on #3 where I got the ace. I had the member I was playing with sign my scorecard, but I don’t have his name. The yardage was 169 and I used a 7 iron. This is my first hole-in-one, and it was pretty cool to see as I’ve never seen one before.
Robert Brown, Inglewood, Hole #2
Hole #2, blue tees at Inglewood Golf Club. Used a pitching wedge from 147 yards. My first hole-in-one. Playing with wife and her mother. Neat side note, my wife had a hole-in-one the day before at D’Arcy Ranch, her second.
Robert Lynch, Thornhill Country Club, Hole #5
I am a member at The Thornhill Club, and I was playing with two other members, Joe Berberich and Bob Linghorne, when I got the hole-in-one on the 5th hole. It was playing at 157 yards into a front pin, and I used a 6 iron into the elevated green. The ball flight was directly at the pin but we did not see the ball go in since it is a plateau green, but Joe said that he saw the ball when it landed and he said “It disappeared”. That was our first inkling that it might have gone in but we didn’t give it much thought then. We climbed up the steep slope to the green and then saw that there was no ball on the green. Bob Linghorne was first to the hole and he confirmed that the ball was in the hole.
This was my third hole-in-one but my first at The Thornhill Club.
Thank you for your interest.
Bob Lynch
Roger Prudhomme, Roundel Glen Golf Club, Hole #1
I scored a hole-in-one on Monday, August 1st, at Roundel Glen Golf Club in Astra, Ontario, using a gap wedge on the first hole. The pin was cut on the front of the green, about 110 yards, one bounce with a short roll and it was in the cup. It was witnessed by Al McLellan and Ritson Linear.
Roger Prudhomme
Scott McCallum, Glencairn Golf Club, Hole #3
Hi,
I had two hole-in-ones within a month! Crazy! 50 years with one and then two within a month. The first was May 7th at Glencairn, hole #3 on the Leitchfield course. Blue pin. 185 yards. I hit a 4 iron.
Then, a month later, June 11th, again at Glencairn. #3 on the Scotch Block course! 171 yards. Blue pin. I hit a 7 iron.
I’m hoping it’s a month occurrence!
Thanks.
Thomson Doucet, Scarboro Golf and Country Club, Hole #2
Hey Golf Canada,
Thanks so much for reaching out about my hole-in-one. I’m an 11-year-old junior golfer at Scarboro. I absolutely love golf and was pretty excited to get a hole-in-one at my home course. My first! It happened July 31st on the second hole. Red tees. 130 yards. I hit a 7iron. I was playing with my 8-year-old brother, Harrison, my dad, Steve, and his girlfriend, Kim.
By the way, my brother got his own hole-in-one back on January 19 in Florida at the Caloosa Golf & Country Club. 4th hole. 126 yards. 7 iron!
Thanks again!
Thomson Doucet
William McKechney, Dalewood Golf Club, Hole #13
Thank you for the email. It was very exciting as I have never witnessed a hole-in-one or got one previously.
Here is the information of the hole-in-one:
– Sunday, July 31
– Dalewood GC
– Hole #13
– 143 yards
– 9 iron
- Group Members: Bryan Lemmon (Dalewood member), his wife and son.
I retired from teaching at the end of June and my wife had a retirement gathering for me at my house. She had each guest sign and write something on a golf ball. It was one of those golf balls that I used for the hole-in-one. It was signed by a teaching college of mine, Mariette Rozon. Since I retired, she wrote on the ball, “No one is the Boss of You!”, which is fitting I guess if you retire. This made the moment more meaningful to me as I really valued her as a college.
Yvon Legault, Loch March, Hole #16
The distance was 133 yards. I used my 6 iron from the white tee box. My shot looked short when I hit it, however it bounced just over the last bunker on the right and kicked forward toward the pin. It then grassed the pin and continued past the hole and up slope heading for the third tier. The ball stopped near the top of the slope and rolled back into the hole. It was a lucky shot and was witnessed by two golfers ahead of my threesome. I was paired with a couple I met at the course, Wendy and Bob.
I received a flag from the pro shop, and they took a photo. My first hole-in-one and I’ve been golfing for over 40 years Woohoo! ?
Cheers,
Yvon Legault
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.
Alexander Heuton, Sleepy Hollow, Hole #3
Thanks for the note. I was playing with one of my usual playing partners and fellow member, Conrad Hansuld. We were playing hole number 3 at Sleepy Hollow from the back tees. The pin was front left. I gunned the flag at 176 yards, but we were hitting dead into the wind. I took a 6 iron and hit a soft draw that landed a few feet short of the hole. It took one hop, then rolled into the cup.
I have been playing for decades and have come close many times, but this was my first hole-in-one. It was quite a rush!
Bernice Taylor, Aberdeen Glen Golf Club, Hole #14
I was playing with Steve and Lucy Martin. It was on hole #14 and was 122 yards. I used my 8 iron. It happened on August 22, 2022.
Thank you again,
Bernie Taylor
Bruce Bodden, South Muskoka Curling & Golf Club, Hole #17
Thank you for your kind message regarding my hole-in-one at South Muskoka.
From the greens, hole #17 plays about 124 yards. I hit a 7 iron which landed on the green, bounced once towards the pin and then disappeared (in the cup)! I was playing with fellow members, Dave Robinson, Dave Gray and Kim Allsop.
Nice celebration followed on the clubhouse patio.
Bryan Head, Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Hole #2
Thank you for the email and the graphic!
The hole was #2 and it was from 205 yards. It just happened to be on our Men’s night as well so an added bonus of winning the skin and closest to the pin. It was witnessed by my normal group, consisting of Scott Stevenson and Chris Richard. Our other buddy, Adam Stewart, was unfortunately on vacation, so he missed out on a few pops afterwards.
Thank you again,
Bryan Head
Carl Bedford, Rustico Resort Golf & Tennis Club, Hole #5
Thank you! Was playing with Marie Janice Boudreau. I used an 8 iron. Hole measured 139 yards.
Chris Wheaton, Memramcook, Hole #8
Thanks. It was a really special moment because my two young sons (Liam and Xavier) were playing with me! It was an 8 iron into a 140-yard back pin with a decent headwind. It landed about 6-8 feet in front of the pin, bounced a couple times and rolled right in. My boys started screaming and sprinted to the green.
Chris Wheaton
Daniel Lam, Weston Golf & Country Club, Hole #4
Hey Golf Canada,
I was playing with my buddy, James Mcgrade. The back tees were playing 158 yards into the wind. I thinned my 8 iron and next thing you know it rolls out 4 feet into the hole.
Cheers,
Daniel
Denis Ladouceur, Greyhawk Golf Club, Hole #15
My playing partners were Pierre Lamontagne, Jean Boisvert and Mike Kelly; all Clublink members.
We were on the 15th hole at the Greyhawk Predator course, 197 yards on a perfect sunny day. I opted to use my Taylormade M2 5 iron and my preferred Taylormade TP5X ball.
An awesome experience. I certainly hope to make more.
Thanks.
Elaine McCall, Innerkip Highlands, Hole #2
Yesterday, after 25 years of golfing, I achieved my first hole-in-one. Before leaving my home, I thought to myself I wish it was raining, I feel like I have golfed too much lately and don’t really feel like golfing today. On the second hole, par 3 at Innerkip Highlands, measuring 126 yards from the tee, I pulled out my driver. I knew that in all likelihood it was too much club but for me that particular hole always seems to play long. I took my tee shot and the ball landed on the green five or six feet to the left of the pin. It then started to roll very slowly to the right and disappeared at the pin. One lady in my group said, “did that go in?”. I thought that it might have gone in but, I also thought that it was possibly tucked behind the pin and hidden from my line of vision by the ball lifter that was installed at the start of the pandemic. When we got to the green and there was no sign of the ball, the cameras came out and a video was filmed as I lifted the ball from the cup. At the end of the round, we all celebrated, and the club gifted us a bottle of champagne, and gifted me a commemorative certificate and a future round of golf. All-in-all a very satisfying day and I am so glad that I didn’t listen to my inner voice, and I went golfing.
Elaine McCall
Eric White, The Links at Penn Hills, Hole #8
Hole-in-one on #8 at Penn Hills.
My playing partners were Ryan Julian and Kelly Powell. I used a 7 iron which measured 144 yards.
Eric White
George Crocker, Terra Nova Golf Resort & Golf Community, Hole #12
After thirty years of golfing, I finally got a hole-in-one.
I was playing with my wife, Angela, and used a 6 iron for a 155-yard shot. With strong winds and heavy rainfall, the group of four in front of us, decided to let us play through and wouldn’t you know it, they witnessed the shot. Unfortunately, I didn’t get their names, but we did have a discussion on what happened to my ball. It looked like it disappeared and someone in the group said it’s in the hole.
With all the rain coming down, it was hard to tell, so I proceeded on over to the green and walked to the hole and there it was, in the hole.
I looked back at the group, raised my arms and gave a yell to them. We also caught up with the next group and Angela told them that I had just made a hole-in-one.
Thanks for contacting me.
Greg Jackson, Rivershore Golf Links, Hole #7
Thanks for the email. I was playing with Kevin Brett and Gerry Illner on the second day of the Club Championship. The funny thing is I had a hole-in-one on the same hole a year earlier on the second day of our Club Championship. The yardage was 179 and I hit a ping 22-degree hybrid.
Thanks,
Greg Jackson
Harvey Brinkman, Royalwood Golf and RV Resort, Hole #8
I had a hole-in-one at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort on August 9, 2022. Hole #8 it was playing 130 yards from the white tees. I am a member at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort.
Janet Johnson, Glen Lea Golf Course, Hole #2
Was golfing with my friend, Ann Hlynsky, at Glen Lea Golf Course in Brandon, Manitoba on July 03, 2022. I had a terrible first hole (scored a 7)! When I got to the second hole, the course Marshall (Brent Mills) was there filling the box up with score cards. We talked a bit, then he stayed and watched us tee off. Ann went first, hit a nice ball which landed in the green. My turn now. Swing and finish felt perfect, and we watched it land near the hole, and roll right into the cup! At first, I was a little stunned, then realized what happened! Threw my club up in the air, hugged Ann and then the Marshall (whom I’d just met!)
When we finished the front nine, the staff was waiting for me, and presented me with a ‘hole in one’ congratulations banner, and took a photo of me holding it, as well as my pitching wedge and Titleist golf ball, that I had used.
As I found out later, I had two witnesses, but the whole golf course heard me. ?
To have witnessed a hole-in-one on TV, or have a friend tell you they had one is one thing, but when you get your own first one, there’s no feeling like it! Plus, I had just turned 75, five weeks earlier! ?
Jeff Morris, Clovelly Golf Course, Hole #15
I did get a hole-in-one on Saturday, and it was my first! I was playing with Jacob Losinski (another member at Clovelly), and it was on hole #15 at The Osprey. It was a front pin, 120 yards, playing about 130 with wind in the face. I hit a flighted pitching wedge that landed about a foot past the hole and rolled back in!
Jeff
Jeff Narraway, Mountain Creek Golf Club, Hole #14
Thank you for the congratulations.
– Whether: Sunny, high around 30 degrees Celsius.
– Location: Mountain Creek Golf Course is located just outside of Arnprior, Ontario. Hole #14 is a 135-yard par 3 from the whites and runs east to west with a small pond to the front right of the green. That day it was playing 129 yards from the whites.
– Club: I used my Mazuma pitching wedge.
– Ball: Orange Titleist Velocity
– Background: Playing a threesome (Wendy MacNaughton, Dan Turcotte and I), teed off at 08:00. We were shooting into the sun, and it was difficult to watch/see the ball. But we could hear the plop when the ball landed. Dan shot first, then me and Wendy. When we arrived at the green, Dan’s ball was sitting on the front of the green. But I could not see my ball on the green. We looked all over and off the green in case I overshot. Then we saw the ball mark about 30” in front of the hole and when I looked in the hole and to my surprise there it was, and I had my first hole-in-one.
Take care and stay safe.
Jeff
Jim Cronin, Crimson Ridge, Hole #7
I scored my ace on #7 at Crimson Ridge golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on August 22, 2022. Playing partners were Gino Cavallo and Val and Jean Suriano. The pin was at the back which made it a 180 yard shot. I used my two hybrid club and initially thought I had overshot the green. One of my playing partners helped me look in the rough behind the green. I was preparing to take my penalty shot when another member of our foursome yelled “There’s a ball in the hole!” Sure enough my Titlest with a distinctive red stripe was nestled in the bottom of the hole.This is my second hole-in-one, the first one being scored nine years ago on a Michigan course. Kudos to PGA of Canada instructor Travis Spiess at Crimson who has helped improve my swing.
Jim Cronin
Jon Andrews, St. Andrews By-The-Lake, Hole #5
Given my surname, it is rather ironic that my first hole-in-one occurred at St. “Andrews” by the lake.
It occurred on August 9, 2022, during a family reunion trip in Summerland (I live in Ladner and normally play at Surrey Golf). I was golfing with my wife, Karen, and my cousin, Ray, who was visiting from England. I had last played the course about 25 years ago when I had just taken up golfing.
There is a walk up to the tee box. As the card said 191 yards, I went up with 5 hybrid. However, once at the tee box, my GPS read 204. There was a wait before I could tee off and someone in the following group arrived and confirmed the distance as 204 yards.
Given the GPS reading, it was a good thing I was too lazy to go back and get my 4 hybrid as the 5 hybrid did the trick. I saw it land before the green and bend on the green towards the hole, but I thought the ball had rolled past the hole. My wife thought it might have gone in the hole.
When I didn’t see the ball on the green, I didn’t dare look in the hole until I checked behind the green. As the ball wasn’t there, I peeked into the hole and was ecstatic to see the ball and that I finally had my first hole in one at age 58.
As it happens, on the previous hole I was 2” from getting an eagle on a par 4 for the first time. That’ll have to wait for another day.
Kim Somers, Glencairn Golf Club, Hole #7
Thank you so much for your email!
Last Thursday was a day I won’t soon forget. It was a special Ladies’ Day at our club as member, Wendy Hanson, arranged for a Golf Fore the Cure day. She reached out to Michael Murillo, the General Manager of Subaru of Mississauga, and a “win the car” hole was organized.
I was playing with great friends: Margaret Green, Lisa Trudell and Darlene Monkman all members at Glencairn.
Darlene hit first and I was next to go. It was hole #7, Scotch Block, the car was on the tee box and the Director of Golf, Mike Grierson, was also there.
The hole was a downhill par 3 and the pin measured at 155 yards. I used my 27 degree hybrid. The ball landed a few inches short of the green, hopped on and seemed to roll in slow motion towards the pin. We were watching it and getting more excited by the moment when all of a sudden it disappeared and that’s when the hugs, high fives and cheering drew notice from the other golfers.
I was shaking. I couldn’t believe what had just happened! We got down to the hole to retrieve my ball, took some photos and tried to carry on with the remaining 11 holes the best I could.
I phoned my husband, who was golfing at Rattlesnake, to share the news with him and he was just as excited as I was. It was our 15th wedding anniversary that day and it’s an anniversary to remember! We celebrated with a glass of wine that evening.
Funny story…we have a hole-in-one trophy in our house, and it travels in the family, by blood or marriage, to the person with the most recent hole-in-one. The first hole in engraved on it is from 1930. Most recently, my husband has had the trophy with three consecutive hole-in-ones beginning in July 2020 and I’ve finally been able to take it away from him. ?
Kristy Fearn, Sandpiper Golf Club, Hole #12
It was a very fun day. I was playing with Jenifer Jones. Yardage on hole 12 that day was about 89 yards. I used my approach wedge, hit the fringe, took one hop, and rolled in the hole. Nicest hole for it as the view is spectacular.
Louise Lee, Campbell River Golf & Country Club, Hole #18
I made my hole-in-one on hole #18. It was a back pin that day so it lasered at about 120 yards. Wind was against us, so I clubbed up to a 7 wood. Landed in front and rolled about 30 feet to the pin.
I knew to club up as I had participated with my Mayfair Lakes GC (Richmond, B.C.) members two days earlier in the Howie Meeker golf tournament (in support of Special Olympics for the Campbell River chapter) held at the Campbell River GC and my 9 wood fell short and the ball ended in the lake fronting the green. Lesson learned!
The assistant pro, Tony Rommel, at Mayfair grew up in the Campbell River/Comox area and he brings a contingent of members to support the Howie Meeker tournament every year. We only missed 2020 tournament due to COVID-19. It is always great fun!
Regards,
Louise
Mark Hougen, Silver Springs Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
My first hole-in-one was Friday August 26 at Silver Springs Golf Club is sunny Calgary. I was playing with my amazing wife, Traci Meades, (who had her first hole-in-one earlier this season as well) and our friends Randy and Corrine Chappell.
Hole #17. par 3. 142 yards. Used a pitching wedge.
Randy and I jokingly talked about not having seen a hole-in-one as we walked up to the 17th tee box. I went first. While my well struck ball, with a baby draw, is in the air, I jokingly say “get in the hole so Randy can see a hole-in-one.”
As the ball approaches the green, I lose sight of it in the shadows. Randy says he heard my ball hit the flagstick. But none of us know where my ball ended up.
As we walked up to the green, we discover that my ball went directly into the cup…never hit the putting surface.
I don’t normally take my cell phone on the golf course, but I did that day as I was expecting a call from a client. Glad I did…so I have great photos (and memories) from that day!
Thanks Golf Canada!
Matthew Watson, Brightwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
I was golfing with my mom and dad (Stehpanie and John Watson). I hit an 8 iron 144 yards. We watched it hit the front of the green and roll in. It was my first ever hole-in-one. Thank you for the image.
Nathan Keller, Greenbryre Golf & Country Club, Hole #3
Thank you so much for reaching out! As if getting my first hole-in-one wasn’t already exciting enough.
I’ve been playing golf a long time, but it wasn’t until the last three years that I started putting more effort into improving my game. I’ve always been a long hitter, coming from a baseball and hockey background, so my short game is where I have been spending the most practise. With more time spent golfing, my wife and son started joining me and golfing more as well. Sunday was the first time we took on the challenge of taking my daughter (2 years old) along with my son, (5 years old) out for a round. Amongst the chaos of two restless kids, I somehow managed to pull off the best shot of my life so far.
The hole was a 126-yard par 3, slightly uphill and playing a bit downwind. 126 yards is between a gap wedge and a pitching wedge for me, but I opted to go for a choked up three-quarter swing pitching wedge. The ball was struck perfectly, and it was precisely on the line I had picked. I knew it was a good shot instantly. Upon landing, I immediately froze trying to focus my eyes on just how close it really was, and that’s when the ball disappeared. My wife and I quickly turn to each other, and both simultaneously say, “I think it went in!”
I took a video of the walk with my son up to the green to verify that it had indeed dropped in the hole. Below is the hole in one picture, and a day on the course with my family I’ll never forget.
Roberto Erana, Fort Langley Golf Course, Hole #15
It was on hole #15. 158 yards. I used a Callaway Razr 4 rescue club.
We are part of a golf club called Parbreakers Vancouver.
The other 3 golfers in my flight were Binky Cruz, Vic Legazpi and Chole Cebrero.
Thanks.
Trish Santo, Legends in Warman, Hole #7
I was very amazed to learn that you knew about my hole-in-one on Tuesday, August 16 at the Legends in Warman. Thank you for your recognition of my special day.
To answer your questions: Tuesday is Ladies’ Day for our Tuesday Morning Ladies Golf League at the Legends. This year, we have 37 members from all walks of life and a very sociable group. I was playing with Maureen, Sylvia and Cindy. The par 3, hole #7 from the forward red blocks is 92 yards. In the past, I have tried using a 9 iron and was never satisfied with the results. So, recently I have started using my 6 iron (I don’t have a 7 or 8 iron in my bag) with better results. On the 16th, I teed up and had also changed my ball from a Callaway to a Pinnacle Lady with my lucky number 4 on it. My shot was the sweetest, lovely in the air, straight at the flag and dropped almost immediately into the hole. Our cheers echoed across to the group behind us. Since our fun day game was closest to the pin on the par 3’s. I had my name on the proximity marker for the prize.
The next sweetest thing is my name and date goes on a small, engraved plate mounted on the hole #7 board in the upper hall of the clubhouse. Four boards are there for each of the par 3 holes and above, the title Legends Hole in One Club. My name plate is the first one on the hole #14 board for my hole-in-one on September 28, 2011, during the first game I played at the newly opened Legends course. I didn’t see that one go into the hole because I was picking up my tee and looked up to see my playing partners cheering wildly. This wall display is a special to all the people whose names are on it and an excellent tribute by the Legends course management.
Thank you for the extra special celebration you have added to my achievement.
Randy Miller, Cooke Municipal Golf Course, Hole #12
Thanks for the interest.
The tournament was the Prince Albert Senior Northern, second day of a two event. Threesome; Glen Erickson from Medicine Hat and Barry M. from Saskatoon. His wife was caddying.
The day before, on the same hole, it was the $10,000 hole-in- one hole. I played pretty well the same shot and lipped out. We thought it had gone in because it was behind the pin and hard to see. The spotter told us it lipped out. Of course, no money the next day when I did ace it.
About 138 yards, into a wind, used a TaylorMade 6 hybrid. I got a hole-in-one in the same tournament in 2021 on a different hole.
Take care.
Rob Brown, Coloniale Golf Club, Hole #8
I was playing with a father and son (Blaine and Blaine Jr.) on a sunny Friday afternoon after work.
The 8th hole was playing 191 yards downwind with the flag at the front of the green just over a hump. I hit 6 iron and it was in line with the hole, but we couldn’t see it. I was expecting to see the ball roll up the hill past the hole, but it never appeared. One of my playing partners said, “I think that might be in” but I had my doubts.
As we approached the green, the ball was still nowhere to be seen. I walked to the hole and sure enough it was there. I’m not sure who was more excited – me or my playing partners – but it was a special moment. The rest of the round was a great time for all of us.
Rob Couch, Wildwinds Golf Links, Hole #3
In regard to the details of my hole-in-one, I was playing with my friend I play with almost every round and one other person we were matched up with. The yardage was 175 with the wind at my back. I used an 8 iron and dunked it straight in the hole.
Thomas Considine, Landings Golf Course, Hole #5
Thank you for your email.
I was playing with Chris Hall and Dan Wiles. My golf watch said the distance was about 135 yards. I was using my 7 iron.
Thomas Considine
Tom MacLeod, Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club, Hole #9
On August 1, 2022, I was playing on the final day of our Club Championships at my home course of Priddis Greens (Hawk course). Hole #9 was playing 195 yards downhill into a bit of a fan. Hit a good 6 iron into a back right pin and my playing partner, Boyd Hall, also hit a decent shot, but neither of us saw either ball land due to the glare of the sun off the surface of the green.
Boyd was driving a cart and I was walking, so he got down to the green well before I did. On my walk to the green, I could see Boyd’s about 20 feet left of the hole, but still couldn’t see mine. My ball mark was about six feet in front of the hole, and Boyd told me to look in the hole to find my ball. Whoot! Ace!
Fun fact, my last ace prior to this one was also during our Club Championships and was on the very same day, August 1st, 2021, exactly one year earlier.
Tom MacLeod
Warren Higginson, Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Hole #6
Got my hole-in-one on August 16 at Dakota Dunes Golf Links while playing with my regular weekly senior golf group. It happened on the par 3, 6th hole, approximately 155 yards with a 9 iron. There was a small bush in our line of site so we didn’t see it go in.
Vicki Gough, Ridgetown Golf & Curling Club, Hole #8
I used my 3 wood on hole #8 at Ridgetown Golf and Curling Club while golfing with Catherine Chavis on a quiet mid-morning Monday during the height of the pandemic.
If you are familiar with our course, you know our greens are very small. We call them postage stamps!
Hole 8 is a 162-yard par 3.
Bob Moore, a member of our grounds crew was cutting grass near the green at the time. He got off his mower to walk over to the cup and confirmed the hole-in-one as Catherine and I walked onto the green.
I’m not sure who was more excited!
This was my one and only hole-in-one after playing golf for over 50 years!
Cheers,
Vicki Gough
Rob McFadyen, Nanton Golf Club, Hole #3
Thank you for the kind words. I had five people witness it as I was playing with another single and they were letting us play through on #3 where I got the ace. I had the member I was playing with sign my scorecard, but I don’t have his name. The yardage was 169 and I used a 7 iron. This is my first hole-in-one, and it was pretty cool to see as I’ve never seen one before.
Robert Brown, Inglewood, Hole #2
Hole #2, blue tees at Inglewood Golf Club. Used a pitching wedge from 147 yards. My first hole-in-one. Playing with wife and her mother. Neat side note, my wife had a hole-in-one the day before at D’Arcy Ranch, her second.
Robert Lynch, Thornhill Country Club, Hole #5
I am a member at The Thornhill Club, and I was playing with two other members, Joe Berberich and Bob Linghorne, when I got the hole-in-one on the 5th hole. It was playing at 157 yards into a front pin, and I used a 6 iron into the elevated green. The ball flight was directly at the pin but we did not see the ball go in since it is a plateau green, but Joe said that he saw the ball when it landed and he said “It disappeared”. That was our first inkling that it might have gone in but we didn’t give it much thought then. We climbed up the steep slope to the green and then saw that there was no ball on the green. Bob Linghorne was first to the hole and he confirmed that the ball was in the hole.
This was my third hole-in-one but my first at The Thornhill Club.
Thank you for your interest.
Bob Lynch
William McKechney, Dalewood Golf Club, Hole #13
Thank you for the email. It was very exciting as I have never witnessed a hole-in-one or got one previously.
Here is the information of the hole-in-one:
– Sunday, July 31
– Dalewood GC
– Hole #13
– 143 yards
– 9 iron
- Group Members: Bryan Lemmon (Dalewood member), his wife and son.
I retired from teaching at the end of June and my wife had a retirement gathering for me at my house. She had each guest sign and write something on a golf ball. It was one of those golf balls that I used for the hole-in-one. It was signed by a teaching college of mine, Mariette Rozon. Since I retired, she wrote on the ball, “No one is the Boss of You!”, which is fitting I guess if you retire. This made the moment more meaningful to me as I really valued her as a college.
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.
Alexander Heuton, Sleepy Hollow, Hole #3
Thanks for the note. I was playing with one of my usual playing partners and fellow member, Conrad Hansuld. We were playing hole number 3 at Sleepy Hollow from the back tees. The pin was front left. I gunned the flag at 176 yards, but we were hitting dead into the wind. I took a 6 iron and hit a soft draw that landed a few feet short of the hole. It took one hop, then rolled into the cup.
I have been playing for decades and have come close many times, but this was my first hole-in-one. It was quite a rush!
Bernice Taylor, Aberdeen Glen Golf Club, Hole #14
I was playing with Steve and Lucy Martin. It was on hole #14 and was 122 yards. I used my 8 iron. It happened on August 22, 2022.
Thank you again,
Bernie Taylor
Bruce Bodden, South Muskoka Curling & Golf Club, Hole #17
Thank you for your kind message regarding my hole-in-one at South Muskoka.
From the greens, hole #17 plays about 124 yards. I hit a 7 iron which landed on the green, bounced once towards the pin and then disappeared (in the cup)! I was playing with fellow members, Dave Robinson, Dave Gray and Kim Allsop.
Nice celebration followed on the clubhouse patio.
Bryan Head, Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Hole #2
Thank you for the email and the graphic!
The hole was #2 and it was from 205 yards. It just happened to be on our Men’s night as well so an added bonus of winning the skin and closest to the pin. It was witnessed by my normal group, consisting of Scott Stevenson and Chris Richard. Our other buddy, Adam Stewart, was unfortunately on vacation, so he missed out on a few pops afterwards.
Thank you again,
Bryan Head
Carl Bedford, Rustico Resort Golf & Tennis Club, Hole #5
Thank you! Was playing with Marie Janice Boudreau. I used an 8 iron. Hole measured 139 yards.
Chris Wheaton, Memramcook, Hole #8
Thanks. It was a really special moment because my two young sons (Liam and Xavier) were playing with me! It was an 8 iron into a 140-yard back pin with a decent headwind. It landed about 6-8 feet in front of the pin, bounced a couple times and rolled right in. My boys started screaming and sprinted to the green.
Chris Wheaton
Daniel Lam, Weston Golf & Country Club, Hole #4
Hey Golf Canada,
I was playing with my buddy, James Mcgrade. The back tees were playing 158 yards into the wind. I thinned my 8 iron and next thing you know it rolls out 4 feet into the hole.
Cheers,
Daniel
Denis Ladouceur, Greyhawk Golf Club, Hole #15
My playing partners were Pierre Lamontagne, Jean Boisvert and Mike Kelly; all Clublink members.
We were on the 15th hole at the Greyhawk Predator course, 197 yards on a perfect sunny day. I opted to use my Taylormade M2 5 iron and my preferred Taylormade TP5X ball.
An awesome experience. I certainly hope to make more.
Thanks.
Elaine McCall, Innerkip Highlands, Hole #2
Yesterday, after 25 years of golfing, I achieved my first hole-in-one. Before leaving my home, I thought to myself I wish it was raining, I feel like I have golfed too much lately and don’t really feel like golfing today. On the second hole, par 3 at Innerkip Highlands, measuring 126 yards from the tee, I pulled out my driver. I knew that in all likelihood it was too much club but for me that particular hole always seems to play long. I took my tee shot and the ball landed on the green five or six feet to the left of the pin. It then started to roll very slowly to the right and disappeared at the pin. One lady in my group said, “did that go in?”. I thought that it might have gone in but, I also thought that it was possibly tucked behind the pin and hidden from my line of vision by the ball lifter that was installed at the start of the pandemic. When we got to the green and there was no sign of the ball, the cameras came out and a video was filmed as I lifted the ball from the cup. At the end of the round, we all celebrated, and the club gifted us a bottle of champagne, and gifted me a commemorative certificate and a future round of golf. All-in-all a very satisfying day and I am so glad that I didn’t listen to my inner voice, and I went golfing.
Elaine McCall
Eric White, The Links at Penn Hills, Hole #8
Hole-in-one on #8 at Penn Hills.
My playing partners were Ryan Julian and Kelly Powell. I used a 7 iron which measured 144 yards.
Eric White
George Crocker, Terra Nova Golf Resort & Golf Community, Hole #12
After thirty years of golfing, I finally got a hole-in-one.
I was playing with my wife, Angela, and used a 6 iron for a 155-yard shot. With strong winds and heavy rainfall, the group of four in front of us, decided to let us play through and wouldn’t you know it, they witnessed the shot. Unfortunately, I didn’t get their names, but we did have a discussion on what happened to my ball. It looked like it disappeared and someone in the group said it’s in the hole.
With all the rain coming down, it was hard to tell, so I proceeded on over to the green and walked to the hole and there it was, in the hole.
I looked back at the group, raised my arms and gave a yell to them. We also caught up with the next group and Angela told them that I had just made a hole-in-one.
Thanks for contacting me.
Greg Jackson, Rivershore Golf Links, Hole #7
Thanks for the email. I was playing with Kevin Brett and Gerry Illner on the second day of the Club Championship. The funny thing is I had a hole-in-one on the same hole a year earlier on the second day of our Club Championship. The yardage was 179 and I hit a ping 22-degree hybrid.
Thanks,
Greg Jackson
Harvey Brinkman, Royalwood Golf and RV Resort, Hole #8
I had a hole-in-one at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort on August 9, 2022. Hole #8 it was playing 130 yards from the white tees. I am a member at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort.
Janet Johnson, Glen Lea Golf Course, Hole #2
Was golfing with my friend, Ann Hlynsky, at Glen Lea Golf Course in Brandon, Manitoba on July 03, 2022. I had a terrible first hole (scored a 7)! When I got to the second hole, the course Marshall (Brent Mills) was there filling the box up with score cards. We talked a bit, then he stayed and watched us tee off. Ann went first, hit a nice ball which landed in the green. My turn now. Swing and finish felt perfect, and we watched it land near the hole, and roll right into the cup! At first, I was a little stunned, then realized what happened! Threw my club up in the air, hugged Ann and then the Marshall (whom I’d just met!)
When we finished the front nine, the staff was waiting for me, and presented me with a ‘hole in one’ congratulations banner, and took a photo of me holding it, as well as my pitching wedge and Titleist golf ball, that I had used.
As I found out later, I had two witnesses, but the whole golf course heard me. ?
To have witnessed a hole-in-one on TV, or have a friend tell you they had one is one thing, but when you get your own first one, there’s no feeling like it! Plus, I had just turned 75, five weeks earlier! ?
Jeff Morris, Clovelly Golf Course, Hole #15
I did get a hole-in-one on Saturday, and it was my first! I was playing with Jacob Losinski (another member at Clovelly), and it was on hole #15 at The Osprey. It was a front pin, 120 yards, playing about 130 with wind in the face. I hit a flighted pitching wedge that landed about a foot past the hole and rolled back in!
Jeff
Jeff Narraway, Mountain Creek Golf Club, Hole #14
Thank you for the congratulations.
– Whether: Sunny, high around 30 degrees Celsius.
– Location: Mountain Creek Golf Course is located just outside of Arnprior, Ontario. Hole #14 is a 135-yard par 3 from the whites and runs east to west with a small pond to the front right of the green. That day it was playing 129 yards from the whites.
– Club: I used my Mazuma pitching wedge.
– Ball: Orange Titleist Velocity
– Background: Playing a threesome (Wendy MacNaughton, Dan Turcotte and I), teed off at 08:00. We were shooting into the sun, and it was difficult to watch/see the ball. But we could hear the plop when the ball landed. Dan shot first, then me and Wendy. When we arrived at the green, Dan’s ball was sitting on the front of the green. But I could not see my ball on the green. We looked all over and off the green in case I overshot. Then we saw the ball mark about 30” in front of the hole and when I looked in the hole and to my surprise there it was, and I had my first hole-in-one.
Take care and stay safe.
Jeff
Jim Cronin, Crimson Ridge, Hole #7
I scored my ace on #7 at Crimson Ridge golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on August 22, 2022. Playing partners were Gino Cavallo and Val and Jean Suriano. The pin was at the back which made it a 180 yard shot. I used my two hybrid club and initially thought I had overshot the green. One of my playing partners helped me look in the rough behind the green. I was preparing to take my penalty shot when another member of our foursome yelled “There’s a ball in the hole!” Sure enough my Titlest with a distinctive red stripe was nestled in the bottom of the hole.This is my second hole-in-one, the first one being scored nine years ago on a Michigan course. Kudos to PGA of Canada instructor Travis Spiess at Crimson who has helped improve my swing.
Jim Cronin
Jon Andrews, St. Andrews By-The-Lake, Hole #5
Given my surname, it is rather ironic that my first hole-in-one occurred at St. “Andrews” by the lake.
It occurred on August 9, 2022, during a family reunion trip in Summerland (I live in Ladner and normally play at Surrey Golf). I was golfing with my wife, Karen, and my cousin, Ray, who was visiting from England. I had last played the course about 25 years ago when I had just taken up golfing.
There is a walk up to the tee box. As the card said 191 yards, I went up with 5 hybrid. However, once at the tee box, my GPS read 204. There was a wait before I could tee off and someone in the following group arrived and confirmed the distance as 204 yards.
Given the GPS reading, it was a good thing I was too lazy to go back and get my 4 hybrid as the 5 hybrid did the trick. I saw it land before the green and bend on the green towards the hole, but I thought the ball had rolled past the hole. My wife thought it might have gone in the hole.
When I didn’t see the ball on the green, I didn’t dare look in the hole until I checked behind the green. As the ball wasn’t there, I peeked into the hole and was ecstatic to see the ball and that I finally had my first hole in one at age 58.
As it happens, on the previous hole I was 2” from getting an eagle on a par 4 for the first time. That’ll have to wait for another day.
Kim Somers, Glencairn Golf Club, Hole #7
Thank you so much for your email!
Last Thursday was a day I won’t soon forget. It was a special Ladies’ Day at our club as member, Wendy Hanson, arranged for a Golf Fore the Cure day. She reached out to Michael Murillo, the General Manager of Subaru of Mississauga, and a “win the car” hole was organized.
I was playing with great friends: Margaret Green, Lisa Trudell and Darlene Monkman all members at Glencairn.
Darlene hit first and I was next to go. It was hole #7, Scotch Block, the car was on the tee box and the Director of Golf, Mike Grierson, was also there.
The hole was a downhill par 3 and the pin measured at 155 yards. I used my 27 degree hybrid. The ball landed a few inches short of the green, hopped on and seemed to roll in slow motion towards the pin. We were watching it and getting more excited by the moment when all of a sudden it disappeared and that’s when the hugs, high fives and cheering drew notice from the other golfers.
I was shaking. I couldn’t believe what had just happened! We got down to the hole to retrieve my ball, took some photos and tried to carry on with the remaining 11 holes the best I could.
I phoned my husband, who was golfing at Rattlesnake, to share the news with him and he was just as excited as I was. It was our 15th wedding anniversary that day and it’s an anniversary to remember! We celebrated with a glass of wine that evening.
Funny story…we have a hole-in-one trophy in our house, and it travels in the family, by blood or marriage, to the person with the most recent hole-in-one. The first hole in engraved on it is from 1930. Most recently, my husband has had the trophy with three consecutive hole-in-ones beginning in July 2020 and I’ve finally been able to take it away from him. ?
Kristy Fearn, Sandpiper Golf Club, Hole #12
It was a very fun day. I was playing with Jenifer Jones. Yardage on hole 12 that day was about 89 yards. I used my approach wedge, hit the fringe, took one hop, and rolled in the hole. Nicest hole for it as the view is spectacular.
Louise Lee, Campbell River Golf & Country Club, Hole #18
I made my hole-in-one on hole #18. It was a back pin that day so it lasered at about 120 yards. Wind was against us, so I clubbed up to a 7 wood. Landed in front and rolled about 30 feet to the pin.
I knew to club up as I had participated with my Mayfair Lakes GC (Richmond, B.C.) members two days earlier in the Howie Meeker golf tournament (in support of Special Olympics for the Campbell River chapter) held at the Campbell River GC and my 9 wood fell short and the ball ended in the lake fronting the green. Lesson learned!
The assistant pro, Tony Rommel, at Mayfair grew up in the Campbell River/Comox area and he brings a contingent of members to support the Howie Meeker tournament every year. We only missed 2020 tournament due to COVID-19. It is always great fun!
Regards,
Louise
Mark Hougen, Silver Springs Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
My first hole-in-one was Friday August 26 at Silver Springs Golf Club is sunny Calgary. I was playing with my amazing wife, Traci Meades, (who had her first hole-in-one earlier this season as well) and our friends Randy and Corrine Chappell.
Hole #17. par 3. 142 yards. Used a pitching wedge.
Randy and I jokingly talked about not having seen a hole-in-one as we walked up to the 17th tee box. I went first. While my well struck ball, with a baby draw, is in the air, I jokingly say “get in the hole so Randy can see a hole-in-one.”
As the ball approaches the green, I lose sight of it in the shadows. Randy says he heard my ball hit the flagstick. But none of us know where my ball ended up.
As we walked up to the green, we discover that my ball went directly into the cup…never hit the putting surface.
I don’t normally take my cell phone on the golf course, but I did that day as I was expecting a call from a client. Glad I did…so I have great photos (and memories) from that day!
Thanks Golf Canada!
Matthew Watson, Brightwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
I was golfing with my mom and dad (Stehpanie and John Watson). I hit an 8 iron 144 yards. We watched it hit the front of the green and roll in. It was my first ever hole-in-one. Thank you for the image.
Nathan Keller, Greenbryre Golf & Country Club, Hole #3
Thank you so much for reaching out! As if getting my first hole-in-one wasn’t already exciting enough.
I’ve been playing golf a long time, but it wasn’t until the last three years that I started putting more effort into improving my game. I’ve always been a long hitter, coming from a baseball and hockey background, so my short game is where I have been spending the most practise. With more time spent golfing, my wife and son started joining me and golfing more as well. Sunday was the first time we took on the challenge of taking my daughter (2 years old) along with my son, (5 years old) out for a round. Amongst the chaos of two restless kids, I somehow managed to pull off the best shot of my life so far.
The hole was a 126-yard par 3, slightly uphill and playing a bit downwind. 126 yards is between a gap wedge and a pitching wedge for me, but I opted to go for a choked up three-quarter swing pitching wedge. The ball was struck perfectly, and it was precisely on the line I had picked. I knew it was a good shot instantly. Upon landing, I immediately froze trying to focus my eyes on just how close it really was, and that’s when the ball disappeared. My wife and I quickly turn to each other, and both simultaneously say, “I think it went in!”
I took a video of the walk with my son up to the green to verify that it had indeed dropped in the hole. Below is the hole in one picture, and a day on the course with my family I’ll never forget.
Roberto Erana, Fort Langley Golf Course, Hole #15
It was on hole #15. 158 yards. I used a Callaway Razr 4 rescue club.
We are part of a golf club called Parbreakers Vancouver.
The other 3 golfers in my flight were Binky Cruz, Vic Legazpi and Chole Cebrero.
Thanks.
Trish Santo, Legends in Warman, Hole #7
I was very amazed to learn that you knew about my hole-in-one on Tuesday, August 16 at the Legends in Warman. Thank you for your recognition of my special day.
To answer your questions: Tuesday is Ladies’ Day for our Tuesday Morning Ladies Golf League at the Legends. This year, we have 37 members from all walks of life and a very sociable group. I was playing with Maureen, Sylvia and Cindy. The par 3, hole #7 from the forward red blocks is 92 yards. In the past, I have tried using a 9 iron and was never satisfied with the results. So, recently I have started using my 6 iron (I don’t have a 7 or 8 iron in my bag) with better results. On the 16th, I teed up and had also changed my ball from a Callaway to a Pinnacle Lady with my lucky number 4 on it. My shot was the sweetest, lovely in the air, straight at the flag and dropped almost immediately into the hole. Our cheers echoed across to the group behind us. Since our fun day game was closest to the pin on the par 3’s. I had my name on the proximity marker for the prize.
The next sweetest thing is my name and date goes on a small, engraved plate mounted on the hole #7 board in the upper hall of the clubhouse. Four boards are there for each of the par 3 holes and above, the title Legends Hole in One Club. My name plate is the first one on the hole #14 board for my hole-in-one on September 28, 2011, during the first game I played at the newly opened Legends course. I didn’t see that one go into the hole because I was picking up my tee and looked up to see my playing partners cheering wildly. This wall display is a special to all the people whose names are on it and an excellent tribute by the Legends course management.
Thank you for the extra special celebration you have added to my achievement.
Randy Miller, Cooke Municipal Golf Course, Hole #12
Thanks for the interest.
The tournament was the Prince Albert Senior Northern, second day of a two event. Threesome; Glen Erickson from Medicine Hat and Barry M. from Saskatoon. His wife was caddying.
The day before, on the same hole, it was the $10,000 hole-in- one hole. I played pretty well the same shot and lipped out. We thought it had gone in because it was behind the pin and hard to see. The spotter told us it lipped out. Of course, no money the next day when I did ace it.
About 138 yards, into a wind, used a TaylorMade 6 hybrid. I got a hole-in-one in the same tournament in 2021 on a different hole.
Take care.
Rob Brown, Coloniale Golf Club, Hole #8
I was playing with a father and son (Blaine and Blaine Jr.) on a sunny Friday afternoon after work.
The 8th hole was playing 191 yards downwind with the flag at the front of the green just over a hump. I hit 6 iron and it was in line with the hole, but we couldn’t see it. I was expecting to see the ball roll up the hill past the hole, but it never appeared. One of my playing partners said, “I think that might be in” but I had my doubts.
As we approached the green, the ball was still nowhere to be seen. I walked to the hole and sure enough it was there. I’m not sure who was more excited – me or my playing partners – but it was a special moment. The rest of the round was a great time for all of us.
Rob Couch, Wildwinds Golf Links, Hole #3
In regard to the details of my hole-in-one, I was playing with my friend I play with almost every round and one other person we were matched up with. The yardage was 175 with the wind at my back. I used an 8 iron and dunked it straight in the hole.
Thomas Considine, Landings Golf Course, Hole #5
Thank you for your email.
I was playing with Chris Hall and Dan Wiles. My golf watch said the distance was about 135 yards. I was using my 7 iron.
Thomas Considine
Tom MacLeod, Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club, Hole #9
On August 1, 2022, I was playing on the final day of our Club Championships at my home course of Priddis Greens (Hawk course). Hole #9 was playing 195 yards downhill into a bit of a fan. Hit a good 6 iron into a back right pin and my playing partner, Boyd Hall, also hit a decent shot, but neither of us saw either ball land due to the glare of the sun off the surface of the green.
Boyd was driving a cart and I was walking, so he got down to the green well before I did. On my walk to the green, I could see Boyd’s about 20 feet left of the hole, but still couldn’t see mine. My ball mark was about six feet in front of the hole, and Boyd told me to look in the hole to find my ball. Whoot! Ace!
Fun fact, my last ace prior to this one was also during our Club Championships and was on the very same day, August 1st, 2021, exactly one year earlier.
Tom MacLeod
Warren Higginson, Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Hole #6
Got my hole-in-one on August 16 at Dakota Dunes Golf Links while playing with my regular weekly senior golf group. It happened on the par 3, 6th hole, approximately 155 yards with a 9 iron. There was a small bush in our line of site so we didn’t see it go in.
Vicki Gough, Ridgetown Golf & Curling Club, Hole #8
I used my 3 wood on hole #8 at Ridgetown Golf and Curling Club while golfing with Catherine Chavis on a quiet mid-morning Monday during the height of the pandemic.
If you are familiar with our course, you know our greens are very small. We call them postage stamps!
Hole 8 is a 162-yard par 3.
Bob Moore, a member of our grounds crew was cutting grass near the green at the time. He got off his mower to walk over to the cup and confirmed the hole-in-one as Catherine and I walked onto the green.
I’m not sure who was more excited!
This was my one and only hole-in-one after playing golf for over 50 years!
Cheers,
Vicki Gough
Rob McFadyen, Nanton Golf Club, Hole #3
Thank you for the kind words. I had five people witness it as I was playing with another single and they were letting us play through on #3 where I got the ace. I had the member I was playing with sign my scorecard, but I don’t have his name. The yardage was 169 and I used a 7 iron. This is my first hole-in-one, and it was pretty cool to see as I’ve never seen one before.
Robert Brown, Inglewood, Hole #2
Hole #2, blue tees at Inglewood Golf Club. Used a pitching wedge from 147 yards. My first hole-in-one. Playing with wife and her mother. Neat side note, my wife had a hole-in-one the day before at D’Arcy Ranch, her second.
Robert Lynch, Thornhill Country Club, Hole #5
I am a member at The Thornhill Club, and I was playing with two other members, Joe Berberich and Bob Linghorne, when I got the hole-in-one on the 5th hole. It was playing at 157 yards into a front pin, and I used a 6 iron into the elevated green. The ball flight was directly at the pin but we did not see the ball go in since it is a plateau green, but Joe said that he saw the ball when it landed and he said “It disappeared”. That was our first inkling that it might have gone in but we didn’t give it much thought then. We climbed up the steep slope to the green and then saw that there was no ball on the green. Bob Linghorne was first to the hole and he confirmed that the ball was in the hole.
This was my third hole-in-one but my first at The Thornhill Club.
Thank you for your interest.
Bob Lynch
William McKechney, Dalewood Golf Club, Hole #13
Thank you for the email. It was very exciting as I have never witnessed a hole-in-one or got one previously.
Here is the information of the hole-in-one:
– Sunday, July 31
– Dalewood GC
– Hole #13
– 143 yards
– 9 iron
- Group Members: Bryan Lemmon (Dalewood member), his wife and son.
I retired from teaching at the end of June and my wife had a retirement gathering for me at my house. She had each guest sign and write something on a golf ball. It was one of those golf balls that I used for the hole-in-one. It was signed by a teaching college of mine, Mariette Rozon. Since I retired, she wrote on the ball, “No one is the Boss of You!”, which is fitting I guess if you retire. This made the moment more meaningful to me as I really valued her as a college.
Titia Born, Valley Ridge Golf Club, Hole #7
It was Valley Ridge Ladies Night with a shotgun start. I was the first to lead off my group on our starting hole #7, and I sunk it. About 120 yards with an 8 iron.
Titia Born
Vincent West, Fairmont Le Château Montebello, Hole #6
Good day,
Thank you for reaching out, the hole-in-one was quite the experience.
I was with Miguel Laurin, Phillipe Drouin, and Gabriel Laurin. We were playing golf for my bachelor party.
Just before the golf shot, I remember saying “somebody should film our par 3’s in case someone gets a hole-in-one” but unfortunately, we did not film the shot.
The par 3 was hole #6 and I was playing from the white markers. The yardage was approximately 130 yards, and I used my pitching wedge. My golf ball went passed the pin and then back spined into the hole.
Thank you,
Vincent West
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.
Alexander Heuton, Sleepy Hollow, Hole #3
Thanks for the note. I was playing with one of my usual playing partners and fellow member, Conrad Hansuld. We were playing hole number 3 at Sleepy Hollow from the back tees. The pin was front left. I gunned the flag at 176 yards, but we were hitting dead into the wind. I took a 6 iron and hit a soft draw that landed a few feet short of the hole. It took one hop, then rolled into the cup.
I have been playing for decades and have come close many times, but this was my first hole-in-one. It was quite a rush!
Bruce Bodden, South Muskoka Curling & Golf Club, Hole #17
Thank you for your kind message regarding my hole-in-one at South Muskoka.
From the greens, hole #17 plays about 124 yards. I hit a 7 iron which landed on the green, bounced once towards the pin and then disappeared (in the cup)! I was playing with fellow members, Dave Robinson, Dave Gray and Kim Allsop.
Nice celebration followed on the clubhouse patio.
Bryan Head, Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Hole #2
Thank you for the email and the graphic!
The hole was #2 and it was from 205 yards. It just happened to be on our Men’s night as well so an added bonus of winning the skin and closest to the pin. It was witnessed by my normal group, consisting of Scott Stevenson and Chris Richard. Our other buddy, Adam Stewart, was unfortunately on vacation, so he missed out on a few pops afterwards.
Thank you again,
Bryan Head
Carl Bedford, Rustico Resort Golf & Tennis Club, Hole #5
Thank you! Was playing with Marie Janice Boudreau. I used an 8 iron. Hole measured 139 yards.
Chris Wheaton, Memramcook, Hole #8
Thanks. It was a really special moment because my two young sons (Liam and Xavier) were playing with me! It was an 8 iron into a 140-yard back pin with a decent headwind. It landed about 6-8 feet in front of the pin, bounced a couple times and rolled right in. My boys started screaming and sprinted to the green.
Chris Wheaton
Daniel Lam, Weston Golf & Country Club, Hole #4
Hey Golf Canada,
I was playing with my buddy, James Mcgrade. The back tees were playing 158 yards into the wind. I thinned my 8 iron and next thing you know it rolls out 4 feet into the hole.
Cheers,
Daniel
Denis Ladouceur, Greyhawk Golf Club, Hole #15
My playing partners were Pierre Lamontagne, Jean Boisvert and Mike Kelly; all Clublink members.
We were on the 15th hole at the Greyhawk Predator course, 197 yards on a perfect sunny day. I opted to use my Taylormade M2 5 iron and my preferred Taylormade TP5X ball.
An awesome experience. I certainly hope to make more.
Thanks.
Elaine McCall, Innerkip Highlands, Hole #2
Yesterday, after 25 years of golfing, I achieved my first hole-in-one. Before leaving my home, I thought to myself I wish it was raining, I feel like I have golfed too much lately and don’t really feel like golfing today. On the second hole, par 3 at Innerkip Highlands, measuring 126 yards from the tee, I pulled out my driver. I knew that in all likelihood it was too much club but for me that particular hole always seems to play long. I took my tee shot and the ball landed on the green five or six feet to the left of the pin. It then started to roll very slowly to the right and disappeared at the pin. One lady in my group said, “did that go in?”. I thought that it might have gone in but, I also thought that it was possibly tucked behind the pin and hidden from my line of vision by the ball lifter that was installed at the start of the pandemic. When we got to the green and there was no sign of the ball, the cameras came out and a video was filmed as I lifted the ball from the cup. At the end of the round, we all celebrated, and the club gifted us a bottle of champagne, and gifted me a commemorative certificate and a future round of golf. All-in-all a very satisfying day and I am so glad that I didn’t listen to my inner voice, and I went golfing.
Elaine McCall
Eric White, The Links at Penn Hills, Hole #8
Hole-in-one on #8 at Penn Hills.
My playing partners were Ryan Julian and Kelly Powell. I used a 7 iron which measured 144 yards.
Eric White
George Crocker, Terra Nova Golf Resort & Golf Community, Hole #12
After thirty years of golfing, I finally got a hole-in-one.
I was playing with my wife, Angela, and used a 6 iron for a 155-yard shot. With strong winds and heavy rainfall, the group of four in front of us, decided to let us play through and wouldn’t you know it, they witnessed the shot. Unfortunately, I didn’t get their names, but we did have a discussion on what happened to my ball. It looked like it disappeared and someone in the group said it’s in the hole.
With all the rain coming down, it was hard to tell, so I proceeded on over to the green and walked to the hole and there it was, in the hole.
I looked back at the group, raised my arms and gave a yell to them. We also caught up with the next group and Angela told them that I had just made a hole-in-one.
Thanks for contacting me.
Greg Jackson, Rivershore Golf Links, Hole #7
Thanks for the email. I was playing with Kevin Brett and Gerry Illner on the second day of the Club Championship. The funny thing is I had a hole-in-one on the same hole a year earlier on the second day of our Club Championship. The yardage was 179 and I hit a ping 22-degree hybrid.
Thanks,
Greg Jackson
Harvey Brinkman, Royalwood Golf and RV Resort, Hole #8
I had a hole-in-one at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort on August 9, 2022. Hole #8 it was playing 130 yards from the white tees. I am a member at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort.
Jeff Morris, Clovelly Golf Course, Hole #15
I did get a hole-in-one on Saturday, and it was my first! I was playing with Jacob Losinski (another member at Clovelly), and it was on hole #15 at The Osprey. It was a front pin, 120 yards, playing about 130 with wind in the face. I hit a flighted pitching wedge that landed about a foot past the hole and rolled back in!
Jeff
Jeff Narraway, Mountain Creek Golf Club, Hole #14
Thank you for the congratulations.
– Whether: Sunny, high around 30 degrees Celsius.
– Location: Mountain Creek Golf Course is located just outside of Arnprior, Ontario. Hole #14 is a 135-yard par 3 from the whites and runs east to west with a small pond to the front right of the green. That day it was playing 129 yards from the whites.
– Club: I used my Mazuma pitching wedge.
– Ball: Orange Titleist Velocity
– Background: Playing a threesome (Wendy MacNaughton, Dan Turcotte and I), teed off at 08:00. We were shooting into the sun, and it was difficult to watch/see the ball. But we could hear the plop when the ball landed. Dan shot first, then me and Wendy. When we arrived at the green, Dan’s ball was sitting on the front of the green. But I could not see my ball on the green. We looked all over and off the green in case I overshot. Then we saw the ball mark about 30” in front of the hole and when I looked in the hole and to my surprise there it was, and I had my first hole-in-one.
Take care and stay safe.
Jeff
Jim Cronin, Crimson Ridge, Hole #7
I scored my ace on #7 at Crimson Ridge golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on August 22, 2022. Playing partners were Gino Cavallo and Val and Jean Suriano. The pin was at the back which made it a 180 yard shot. I used my two hybrid club and initially thought I had overshot the green. One of my playing partners helped me look in the rough behind the green. I was preparing to take my penalty shot when another member of our foursome yelled “There’s a ball in the hole!” Sure enough my Titlest with a distinctive red stripe was nestled in the bottom of the hole.This is my second hole-in-one, the first one being scored nine years ago on a Michigan course. Kudos to PGA of Canada instructor Travis Spiess at Crimson who has helped improve my swing.
Jim Cronin
Jon Andrews, St. Andrews By-The-Lake, Hole #5
Given my surname, it is rather ironic that my first hole-in-one occurred at St. “Andrews” by the lake.
It occurred on August 9, 2022, during a family reunion trip in Summerland (I live in Ladner and normally play at Surrey Golf). I was golfing with my wife, Karen, and my cousin, Ray, who was visiting from England. I had last played the course about 25 years ago when I had just taken up golfing.
There is a walk up to the tee box. As the card said 191 yards, I went up with 5 hybrid. However, once at the tee box, my GPS read 204. There was a wait before I could tee off and someone in the following group arrived and confirmed the distance as 204 yards.
Given the GPS reading, it was a good thing I was too lazy to go back and get my 4 hybrid as the 5 hybrid did the trick. I saw it land before the green and bend on the green towards the hole, but I thought the ball had rolled past the hole. My wife thought it might have gone in the hole.
When I didn’t see the ball on the green, I didn’t dare look in the hole until I checked behind the green. As the ball wasn’t there, I peeked into the hole and was ecstatic to see the ball and that I finally had my first hole in one at age 58.
As it happens, on the previous hole I was 2” from getting an eagle on a par 4 for the first time. That’ll have to wait for another day.
Kim Somers, Glencairn Golf Club, Hole #7
Thank you so much for your email!
Last Thursday was a day I won’t soon forget. It was a special Ladies’ Day at our club as member, Wendy Hanson, arranged for a Golf Fore the Cure day. She reached out to Michael Murillo, the General Manager of Subaru of Mississauga, and a “win the car” hole was organized.
I was playing with great friends: Margaret Green, Lisa Trudell and Darlene Monkman all members at Glencairn.
Darlene hit first and I was next to go. It was hole #7, Scotch Block, the car was on the tee box and the Director of Golf, Mike Grierson, was also there.
The hole was a downhill par 3 and the pin measured at 155 yards. I used my 27 degree hybrid. The ball landed a few inches short of the green, hopped on and seemed to roll in slow motion towards the pin. We were watching it and getting more excited by the moment when all of a sudden it disappeared and that’s when the hugs, high fives and cheering drew notice from the other golfers.
I was shaking. I couldn’t believe what had just happened! We got down to the hole to retrieve my ball, took some photos and tried to carry on with the remaining 11 holes the best I could.
I phoned my husband, who was golfing at Rattlesnake, to share the news with him and he was just as excited as I was. It was our 15th wedding anniversary that day and it’s an anniversary to remember! We celebrated with a glass of wine that evening.
Funny story…we have a hole-in-one trophy in our house, and it travels in the family, by blood or marriage, to the person with the most recent hole-in-one. The first hole in engraved on it is from 1930. Most recently, my husband has had the trophy with three consecutive hole-in-ones beginning in July 2020 and I’ve finally been able to take it away from him. ?
Kristy Fearn, Sandpiper Golf Club, Hole #12
It was a very fun day. I was playing with Jenifer Jones. Yardage on hole 12 that day was about 89 yards. I used my approach wedge, hit the fringe, took one hop, and rolled in the hole. Nicest hole for it as the view is spectacular.
Louise Lee, Campbell River Golf & Country Club, Hole #18
I made my hole-in-one on hole #18. It was a back pin that day so it lasered at about 120 yards. Wind was against us, so I clubbed up to a 7 wood. Landed in front and rolled about 30 feet to the pin.
I knew to club up as I had participated with my Mayfair Lakes GC (Richmond, B.C.) members two days earlier in the Howie Meeker golf tournament (in support of Special Olympics for the Campbell River chapter) held at the Campbell River GC and my 9 wood fell short and the ball ended in the lake fronting the green. Lesson learned!
The assistant pro, Tony Rommel, at Mayfair grew up in the Campbell River/Comox area and he brings a contingent of members to support the Howie Meeker tournament every year. We only missed 2020 tournament due to COVID-19. It is always great fun!
Regards,
Louise
Mark Hougen, Silver Springs Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
My first hole-in-one was Friday August 26 at Silver Springs Golf Club is sunny Calgary. I was playing with my amazing wife, Traci Meades, (who had her first hole-in-one earlier this season as well) and our friends Randy and Corrine Chappell.
Hole #17. par 3. 142 yards. Used a pitching wedge.
Randy and I jokingly talked about not having seen a hole-in-one as we walked up to the 17th tee box. I went first. While my well struck ball, with a baby draw, is in the air, I jokingly say “get in the hole so Randy can see a hole-in-one.”
As the ball approaches the green, I lose sight of it in the shadows. Randy says he heard my ball hit the flagstick. But none of us know where my ball ended up.
As we walked up to the green, we discover that my ball went directly into the cup…never hit the putting surface.
I don’t normally take my cell phone on the golf course, but I did that day as I was expecting a call from a client. Glad I did…so I have great photos (and memories) from that day!
Thanks Golf Canada!
Matthew Watson, Brightwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
I was golfing with my mom and dad (Stehpanie and John Watson). I hit an 8 iron 144 yards. We watched it hit the front of the green and roll in. It was my first ever hole-in-one. Thank you for the image.
Nathan Keller, Greenbryre Golf & Country Club, Hole #3
Thank you so much for reaching out! As if getting my first hole-in-one wasn’t already exciting enough.
I’ve been playing golf a long time, but it wasn’t until the last three years that I started putting more effort into improving my game. I’ve always been a long hitter, coming from a baseball and hockey background, so my short game is where I have been spending the most practise. With more time spent golfing, my wife and son started joining me and golfing more as well. Sunday was the first time we took on the challenge of taking my daughter (2 years old) along with my son, (5 years old) out for a round. Amongst the chaos of two restless kids, I somehow managed to pull off the best shot of my life so far.
The hole was a 126-yard par 3, slightly uphill and playing a bit downwind. 126 yards is between a gap wedge and a pitching wedge for me, but I opted to go for a choked up three-quarter swing pitching wedge. The ball was struck perfectly, and it was precisely on the line I had picked. I knew it was a good shot instantly. Upon landing, I immediately froze trying to focus my eyes on just how close it really was, and that’s when the ball disappeared. My wife and I quickly turn to each other, and both simultaneously say, “I think it went in!”
I took a video of the walk with my son up to the green to verify that it had indeed dropped in the hole. Below is the hole in one picture, and a day on the course with my family I’ll never forget.
Roberto Erana, Fort Langley Golf Course, Hole #15
It was on hole #15. 158 yards. I used a Callaway Razr 4 rescue club.
We are part of a golf club called Parbreakers Vancouver.
The other 3 golfers in my flight were Binky Cruz, Vic Legazpi and Chole Cebrero.
Thanks.
Trish Santo, Legends in Warman, Hole #7
I was very amazed to learn that you knew about my hole-in-one on Tuesday, August 16 at the Legends in Warman. Thank you for your recognition of my special day.
To answer your questions: Tuesday is Ladies’ Day for our Tuesday Morning Ladies Golf League at the Legends. This year, we have 37 members from all walks of life and a very sociable group. I was playing with Maureen, Sylvia and Cindy. The par 3, hole #7 from the forward red blocks is 92 yards. In the past, I have tried using a 9 iron and was never satisfied with the results. So, recently I have started using my 6 iron (I don’t have a 7 or 8 iron in my bag) with better results. On the 16th, I teed up and had also changed my ball from a Callaway to a Pinnacle Lady with my lucky number 4 on it. My shot was the sweetest, lovely in the air, straight at the flag and dropped almost immediately into the hole. Our cheers echoed across to the group behind us. Since our fun day game was closest to the pin on the par 3’s. I had my name on the proximity marker for the prize.
The next sweetest thing is my name and date goes on a small, engraved plate mounted on the hole #7 board in the upper hall of the clubhouse. Four boards are there for each of the par 3 holes and above, the title Legends Hole in One Club. My name plate is the first one on the hole #14 board for my hole-in-one on September 28, 2011, during the first game I played at the newly opened Legends course. I didn’t see that one go into the hole because I was picking up my tee and looked up to see my playing partners cheering wildly. This wall display is a special to all the people whose names are on it and an excellent tribute by the Legends course management.
Thank you for the extra special celebration you have added to my achievement.
Randy Miller, Cooke Municipal Golf Course, Hole #12
Thanks for the interest.
The tournament was the Prince Albert Senior Northern, second day of a two event. Threesome; Glen Erickson from Medicine Hat and Barry M. from Saskatoon. His wife was caddying.
The day before, on the same hole, it was the $10,000 hole-in- one hole. I played pretty well the same shot and lipped out. We thought it had gone in because it was behind the pin and hard to see. The spotter told us it lipped out. Of course, no money the next day when I did ace it.
About 138 yards, into a wind, used a TaylorMade 6 hybrid. I got a hole-in-one in the same tournament in 2021 on a different hole.
Take care.
Rob Brown, Coloniale Golf Club, Hole #8
I was playing with a father and son (Blaine and Blaine Jr.) on a sunny Friday afternoon after work.
The 8th hole was playing 191 yards downwind with the flag at the front of the green just over a hump. I hit 6 iron and it was in line with the hole, but we couldn’t see it. I was expecting to see the ball roll up the hill past the hole, but it never appeared. One of my playing partners said, “I think that might be in” but I had my doubts.
As we approached the green, the ball was still nowhere to be seen. I walked to the hole and sure enough it was there. I’m not sure who was more excited – me or my playing partners – but it was a special moment. The rest of the round was a great time for all of us.
Rob Couch, Wildwinds Golf Links, Hole #3
In regard to the details of my hole-in-one, I was playing with my friend I play with almost every round and one other person we were matched up with. The yardage was 175 with the wind at my back. I used an 8 iron and dunked it straight in the hole.
Thomas Considine, Landings Golf Course, Hole #5
Thank you for your email.
I was playing with Chris Hall and Dan Wiles. My golf watch said the distance was about 135 yards. I was using my 7 iron.
Thomas Considine
Tom MacLeod, Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club, Hole #9
On August 1, 2022, I was playing on the final day of our Club Championships at my home course of Priddis Greens (Hawk course). Hole #9 was playing 195 yards downhill into a bit of a fan. Hit a good 6 iron into a back right pin and my playing partner, Boyd Hall, also hit a decent shot, but neither of us saw either ball land due to the glare of the sun off the surface of the green.
Boyd was driving a cart and I was walking, so he got down to the green well before I did. On my walk to the green, I could see Boyd’s about 20 feet left of the hole, but still couldn’t see mine. My ball mark was about six feet in front of the hole, and Boyd told me to look in the hole to find my ball. Whoot! Ace!
Fun fact, my last ace prior to this one was also during our Club Championships and was on the very same day, August 1st, 2021, exactly one year earlier.
Tom MacLeod
Warren Higginson, Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Hole #6
Got my hole-in-one on August 16 at Dakota Dunes Golf Links while playing with my regular weekly senior golf group. It happened on the par 3, 6th hole, approximately 155 yards with a 9 iron. There was a small bush in our line of site so we didn’t see it go in.
Vicki Gough, Ridgetown Golf & Curling Club, Hole #8
I used my 3 wood on hole #8 at Ridgetown Golf and Curling Club while golfing with Catherine Chavis on a quiet mid-morning Monday during the height of the pandemic.
If you are familiar with our course, you know our greens are very small. We call them postage stamps!
Hole 8 is a 162-yard par 3.
Bob Moore, a member of our grounds crew was cutting grass near the green at the time. He got off his mower to walk over to the cup and confirmed the hole-in-one as Catherine and I walked onto the green.
I’m not sure who was more excited!
This was my one and only hole-in-one after playing golf for over 50 years!
Cheers,
Vicki Gough
Rob McFadyen, Nanton Golf Club, Hole #3
Thank you for the kind words. I had five people witness it as I was playing with another single and they were letting us play through on #3 where I got the ace. I had the member I was playing with sign my scorecard, but I don’t have his name. The yardage was 169 and I used a 7 iron. This is my first hole-in-one, and it was pretty cool to see as I’ve never seen one before.
Robert Brown, Inglewood, Hole #2
Hole #2, blue tees at Inglewood Golf Club. Used a pitching wedge from 147 yards. My first hole-in-one. Playing with wife and her mother. Neat side note, my wife had a hole-in-one the day before at D’Arcy Ranch, her second.
Robert Lynch, Thornhill Country Club, Hole #5
I am a member at The Thornhill Club, and I was playing with two other members, Joe Berberich and Bob Linghorne, when I got the hole-in-one on the 5th hole. It was playing at 157 yards into a front pin, and I used a 6 iron into the elevated green. The ball flight was directly at the pin but we did not see the ball go in since it is a plateau green, but Joe said that he saw the ball when it landed and he said “It disappeared”. That was our first inkling that it might have gone in but we didn’t give it much thought then. We climbed up the steep slope to the green and then saw that there was no ball on the green. Bob Linghorne was first to the hole and he confirmed that the ball was in the hole.
This was my third hole-in-one but my first at The Thornhill Club.
Thank you for your interest.
Bob Lynch
William McKechney, Dalewood Golf Club, Hole #13
Thank you for the email. It was very exciting as I have never witnessed a hole-in-one or got one previously.
Here is the information of the hole-in-one:
– Sunday, July 31
– Dalewood GC
– Hole #13
– 143 yards
– 9 iron
- Group Members: Bryan Lemmon (Dalewood member), his wife and son.
I retired from teaching at the end of June and my wife had a retirement gathering for me at my house. She had each guest sign and write something on a golf ball. It was one of those golf balls that I used for the hole-in-one. It was signed by a teaching college of mine, Mariette Rozon. Since I retired, she wrote on the ball, “No one is the Boss of You!”, which is fitting I guess if you retire. This made the moment more meaningful to me as I really valued her as a college.
Titia Born, Valley Ridge Golf Club, Hole #7
It was Valley Ridge Ladies Night with a shotgun start. I was the first to lead off my group on our starting hole #7, and I sunk it. About 120 yards with an 8 iron.
Titia Born
Vincent West, Fairmont Le Château Montebello, Hole #6
Good day,
Thank you for reaching out, the hole-in-one was quite the experience.
I was with Miguel Laurin, Phillipe Drouin, and Gabriel Laurin. We were playing golf for my bachelor party.
Just before the golf shot, I remember saying “somebody should film our par 3’s in case someone gets a hole-in-one” but unfortunately, we did not film the shot.
The par 3 was hole #6 and I was playing from the white markers. The yardage was approximately 130 yards, and I used my pitching wedge. My golf ball went passed the pin and then back spined into the hole.
Thank you,
Vincent West
Wayne Lauzon, Ambassador Golf Club, Hole #8
I was playing with Gerry Desjardins and Joe Craig. It was 134 yards against a one club wind. So, I hit a knockdown 8 iron. One bounce and in.
Yuri Mykolyk, Islington Golf Club, Hole #10
It was just another beautiful day at the club. It was on the 10th hole. 179 yards to the hole. Took my 5 iron out and took a nice easy swing, ball hitting the sweet spot on the iron. From there it was history. I believe Loris mentioned to the group to watch the ball, which rolled past the flag and started to roll back.
Phil Kavanagh and the staff were wonderful and made me feel like a star!
Once again, thank you for reaching out.
Yuri Mykolyk
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.
Alexander Heuton, Sleepy Hollow, Hole #3
Thanks for the note. I was playing with one of my usual playing partners and fellow member, Conrad Hansuld. We were playing hole number 3 at Sleepy Hollow from the back tees. The pin was front left. I gunned the flag at 176 yards, but we were hitting dead into the wind. I took a 6 iron and hit a soft draw that landed a few feet short of the hole. It took one hop, then rolled into the cup.
I have been playing for decades and have come close many times, but this was my first hole-in-one. It was quite a rush!
Bernice Taylor, Aberdeen Glen Golf Club, Hole #14
I was playing with Steve and Lucy Martin. It was on hole #14 and was 122 yards. I used my 8 iron. It happened on August 22, 2022.
Thank you again,
Bernie Taylor
Bruce Bodden, South Muskoka Curling & Golf Club, Hole #17
Thank you for your kind message regarding my hole-in-one at South Muskoka.
From the greens, hole #17 plays about 124 yards. I hit a 7 iron which landed on the green, bounced once towards the pin and then disappeared (in the cup)! I was playing with fellow members, Dave Robinson, Dave Gray and Kim Allsop.
Nice celebration followed on the clubhouse patio.
Bryan Head, Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Hole #2
Thank you for the email and the graphic!
The hole was #2 and it was from 205 yards. It just happened to be on our Men’s night as well so an added bonus of winning the skin and closest to the pin. It was witnessed by my normal group, consisting of Scott Stevenson and Chris Richard. Our other buddy, Adam Stewart, was unfortunately on vacation, so he missed out on a few pops afterwards.
Thank you again,
Bryan Head
Carl Bedford, Rustico Resort Golf & Tennis Club, Hole #5
Thank you! Was playing with Marie Janice Boudreau. I used an 8 iron. Hole measured 139 yards.
Chris Wheaton, Memramcook, Hole #8
Thanks. It was a really special moment because my two young sons (Liam and Xavier) were playing with me! It was an 8 iron into a 140-yard back pin with a decent headwind. It landed about 6-8 feet in front of the pin, bounced a couple times and rolled right in. My boys started screaming and sprinted to the green.
Chris Wheaton
Daniel Lam, Weston Golf & Country Club, Hole #4
Hey Golf Canada,
I was playing with my buddy, James Mcgrade. The back tees were playing 158 yards into the wind. I thinned my 8 iron and next thing you know it rolls out 4 feet into the hole.
Cheers,
Daniel
Denis Ladouceur, Greyhawk Golf Club, Hole #15
My playing partners were Pierre Lamontagne, Jean Boisvert and Mike Kelly; all Clublink members.
We were on the 15th hole at the Greyhawk Predator course, 197 yards on a perfect sunny day. I opted to use my Taylormade M2 5 iron and my preferred Taylormade TP5X ball.
An awesome experience. I certainly hope to make more.
Thanks.
Elaine McCall, Innerkip Highlands, Hole #2
Yesterday, after 25 years of golfing, I achieved my first hole-in-one. Before leaving my home, I thought to myself I wish it was raining, I feel like I have golfed too much lately and don’t really feel like golfing today. On the second hole, par 3 at Innerkip Highlands, measuring 126 yards from the tee, I pulled out my driver. I knew that in all likelihood it was too much club but for me that particular hole always seems to play long. I took my tee shot and the ball landed on the green five or six feet to the left of the pin. It then started to roll very slowly to the right and disappeared at the pin. One lady in my group said, “did that go in?”. I thought that it might have gone in but, I also thought that it was possibly tucked behind the pin and hidden from my line of vision by the ball lifter that was installed at the start of the pandemic. When we got to the green and there was no sign of the ball, the cameras came out and a video was filmed as I lifted the ball from the cup. At the end of the round, we all celebrated, and the club gifted us a bottle of champagne, and gifted me a commemorative certificate and a future round of golf. All-in-all a very satisfying day and I am so glad that I didn’t listen to my inner voice, and I went golfing.
Elaine McCall
Eric White, The Links at Penn Hills, Hole #8
Hole-in-one on #8 at Penn Hills.
My playing partners were Ryan Julian and Kelly Powell. I used a 7 iron which measured 144 yards.
Eric White
George Crocker, Terra Nova Golf Resort & Golf Community, Hole #12
After thirty years of golfing, I finally got a hole-in-one.
I was playing with my wife, Angela, and used a 6 iron for a 155-yard shot. With strong winds and heavy rainfall, the group of four in front of us, decided to let us play through and wouldn’t you know it, they witnessed the shot. Unfortunately, I didn’t get their names, but we did have a discussion on what happened to my ball. It looked like it disappeared and someone in the group said it’s in the hole.
With all the rain coming down, it was hard to tell, so I proceeded on over to the green and walked to the hole and there it was, in the hole.
I looked back at the group, raised my arms and gave a yell to them. We also caught up with the next group and Angela told them that I had just made a hole-in-one.
Thanks for contacting me.
Greg Jackson, Rivershore Golf Links, Hole #7
Thanks for the email. I was playing with Kevin Brett and Gerry Illner on the second day of the Club Championship. The funny thing is I had a hole-in-one on the same hole a year earlier on the second day of our Club Championship. The yardage was 179 and I hit a ping 22-degree hybrid.
Thanks,
Greg Jackson
Harvey Brinkman, Royalwood Golf and RV Resort, Hole #8
I had a hole-in-one at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort on August 9, 2022. Hole #8 it was playing 130 yards from the white tees. I am a member at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort.
Janet Johnson, Glen Lea Golf Course, Hole #2
Was golfing with my friend, Ann Hlynsky, at Glen Lea Golf Course in Brandon, Manitoba on July 03, 2022. I had a terrible first hole (scored a 7)! When I got to the second hole, the course Marshall (Brent Mills) was there filling the box up with score cards. We talked a bit, then he stayed and watched us tee off. Ann went first, hit a nice ball which landed in the green. My turn now. Swing and finish felt perfect, and we watched it land near the hole, and roll right into the cup! At first, I was a little stunned, then realized what happened! Threw my club up in the air, hugged Ann and then the Marshall (whom I’d just met!)
When we finished the front nine, the staff was waiting for me, and presented me with a ‘hole in one’ congratulations banner, and took a photo of me holding it, as well as my pitching wedge and Titleist golf ball, that I had used.
As I found out later, I had two witnesses, but the whole golf course heard me. ?
To have witnessed a hole-in-one on TV, or have a friend tell you they had one is one thing, but when you get your own first one, there’s no feeling like it! Plus, I had just turned 75, five weeks earlier! ?
Jeff Morris, Clovelly Golf Course, Hole #15
I did get a hole-in-one on Saturday, and it was my first! I was playing with Jacob Losinski (another member at Clovelly), and it was on hole #15 at The Osprey. It was a front pin, 120 yards, playing about 130 with wind in the face. I hit a flighted pitching wedge that landed about a foot past the hole and rolled back in!
Jeff
Jeff Narraway, Mountain Creek Golf Club, Hole #14
Thank you for the congratulations.
– Whether: Sunny, high around 30 degrees Celsius.
– Location: Mountain Creek Golf Course is located just outside of Arnprior, Ontario. Hole #14 is a 135-yard par 3 from the whites and runs east to west with a small pond to the front right of the green. That day it was playing 129 yards from the whites.
– Club: I used my Mazuma pitching wedge.
– Ball: Orange Titleist Velocity
– Background: Playing a threesome (Wendy MacNaughton, Dan Turcotte and I), teed off at 08:00. We were shooting into the sun, and it was difficult to watch/see the ball. But we could hear the plop when the ball landed. Dan shot first, then me and Wendy. When we arrived at the green, Dan’s ball was sitting on the front of the green. But I could not see my ball on the green. We looked all over and off the green in case I overshot. Then we saw the ball mark about 30” in front of the hole and when I looked in the hole and to my surprise there it was, and I had my first hole-in-one.
Take care and stay safe.
Jeff
Jim Cronin, Crimson Ridge, Hole #7
I scored my ace on #7 at Crimson Ridge golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on August 22, 2022. Playing partners were Gino Cavallo and Val and Jean Suriano. The pin was at the back which made it a 180 yard shot. I used my two hybrid club and initially thought I had overshot the green. One of my playing partners helped me look in the rough behind the green. I was preparing to take my penalty shot when another member of our foursome yelled “There’s a ball in the hole!” Sure enough my Titlest with a distinctive red stripe was nestled in the bottom of the hole.This is my second hole-in-one, the first one being scored nine years ago on a Michigan course. Kudos to PGA of Canada instructor Travis Spiess at Crimson who has helped improve my swing.
Jim Cronin
Jon Andrews, St. Andrews By-The-Lake, Hole #5
Given my surname, it is rather ironic that my first hole-in-one occurred at St. “Andrews” by the lake.
It occurred on August 9, 2022, during a family reunion trip in Summerland (I live in Ladner and normally play at Surrey Golf). I was golfing with my wife, Karen, and my cousin, Ray, who was visiting from England. I had last played the course about 25 years ago when I had just taken up golfing.
There is a walk up to the tee box. As the card said 191 yards, I went up with 5 hybrid. However, once at the tee box, my GPS read 204. There was a wait before I could tee off and someone in the following group arrived and confirmed the distance as 204 yards.
Given the GPS reading, it was a good thing I was too lazy to go back and get my 4 hybrid as the 5 hybrid did the trick. I saw it land before the green and bend on the green towards the hole, but I thought the ball had rolled past the hole. My wife thought it might have gone in the hole.
When I didn’t see the ball on the green, I didn’t dare look in the hole until I checked behind the green. As the ball wasn’t there, I peeked into the hole and was ecstatic to see the ball and that I finally had my first hole in one at age 58.
As it happens, on the previous hole I was 2” from getting an eagle on a par 4 for the first time. That’ll have to wait for another day.
Kim Somers, Glencairn Golf Club, Hole #7
Thank you so much for your email!
Last Thursday was a day I won’t soon forget. It was a special Ladies’ Day at our club as member, Wendy Hanson, arranged for a Golf Fore the Cure day. She reached out to Michael Murillo, the General Manager of Subaru of Mississauga, and a “win the car” hole was organized.
I was playing with great friends: Margaret Green, Lisa Trudell and Darlene Monkman all members at Glencairn.
Darlene hit first and I was next to go. It was hole #7, Scotch Block, the car was on the tee box and the Director of Golf, Mike Grierson, was also there.
The hole was a downhill par 3 and the pin measured at 155 yards. I used my 27 degree hybrid. The ball landed a few inches short of the green, hopped on and seemed to roll in slow motion towards the pin. We were watching it and getting more excited by the moment when all of a sudden it disappeared and that’s when the hugs, high fives and cheering drew notice from the other golfers.
I was shaking. I couldn’t believe what had just happened! We got down to the hole to retrieve my ball, took some photos and tried to carry on with the remaining 11 holes the best I could.
I phoned my husband, who was golfing at Rattlesnake, to share the news with him and he was just as excited as I was. It was our 15th wedding anniversary that day and it’s an anniversary to remember! We celebrated with a glass of wine that evening.
Funny story…we have a hole-in-one trophy in our house, and it travels in the family, by blood or marriage, to the person with the most recent hole-in-one. The first hole in engraved on it is from 1930. Most recently, my husband has had the trophy with three consecutive hole-in-ones beginning in July 2020 and I’ve finally been able to take it away from him. ?
Kristy Fearn, Sandpiper Golf Club, Hole #12
It was a very fun day. I was playing with Jenifer Jones. Yardage on hole 12 that day was about 89 yards. I used my approach wedge, hit the fringe, took one hop, and rolled in the hole. Nicest hole for it as the view is spectacular.
Mark Hougen, Silver Springs Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
My first hole-in-one was Friday August 26 at Silver Springs Golf Club is sunny Calgary. I was playing with my amazing wife, Traci Meades, (who had her first hole-in-one earlier this season as well) and our friends Randy and Corrine Chappell.
Hole #17. par 3. 142 yards. Used a pitching wedge.
Randy and I jokingly talked about not having seen a hole-in-one as we walked up to the 17th tee box. I went first. While my well struck ball, with a baby draw, is in the air, I jokingly say “get in the hole so Randy can see a hole-in-one.”
As the ball approaches the green, I lose sight of it in the shadows. Randy says he heard my ball hit the flagstick. But none of us know where my ball ended up.
As we walked up to the green, we discover that my ball went directly into the cup…never hit the putting surface.
I don’t normally take my cell phone on the golf course, but I did that day as I was expecting a call from a client. Glad I did…so I have great photos (and memories) from that day!
Thanks Golf Canada!
Matthew Watson, Brightwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
I was golfing with my mom and dad (Stehpanie and John Watson). I hit an 8 iron 144 yards. We watched it hit the front of the green and roll in. It was my first ever hole-in-one. Thank you for the image.
Nathan Keller, Greenbryre Golf & Country Club, Hole #3
Thank you so much for reaching out! As if getting my first hole-in-one wasn’t already exciting enough.
I’ve been playing golf a long time, but it wasn’t until the last three years that I started putting more effort into improving my game. I’ve always been a long hitter, coming from a baseball and hockey background, so my short game is where I have been spending the most practise. With more time spent golfing, my wife and son started joining me and golfing more as well. Sunday was the first time we took on the challenge of taking my daughter (2 years old) along with my son, (5 years old) out for a round. Amongst the chaos of two restless kids, I somehow managed to pull off the best shot of my life so far.
The hole was a 126-yard par 3, slightly uphill and playing a bit downwind. 126 yards is between a gap wedge and a pitching wedge for me, but I opted to go for a choked up three-quarter swing pitching wedge. The ball was struck perfectly, and it was precisely on the line I had picked. I knew it was a good shot instantly. Upon landing, I immediately froze trying to focus my eyes on just how close it really was, and that’s when the ball disappeared. My wife and I quickly turn to each other, and both simultaneously say, “I think it went in!”
I took a video of the walk with my son up to the green to verify that it had indeed dropped in the hole. Below is the hole in one picture, and a day on the course with my family I’ll never forget.
Roberto Erana, Fort Langley Golf Course, Hole #15
It was on hole #15. 158 yards. I used a Callaway Razr 4 rescue club.
We are part of a golf club called Parbreakers Vancouver.
The other 3 golfers in my flight were Binky Cruz, Vic Legazpi and Chole Cebrero.
Thanks.
Randy Miller, Cooke Municipal Golf Course, Hole #12
Thanks for the interest.
The tournament was the Prince Albert Senior Northern, second day of a two event. Threesome; Glen Erickson from Medicine Hat and Barry M. from Saskatoon. His wife was caddying.
The day before, on the same hole, it was the $10,000 hole-in- one hole. I played pretty well the same shot and lipped out. We thought it had gone in because it was behind the pin and hard to see. The spotter told us it lipped out. Of course, no money the next day when I did ace it.
About 138 yards, into a wind, used a TaylorMade 6 hybrid. I got a hole-in-one in the same tournament in 2021 on a different hole.
Take care.
Rob Brown, Coloniale Golf Club, Hole #8
I was playing with a father and son (Blaine and Blaine Jr.) on a sunny Friday afternoon after work.
The 8th hole was playing 191 yards downwind with the flag at the front of the green just over a hump. I hit 6 iron and it was in line with the hole, but we couldn’t see it. I was expecting to see the ball roll up the hill past the hole, but it never appeared. One of my playing partners said, “I think that might be in” but I had my doubts.
As we approached the green, the ball was still nowhere to be seen. I walked to the hole and sure enough it was there. I’m not sure who was more excited – me or my playing partners – but it was a special moment. The rest of the round was a great time for all of us.
Rob Couch, Wildwinds Golf Links, Hole #3
In regard to the details of my hole-in-one, I was playing with my friend I play with almost every round and one other person we were matched up with. The yardage was 175 with the wind at my back. I used an 8 iron and dunked it straight in the hole.
Thomas Considine, Landings Golf Course, Hole #5
Thank you for your email.
I was playing with Chris Hall and Dan Wiles. My golf watch said the distance was about 135 yards. I was using my 7 iron.
Thomas Considine
Tom MacLeod, Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club, Hole #9
On August 1, 2022, I was playing on the final day of our Club Championships at my home course of Priddis Greens (Hawk course). Hole #9 was playing 195 yards downhill into a bit of a fan. Hit a good 6 iron into a back right pin and my playing partner, Boyd Hall, also hit a decent shot, but neither of us saw either ball land due to the glare of the sun off the surface of the green.
Boyd was driving a cart and I was walking, so he got down to the green well before I did. On my walk to the green, I could see Boyd’s about 20 feet left of the hole, but still couldn’t see mine. My ball mark was about six feet in front of the hole, and Boyd told me to look in the hole to find my ball. Whoot! Ace!
Fun fact, my last ace prior to this one was also during our Club Championships and was on the very same day, August 1st, 2021, exactly one year earlier.
Tom MacLeod
Warren Higginson, Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Hole #6
Got my hole-in-one on August 16 at Dakota Dunes Golf Links while playing with my regular weekly senior golf group. It happened on the par 3, 6th hole, approximately 155 yards with a 9 iron. There was a small bush in our line of site so we didn’t see it go in.
Vicki Gough, Ridgetown Golf & Curling Club, Hole #8
I used my 3 wood on hole #8 at Ridgetown Golf and Curling Club while golfing with Catherine Chavis on a quiet mid-morning Monday during the height of the pandemic.
If you are familiar with our course, you know our greens are very small. We call them postage stamps!
Hole 8 is a 162-yard par 3.
Bob Moore, a member of our grounds crew was cutting grass near the green at the time. He got off his mower to walk over to the cup and confirmed the hole-in-one as Catherine and I walked onto the green.
I’m not sure who was more excited!
This was my one and only hole-in-one after playing golf for over 50 years!
Cheers,
Vicki Gough
Rob McFadyen, Nanton Golf Club, Hole #3
Thank you for the kind words. I had five people witness it as I was playing with another single and they were letting us play through on #3 where I got the ace. I had the member I was playing with sign my scorecard, but I don’t have his name. The yardage was 169 and I used a 7 iron. This is my first hole-in-one, and it was pretty cool to see as I’ve never seen one before.
Robert Brown, Inglewood, Hole #2
Hole #2, blue tees at Inglewood Golf Club. Used a pitching wedge from 147 yards. My first hole-in-one. Playing with wife and her mother. Neat side note, my wife had a hole-in-one the day before at D’Arcy Ranch, her second.
Robert Lynch, Thornhill Country Club, Hole #5
I am a member at The Thornhill Club, and I was playing with two other members, Joe Berberich and Bob Linghorne, when I got the hole-in-one on the 5th hole. It was playing at 157 yards into a front pin, and I used a 6 iron into the elevated green. The ball flight was directly at the pin but we did not see the ball go in since it is a plateau green, but Joe said that he saw the ball when it landed and he said “It disappeared”. That was our first inkling that it might have gone in but we didn’t give it much thought then. We climbed up the steep slope to the green and then saw that there was no ball on the green. Bob Linghorne was first to the hole and he confirmed that the ball was in the hole.
This was my third hole-in-one but my first at The Thornhill Club.
Thank you for your interest.
Bob Lynch
William McKechney, Dalewood Golf Club, Hole #13
Thank you for the email. It was very exciting as I have never witnessed a hole-in-one or got one previously.
Here is the information of the hole-in-one:
– Sunday, July 31
– Dalewood GC
– Hole #13
– 143 yards
– 9 iron
- Group Members: Bryan Lemmon (Dalewood member), his wife and son.
I retired from teaching at the end of June and my wife had a retirement gathering for me at my house. She had each guest sign and write something on a golf ball. It was one of those golf balls that I used for the hole-in-one. It was signed by a teaching college of mine, Mariette Rozon. Since I retired, she wrote on the ball, “No one is the Boss of You!”, which is fitting I guess if you retire. This made the moment more meaningful to me as I really valued her as a college.
Titia Born, Valley Ridge Golf Club, Hole #7
It was Valley Ridge Ladies Night with a shotgun start. I was the first to lead off my group on our starting hole #7, and I sunk it. About 120 yards with an 8 iron.
Titia Born
Vincent West, Fairmont Le Château Montebello, Hole #6
Good day,
Thank you for reaching out, the hole-in-one was quite the experience.
I was with Miguel Laurin, Phillipe Drouin, and Gabriel Laurin. We were playing golf for my bachelor party.
Just before the golf shot, I remember saying “somebody should film our par 3’s in case someone gets a hole-in-one” but unfortunately, we did not film the shot.
The par 3 was hole #6 and I was playing from the white markers. The yardage was approximately 130 yards, and I used my pitching wedge. My golf ball went passed the pin and then back spined into the hole.
Thank you,
Vincent West
Wayne Lauzon, Ambassador Golf Club, Hole #8
I was playing with Gerry Desjardins and Joe Craig. It was 134 yards against a one club wind. So, I hit a knockdown 8 iron. One bounce and in.
Yuri Mykolyk, Islington Golf Club, Hole #10
It was just another beautiful day at the club. It was on the 10th hole. 179 yards to the hole. Took my 5 iron out and took a nice easy swing, ball hitting the sweet spot on the iron. From there it was history. I believe Loris mentioned to the group to watch the ball, which rolled past the flag and started to roll back.
Phil Kavanagh and the staff were wonderful and made me feel like a star!
Once again, thank you for reaching out.
Yuri Mykolyk
Stephen Freiburger, Westmount, Hole #3
Westmount Golf and Country Club
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Tee Time: 9:15
Stephen Freiburger with William Wilson and Iain Thomson
Third Hole: Between 9:40 and 10 a.m.
Tee Blocks: Blue, White, Red and Gold with all set at same distance: 165 yards
The prefect club for the third hole today was my new Hybrid 6.
I was the first to tee off! I reminded myself to just swing easy, but it had to be a full swing! I swung nice and easy exactly like I told myself! My ball’s flight was right at the pin, it landed, bounced, rolled and then it disappeared. I wasn’t totally sure, but Bill and Iain were celebrating that it was in the hole.
Steve Freiburger
Steve Kinsey, Shannon Lake Golf Club, Hole #16
Thank you for your e-mail.
I’ve been sort of golfing for about 20 years and became a member at Shannon Lake Golf Club in 2021. I turned 78 on July 11, 2022 and am trying to become a better golfer as I really enjoy golfing with a group called “The Loonies” on Mondays and Fridays.
The hole-in-one came after a rough front nine and was from the blue tees as we were playing Blue/White tees that day. I used my Taylormade rescue 6 from approximately 158 yards and my ball landed 3 feet from the front of the green and rolled in.
Chris Young, Dave Clare, Dave Munroe and I were in the foursome.
Thank you,
Steve Kinsey
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.
Arnold Shaw, Holiday Park Golf Club, Hole #2
I was golfing with Gerry Zado, Dr. Bert Ball and Bill Michaluk at Holiday Park in the Seniors golf on Thursday June 30th. The second hole was 110 yards. I used my 50-degree wedge and fortunately hit the perfect shot. I was very high and came down about two feet from the pin and bounced once and into the hole. Gerry birdied the hole and Bert and Bill each had pars. Not bad for four golfers who average over eighty years old. This was my fourth “hole-in-one” so it wasn’t as exciting as the first one. We had beers in the Club House after.
Alexander Heuton, Sleepy Hollow, Hole #3
Thanks for the note. I was playing with one of my usual playing partners and fellow member, Conrad Hansuld. We were playing hole number 3 at Sleepy Hollow from the back tees. The pin was front left. I gunned the flag at 176 yards, but we were hitting dead into the wind. I took a 6 iron and hit a soft draw that landed a few feet short of the hole. It took one hop, then rolled into the cup.
I have been playing for decades and have come close many times, but this was my first hole-in-one. It was quite a rush!
Bernice Taylor, Aberdeen Glen Golf Club, Hole #14
I was playing with Steve and Lucy Martin. It was on hole #14 and was 122 yards. I used my 8 iron. It happened on August 22, 2022.
Thank you again,
Bernie Taylor
Bruce Bodden, South Muskoka Curling & Golf Club, Hole #17
Thank you for your kind message regarding my hole-in-one at South Muskoka.
From the greens, hole #17 plays about 124 yards. I hit a 7 iron which landed on the green, bounced once towards the pin and then disappeared (in the cup)! I was playing with fellow members, Dave Robinson, Dave Gray and Kim Allsop.
Nice celebration followed on the clubhouse patio.
Bryan Head, Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Hole #2
Thank you for the email and the graphic!
The hole was #2 and it was from 205 yards. It just happened to be on our Men’s night as well so an added bonus of winning the skin and closest to the pin. It was witnessed by my normal group, consisting of Scott Stevenson and Chris Richard. Our other buddy, Adam Stewart, was unfortunately on vacation, so he missed out on a few pops afterwards.
Thank you again,
Bryan Head
Carl Bedford, Rustico Resort Golf & Tennis Club, Hole #5
Thank you! Was playing with Marie Janice Boudreau. I used an 8 iron. Hole measured 139 yards.
Chris Wheaton, Memramcook, Hole #8
Thanks. It was a really special moment because my two young sons (Liam and Xavier) were playing with me! It was an 8 iron into a 140-yard back pin with a decent headwind. It landed about 6-8 feet in front of the pin, bounced a couple times and rolled right in. My boys started screaming and sprinted to the green.
Chris Wheaton
Denis Ladouceur, Greyhawk Golf Club, Hole #15
My playing partners were Pierre Lamontagne, Jean Boisvert and Mike Kelly; all Clublink members.
We were on the 15th hole at the Greyhawk Predator course, 197 yards on a perfect sunny day. I opted to use my Taylormade M2 5 iron and my preferred Taylormade TP5X ball.
An awesome experience. I certainly hope to make more.
Thanks.
Elaine McCall, Innerkip Highlands, Hole #2
Yesterday, after 25 years of golfing, I achieved my first hole-in-one. Before leaving my home, I thought to myself I wish it was raining, I feel like I have golfed too much lately and don’t really feel like golfing today. On the second hole, par 3 at Innerkip Highlands, measuring 126 yards from the tee, I pulled out my driver. I knew that in all likelihood it was too much club but for me that particular hole always seems to play long. I took my tee shot and the ball landed on the green five or six feet to the left of the pin. It then started to roll very slowly to the right and disappeared at the pin. One lady in my group said, “did that go in?”. I thought that it might have gone in but, I also thought that it was possibly tucked behind the pin and hidden from my line of vision by the ball lifter that was installed at the start of the pandemic. When we got to the green and there was no sign of the ball, the cameras came out and a video was filmed as I lifted the ball from the cup. At the end of the round, we all celebrated, and the club gifted us a bottle of champagne, and gifted me a commemorative certificate and a future round of golf. All-in-all a very satisfying day and I am so glad that I didn’t listen to my inner voice, and I went golfing.
Elaine McCall
Eric White, The Links at Penn Hills, Hole #8
Hole-in-one on #8 at Penn Hills.
My playing partners were Ryan Julian and Kelly Powell. I used a 7 iron which measured 144 yards.
Eric White
George Crocker, Terra Nova Golf Resort & Golf Community, Hole #12
After thirty years of golfing, I finally got a hole-in-one.
I was playing with my wife, Angela, and used a 6 iron for a 155-yard shot. With strong winds and heavy rainfall, the group of four in front of us, decided to let us play through and wouldn’t you know it, they witnessed the shot. Unfortunately, I didn’t get their names, but we did have a discussion on what happened to my ball. It looked like it disappeared and someone in the group said it’s in the hole.
With all the rain coming down, it was hard to tell, so I proceeded on over to the green and walked to the hole and there it was, in the hole.
I looked back at the group, raised my arms and gave a yell to them. We also caught up with the next group and Angela told them that I had just made a hole-in-one.
Thanks for contacting me.
Greg Jackson, Rivershore Golf Links, Hole #7
Thanks for the email. I was playing with Kevin Brett and Gerry Illner on the second day of the Club Championship. The funny thing is I had a hole-in-one on the same hole a year earlier on the second day of our Club Championship. The yardage was 179 and I hit a ping 22-degree hybrid.
Thanks,
Greg Jackson
Harvey Brinkman, Royalwood Golf and RV Resort, Hole #8
I had a hole-in-one at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort on August 9, 2022. Hole #8 it was playing 130 yards from the white tees. I am a member at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort.
Janet Johnson, Glen Lea Golf Course, Hole #2
Was golfing with my friend, Ann Hlynsky, at Glen Lea Golf Course in Brandon, Manitoba on July 03, 2022. I had a terrible first hole (scored a 7)! When I got to the second hole, the course Marshall (Brent Mills) was there filling the box up with score cards. We talked a bit, then he stayed and watched us tee off. Ann went first, hit a nice ball which landed in the green. My turn now. Swing and finish felt perfect, and we watched it land near the hole, and roll right into the cup! At first, I was a little stunned, then realized what happened! Threw my club up in the air, hugged Ann and then the Marshall (whom I’d just met!)
When we finished the front nine, the staff was waiting for me, and presented me with a ‘hole in one’ congratulations banner, and took a photo of me holding it, as well as my pitching wedge and Titleist golf ball, that I had used.
As I found out later, I had two witnesses, but the whole golf course heard me. ?
To have witnessed a hole-in-one on TV, or have a friend tell you they had one is one thing, but when you get your own first one, there’s no feeling like it! Plus, I had just turned 75, five weeks earlier! ?
Jeff Morris, Clovelly Golf Course, Hole #15
I did get a hole-in-one on Saturday, and it was my first! I was playing with Jacob Losinski (another member at Clovelly), and it was on hole #15 at The Osprey. It was a front pin, 120 yards, playing about 130 with wind in the face. I hit a flighted pitching wedge that landed about a foot past the hole and rolled back in!
Jeff
Jim Cronin, Crimson Ridge, Hole #7
I scored my ace on #7 at Crimson Ridge golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on August 22, 2022. Playing partners were Gino Cavallo and Val and Jean Suriano. The pin was at the back which made it a 180 yard shot. I used my two hybrid club and initially thought I had overshot the green. One of my playing partners helped me look in the rough behind the green. I was preparing to take my penalty shot when another member of our foursome yelled “There’s a ball in the hole!” Sure enough my Titlest with a distinctive red stripe was nestled in the bottom of the hole.This is my second hole-in-one, the first one being scored nine years ago on a Michigan course. Kudos to PGA of Canada instructor Travis Spiess at Crimson who has helped improve my swing.
Jim Cronin
Jon Andrews, St. Andrews By-The-Lake, Hole #5
Given my surname, it is rather ironic that my first hole-in-one occurred at St. “Andrews” by the lake.
It occurred on August 9, 2022, during a family reunion trip in Summerland (I live in Ladner and normally play at Surrey Golf). I was golfing with my wife, Karen, and my cousin, Ray, who was visiting from England. I had last played the course about 25 years ago when I had just taken up golfing.
There is a walk up to the tee box. As the card said 191 yards, I went up with 5 hybrid. However, once at the tee box, my GPS read 204. There was a wait before I could tee off and someone in the following group arrived and confirmed the distance as 204 yards.
Given the GPS reading, it was a good thing I was too lazy to go back and get my 4 hybrid as the 5 hybrid did the trick. I saw it land before the green and bend on the green towards the hole, but I thought the ball had rolled past the hole. My wife thought it might have gone in the hole.
When I didn’t see the ball on the green, I didn’t dare look in the hole until I checked behind the green. As the ball wasn’t there, I peeked into the hole and was ecstatic to see the ball and that I finally had my first hole in one at age 58.
As it happens, on the previous hole I was 2” from getting an eagle on a par 4 for the first time. That’ll have to wait for another day.
Kim Somers, Glencairn Golf Club, Hole #7
Thank you so much for your email!
Last Thursday was a day I won’t soon forget. It was a special Ladies’ Day at our club as member, Wendy Hanson, arranged for a Golf Fore the Cure day. She reached out to Michael Murillo, the General Manager of Subaru of Mississauga, and a “win the car” hole was organized.
I was playing with great friends: Margaret Green, Lisa Trudell and Darlene Monkman all members at Glencairn.
Darlene hit first and I was next to go. It was hole #7, Scotch Block, the car was on the tee box and the Director of Golf, Mike Grierson, was also there.
The hole was a downhill par 3 and the pin measured at 155 yards. I used my 27 degree hybrid. The ball landed a few inches short of the green, hopped on and seemed to roll in slow motion towards the pin. We were watching it and getting more excited by the moment when all of a sudden it disappeared and that’s when the hugs, high fives and cheering drew notice from the other golfers.
I was shaking. I couldn’t believe what had just happened! We got down to the hole to retrieve my ball, took some photos and tried to carry on with the remaining 11 holes the best I could.
I phoned my husband, who was golfing at Rattlesnake, to share the news with him and he was just as excited as I was. It was our 15th wedding anniversary that day and it’s an anniversary to remember! We celebrated with a glass of wine that evening.
Funny story…we have a hole-in-one trophy in our house, and it travels in the family, by blood or marriage, to the person with the most recent hole-in-one. The first hole in engraved on it is from 1930. Most recently, my husband has had the trophy with three consecutive hole-in-ones beginning in July 2020 and I’ve finally been able to take it away from him. ?
Kristy Fearn, Sandpiper Golf Club, Hole #12
It was a very fun day. I was playing with Jenifer Jones. Yardage on hole 12 that day was about 89 yards. I used my approach wedge, hit the fringe, took one hop, and rolled in the hole. Nicest hole for it as the view is spectacular.
Louise Lee, Campbell River Golf & Country Club, Hole #18
I made my hole-in-one on hole #18. It was a back pin that day so it lasered at about 120 yards. Wind was against us, so I clubbed up to a 7 wood. Landed in front and rolled about 30 feet to the pin.
I knew to club up as I had participated with my Mayfair Lakes GC (Richmond, B.C.) members two days earlier in the Howie Meeker golf tournament (in support of Special Olympics for the Campbell River chapter) held at the Campbell River GC and my 9 wood fell short and the ball ended in the lake fronting the green. Lesson learned!
The assistant pro, Tony Rommel, at Mayfair grew up in the Campbell River/Comox area and he brings a contingent of members to support the Howie Meeker tournament every year. We only missed 2020 tournament due to COVID-19. It is always great fun!
Regards,
Louise
Mark Hougen, Silver Springs Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
My first hole-in-one was Friday August 26 at Silver Springs Golf Club is sunny Calgary. I was playing with my amazing wife, Traci Meades, (who had her first hole-in-one earlier this season as well) and our friends Randy and Corrine Chappell.
Hole #17. par 3. 142 yards. Used a pitching wedge.
Randy and I jokingly talked about not having seen a hole-in-one as we walked up to the 17th tee box. I went first. While my well struck ball, with a baby draw, is in the air, I jokingly say “get in the hole so Randy can see a hole-in-one.”
As the ball approaches the green, I lose sight of it in the shadows. Randy says he heard my ball hit the flagstick. But none of us know where my ball ended up.
As we walked up to the green, we discover that my ball went directly into the cup…never hit the putting surface.
I don’t normally take my cell phone on the golf course, but I did that day as I was expecting a call from a client. Glad I did…so I have great photos (and memories) from that day!
Thanks Golf Canada!
Matthew Watson, Brightwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
I was golfing with my mom and dad (Stehpanie and John Watson). I hit an 8 iron 144 yards. We watched it hit the front of the green and roll in. It was my first ever hole-in-one. Thank you for the image.
Nathan Keller, Greenbryre Golf & Country Club, Hole #3
Thank you so much for reaching out! As if getting my first hole-in-one wasn’t already exciting enough.
I’ve been playing golf a long time, but it wasn’t until the last three years that I started putting more effort into improving my game. I’ve always been a long hitter, coming from a baseball and hockey background, so my short game is where I have been spending the most practise. With more time spent golfing, my wife and son started joining me and golfing more as well. Sunday was the first time we took on the challenge of taking my daughter (2 years old) along with my son, (5 years old) out for a round. Amongst the chaos of two restless kids, I somehow managed to pull off the best shot of my life so far.
The hole was a 126-yard par 3, slightly uphill and playing a bit downwind. 126 yards is between a gap wedge and a pitching wedge for me, but I opted to go for a choked up three-quarter swing pitching wedge. The ball was struck perfectly, and it was precisely on the line I had picked. I knew it was a good shot instantly. Upon landing, I immediately froze trying to focus my eyes on just how close it really was, and that’s when the ball disappeared. My wife and I quickly turn to each other, and both simultaneously say, “I think it went in!”
I took a video of the walk with my son up to the green to verify that it had indeed dropped in the hole. Below is the hole in one picture, and a day on the course with my family I’ll never forget.
Roberto Erana, Fort Langley Golf Course, Hole #15
It was on hole #15. 158 yards. I used a Callaway Razr 4 rescue club.
We are part of a golf club called Parbreakers Vancouver.
The other 3 golfers in my flight were Binky Cruz, Vic Legazpi and Chole Cebrero.
Thanks.
Trish Santo, Legends in Warman, Hole #7
I was very amazed to learn that you knew about my hole-in-one on Tuesday, August 16 at the Legends in Warman. Thank you for your recognition of my special day.
To answer your questions: Tuesday is Ladies’ Day for our Tuesday Morning Ladies Golf League at the Legends. This year, we have 37 members from all walks of life and a very sociable group. I was playing with Maureen, Sylvia and Cindy. The par 3, hole #7 from the forward red blocks is 92 yards. In the past, I have tried using a 9 iron and was never satisfied with the results. So, recently I have started using my 6 iron (I don’t have a 7 or 8 iron in my bag) with better results. On the 16th, I teed up and had also changed my ball from a Callaway to a Pinnacle Lady with my lucky number 4 on it. My shot was the sweetest, lovely in the air, straight at the flag and dropped almost immediately into the hole. Our cheers echoed across to the group behind us. Since our fun day game was closest to the pin on the par 3’s. I had my name on the proximity marker for the prize.
The next sweetest thing is my name and date goes on a small, engraved plate mounted on the hole #7 board in the upper hall of the clubhouse. Four boards are there for each of the par 3 holes and above, the title Legends Hole in One Club. My name plate is the first one on the hole #14 board for my hole-in-one on September 28, 2011, during the first game I played at the newly opened Legends course. I didn’t see that one go into the hole because I was picking up my tee and looked up to see my playing partners cheering wildly. This wall display is a special to all the people whose names are on it and an excellent tribute by the Legends course management.
Thank you for the extra special celebration you have added to my achievement.
Randy Miller, Cooke Municipal Golf Course, Hole #12
Thanks for the interest.
The tournament was the Prince Albert Senior Northern, second day of a two event. Threesome; Glen Erickson from Medicine Hat and Barry M. from Saskatoon. His wife was caddying.
The day before, on the same hole, it was the $10,000 hole-in- one hole. I played pretty well the same shot and lipped out. We thought it had gone in because it was behind the pin and hard to see. The spotter told us it lipped out. Of course, no money the next day when I did ace it.
About 138 yards, into a wind, used a TaylorMade 6 hybrid. I got a hole-in-one in the same tournament in 2021 on a different hole.
Take care.
Rob Brown, Coloniale Golf Club, Hole #8
I was playing with a father and son (Blaine and Blaine Jr.) on a sunny Friday afternoon after work.
The 8th hole was playing 191 yards downwind with the flag at the front of the green just over a hump. I hit 6 iron and it was in line with the hole, but we couldn’t see it. I was expecting to see the ball roll up the hill past the hole, but it never appeared. One of my playing partners said, “I think that might be in” but I had my doubts.
As we approached the green, the ball was still nowhere to be seen. I walked to the hole and sure enough it was there. I’m not sure who was more excited – me or my playing partners – but it was a special moment. The rest of the round was a great time for all of us.
Rob Couch, Wildwinds Golf Links, Hole #3
In regard to the details of my hole-in-one, I was playing with my friend I play with almost every round and one other person we were matched up with. The yardage was 175 with the wind at my back. I used an 8 iron and dunked it straight in the hole.
Todd Clerkson, Pitt Meadows Golf Club, Hole #16
I was playing with Rob Foot and Curt Bogren, fellow members at PMGC.
The 16th hole at PMGC was playing 155 yds into a fairly stiff breeze. I hit 6 iron.
The best part was that the hole-in-one was in addition to 6 birdies and 2 bogies, leading to a personal best 66 — a score I never dreamed of shooting in my lifetime!
Cheers,
Todd
Tom Pinter, Braeben Golf Course, Hole #7
This was my second career ace and much nicer than the first some 25 years ago which was a topped shot that bounced and rolled some 150 yards into the hole.
This one was on the 138 yard 7th at Braeben with a pitching wedge. The swing felt great, and the ball went high and never left the pin, bounced once and disappeared.
I was with my friends Wally, Dominic, and Phil.
Thanks,
Tom
Tom Wile, Ashburn Golf Club, Hole #14
138 to the pin, no breeze. No bounce or roll, dunked it. Was playing with Perry Smith, Mark Farrell and Brad Barton.
Victor Jarjour, Equinelle, Hole #13
Thank you for your interest in my recent hole-in-one. Number 13 hole at Equinelle was playing about 165 yards that day. I used a four hybrid. It was somewhat anticlimactic as my partners and I did not see the ball roll in. We knew it was on a good line but lost sight of it coming down and on the green. I thought it had rolled through the green so that is where we looked for the ball. Eventually, we walked back to the hole and discovered it there! I was playing with other Equinelle members, Hugh Craig, Howard Spaulding and Erin Coyne.
That was my third hole-in-one. The previous two, also at Equinelle, were on number 16.
Again, thanks for your interest.
Best regards,
Victor
Wayne Fenemore, Heron Point Golf Links, Hole #16
Thanks for your email. I was playing with my buddies; Terry Derouhe, Wayne Vanhorne and Ken Anderson. The hole was 133 yards. I used a six iron. The course was beautiful, and the service was excellent. We all enjoyed our time there.
Wayne Fenemore
Wilson Doornekamp, Landings Golf Course, Hole #4
4th hole. Two older gentlemen (don’t know their names). 170 yards. 3 wood.
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.
Bill Embree, Dalewood Golf Club, Hole #11
This was my fourth hole-in-one (all at Dalewood) and my second on Dalewood’s eleventh hole. The hole was playing about 125 yards, and we were into a bit of wind. The club was a 9 iron. The irons were new to me (Taylor Made Stealth). I had used them for about a week. My playing partners that day were P J Lennon, Fred Hopkins and Paul Hryciw.
My first two holes-in-one were in 2014 and were 27 holes apart. My last one, before this one, was in 2019 and also on the eleventh hole at Dalewood.
Regards,
Bill Embree
Bryan Bodell, Mission Golf and Country Club, Hole #12
Thank you for this opportunity to showcase my ace.
It was our Thursday Seniors Golf and as noted, it was on the 12th hole of our Mission Golf and Country Club. We are playing a temporary green for the 12th as our signature 12th was damaged in the November rain storms. The hole was playing 102 yards uphill. I used a 54-degree gap wedge. The ball landed within a yard of the pin, one hop into the hole.
Of my three aces, this is the first one I have witnessed. The beer drinking members were happier than I. All in all, it was a memorable shot.
Bryan
Arnold Shaw, Holiday Park Golf Club, Hole #2
I was golfing with Gerry Zado, Dr. Bert Ball and Bill Michaluk at Holiday Park in the Seniors golf on Thursday June 30th. The second hole was 110 yards. I used my 50-degree wedge and fortunately hit the perfect shot. I was very high and came down about two feet from the pin and bounced once and into the hole. Gerry birdied the hole and Bert and Bill each had pars. Not bad for four golfers who average over eighty years old. This was my fourth “hole-in-one” so it wasn’t as exciting as the first one. We had beers in the Club House after.
Alexander Heuton, Sleepy Hollow, Hole #3
Thanks for the note. I was playing with one of my usual playing partners and fellow member, Conrad Hansuld. We were playing hole number 3 at Sleepy Hollow from the back tees. The pin was front left. I gunned the flag at 176 yards, but we were hitting dead into the wind. I took a 6 iron and hit a soft draw that landed a few feet short of the hole. It took one hop, then rolled into the cup.
I have been playing for decades and have come close many times, but this was my first hole-in-one. It was quite a rush!
Bernice Taylor, Aberdeen Glen Golf Club, Hole #14
I was playing with Steve and Lucy Martin. It was on hole #14 and was 122 yards. I used my 8 iron. It happened on August 22, 2022.
Thank you again,
Bernie Taylor
Bruce Bodden, South Muskoka Curling & Golf Club, Hole #17
Thank you for your kind message regarding my hole-in-one at South Muskoka.
From the greens, hole #17 plays about 124 yards. I hit a 7 iron which landed on the green, bounced once towards the pin and then disappeared (in the cup)! I was playing with fellow members, Dave Robinson, Dave Gray and Kim Allsop.
Nice celebration followed on the clubhouse patio.
Bryan Head, Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Hole #2
Thank you for the email and the graphic!
The hole was #2 and it was from 205 yards. It just happened to be on our Men’s night as well so an added bonus of winning the skin and closest to the pin. It was witnessed by my normal group, consisting of Scott Stevenson and Chris Richard. Our other buddy, Adam Stewart, was unfortunately on vacation, so he missed out on a few pops afterwards.
Thank you again,
Bryan Head
Carl Bedford, Rustico Resort Golf & Tennis Club, Hole #5
Thank you! Was playing with Marie Janice Boudreau. I used an 8 iron. Hole measured 139 yards.
Chris Wheaton, Memramcook, Hole #8
Thanks. It was a really special moment because my two young sons (Liam and Xavier) were playing with me! It was an 8 iron into a 140-yard back pin with a decent headwind. It landed about 6-8 feet in front of the pin, bounced a couple times and rolled right in. My boys started screaming and sprinted to the green.
Chris Wheaton
Daniel Lam, Weston Golf & Country Club, Hole #4
Hey Golf Canada,
I was playing with my buddy, James Mcgrade. The back tees were playing 158 yards into the wind. I thinned my 8 iron and next thing you know it rolls out 4 feet into the hole.
Cheers,
Daniel
Denis Ladouceur, Greyhawk Golf Club, Hole #15
My playing partners were Pierre Lamontagne, Jean Boisvert and Mike Kelly; all Clublink members.
We were on the 15th hole at the Greyhawk Predator course, 197 yards on a perfect sunny day. I opted to use my Taylormade M2 5 iron and my preferred Taylormade TP5X ball.
An awesome experience. I certainly hope to make more.
Thanks.
Elaine McCall, Innerkip Highlands, Hole #2
Yesterday, after 25 years of golfing, I achieved my first hole-in-one. Before leaving my home, I thought to myself I wish it was raining, I feel like I have golfed too much lately and don’t really feel like golfing today. On the second hole, par 3 at Innerkip Highlands, measuring 126 yards from the tee, I pulled out my driver. I knew that in all likelihood it was too much club but for me that particular hole always seems to play long. I took my tee shot and the ball landed on the green five or six feet to the left of the pin. It then started to roll very slowly to the right and disappeared at the pin. One lady in my group said, “did that go in?”. I thought that it might have gone in but, I also thought that it was possibly tucked behind the pin and hidden from my line of vision by the ball lifter that was installed at the start of the pandemic. When we got to the green and there was no sign of the ball, the cameras came out and a video was filmed as I lifted the ball from the cup. At the end of the round, we all celebrated, and the club gifted us a bottle of champagne, and gifted me a commemorative certificate and a future round of golf. All-in-all a very satisfying day and I am so glad that I didn’t listen to my inner voice, and I went golfing.
Elaine McCall
Eric White, The Links at Penn Hills, Hole #8
Hole-in-one on #8 at Penn Hills.
My playing partners were Ryan Julian and Kelly Powell. I used a 7 iron which measured 144 yards.
Eric White
George Crocker, Terra Nova Golf Resort & Golf Community, Hole #12
After thirty years of golfing, I finally got a hole-in-one.
I was playing with my wife, Angela, and used a 6 iron for a 155-yard shot. With strong winds and heavy rainfall, the group of four in front of us, decided to let us play through and wouldn’t you know it, they witnessed the shot. Unfortunately, I didn’t get their names, but we did have a discussion on what happened to my ball. It looked like it disappeared and someone in the group said it’s in the hole.
With all the rain coming down, it was hard to tell, so I proceeded on over to the green and walked to the hole and there it was, in the hole.
I looked back at the group, raised my arms and gave a yell to them. We also caught up with the next group and Angela told them that I had just made a hole-in-one.
Thanks for contacting me.
Greg Jackson, Rivershore Golf Links, Hole #7
Thanks for the email. I was playing with Kevin Brett and Gerry Illner on the second day of the Club Championship. The funny thing is I had a hole-in-one on the same hole a year earlier on the second day of our Club Championship. The yardage was 179 and I hit a ping 22-degree hybrid.
Thanks,
Greg Jackson
Harvey Brinkman, Royalwood Golf and RV Resort, Hole #8
I had a hole-in-one at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort on August 9, 2022. Hole #8 it was playing 130 yards from the white tees. I am a member at Royalwood Golf and RV Resort.
Janet Johnson, Glen Lea Golf Course, Hole #2
Was golfing with my friend, Ann Hlynsky, at Glen Lea Golf Course in Brandon, Manitoba on July 03, 2022. I had a terrible first hole (scored a 7)! When I got to the second hole, the course Marshall (Brent Mills) was there filling the box up with score cards. We talked a bit, then he stayed and watched us tee off. Ann went first, hit a nice ball which landed in the green. My turn now. Swing and finish felt perfect, and we watched it land near the hole, and roll right into the cup! At first, I was a little stunned, then realized what happened! Threw my club up in the air, hugged Ann and then the Marshall (whom I’d just met!)
When we finished the front nine, the staff was waiting for me, and presented me with a ‘hole in one’ congratulations banner, and took a photo of me holding it, as well as my pitching wedge and Titleist golf ball, that I had used.
As I found out later, I had two witnesses, but the whole golf course heard me. ?
To have witnessed a hole-in-one on TV, or have a friend tell you they had one is one thing, but when you get your own first one, there’s no feeling like it! Plus, I had just turned 75, five weeks earlier! ?
Jeff Morris, Clovelly Golf Course, Hole #15
I did get a hole-in-one on Saturday, and it was my first! I was playing with Jacob Losinski (another member at Clovelly), and it was on hole #15 at The Osprey. It was a front pin, 120 yards, playing about 130 with wind in the face. I hit a flighted pitching wedge that landed about a foot past the hole and rolled back in!
Jeff
Jeff Narraway, Mountain Creek Golf Club, Hole #14
Thank you for the congratulations.
– Whether: Sunny, high around 30 degrees Celsius.
– Location: Mountain Creek Golf Course is located just outside of Arnprior, Ontario. Hole #14 is a 135-yard par 3 from the whites and runs east to west with a small pond to the front right of the green. That day it was playing 129 yards from the whites.
– Club: I used my Mazuma pitching wedge.
– Ball: Orange Titleist Velocity
– Background: Playing a threesome (Wendy MacNaughton, Dan Turcotte and I), teed off at 08:00. We were shooting into the sun, and it was difficult to watch/see the ball. But we could hear the plop when the ball landed. Dan shot first, then me and Wendy. When we arrived at the green, Dan’s ball was sitting on the front of the green. But I could not see my ball on the green. We looked all over and off the green in case I overshot. Then we saw the ball mark about 30” in front of the hole and when I looked in the hole and to my surprise there it was, and I had my first hole-in-one.
Take care and stay safe.
Jeff
Jim Cronin, Crimson Ridge, Hole #7
I scored my ace on #7 at Crimson Ridge golf course in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on August 22, 2022. Playing partners were Gino Cavallo and Val and Jean Suriano. The pin was at the back which made it a 180 yard shot. I used my two hybrid club and initially thought I had overshot the green. One of my playing partners helped me look in the rough behind the green. I was preparing to take my penalty shot when another member of our foursome yelled “There’s a ball in the hole!” Sure enough my Titlest with a distinctive red stripe was nestled in the bottom of the hole.This is my second hole-in-one, the first one being scored nine years ago on a Michigan course. Kudos to PGA of Canada instructor Travis Spiess at Crimson who has helped improve my swing.
Jim Cronin
Jon Andrews, St. Andrews By-The-Lake, Hole #5
Given my surname, it is rather ironic that my first hole-in-one occurred at St. “Andrews” by the lake.
It occurred on August 9, 2022, during a family reunion trip in Summerland (I live in Ladner and normally play at Surrey Golf). I was golfing with my wife, Karen, and my cousin, Ray, who was visiting from England. I had last played the course about 25 years ago when I had just taken up golfing.
There is a walk up to the tee box. As the card said 191 yards, I went up with 5 hybrid. However, once at the tee box, my GPS read 204. There was a wait before I could tee off and someone in the following group arrived and confirmed the distance as 204 yards.
Given the GPS reading, it was a good thing I was too lazy to go back and get my 4 hybrid as the 5 hybrid did the trick. I saw it land before the green and bend on the green towards the hole, but I thought the ball had rolled past the hole. My wife thought it might have gone in the hole.
When I didn’t see the ball on the green, I didn’t dare look in the hole until I checked behind the green. As the ball wasn’t there, I peeked into the hole and was ecstatic to see the ball and that I finally had my first hole in one at age 58.
As it happens, on the previous hole I was 2” from getting an eagle on a par 4 for the first time. That’ll have to wait for another day.
Kim Somers, Glencairn Golf Club, Hole #7
Thank you so much for your email!
Last Thursday was a day I won’t soon forget. It was a special Ladies’ Day at our club as member, Wendy Hanson, arranged for a Golf Fore the Cure day. She reached out to Michael Murillo, the General Manager of Subaru of Mississauga, and a “win the car” hole was organized.
I was playing with great friends: Margaret Green, Lisa Trudell and Darlene Monkman all members at Glencairn.
Darlene hit first and I was next to go. It was hole #7, Scotch Block, the car was on the tee box and the Director of Golf, Mike Grierson, was also there.
The hole was a downhill par 3 and the pin measured at 155 yards. I used my 27 degree hybrid. The ball landed a few inches short of the green, hopped on and seemed to roll in slow motion towards the pin. We were watching it and getting more excited by the moment when all of a sudden it disappeared and that’s when the hugs, high fives and cheering drew notice from the other golfers.
I was shaking. I couldn’t believe what had just happened! We got down to the hole to retrieve my ball, took some photos and tried to carry on with the remaining 11 holes the best I could.
I phoned my husband, who was golfing at Rattlesnake, to share the news with him and he was just as excited as I was. It was our 15th wedding anniversary that day and it’s an anniversary to remember! We celebrated with a glass of wine that evening.
Funny story…we have a hole-in-one trophy in our house, and it travels in the family, by blood or marriage, to the person with the most recent hole-in-one. The first hole in engraved on it is from 1930. Most recently, my husband has had the trophy with three consecutive hole-in-ones beginning in July 2020 and I’ve finally been able to take it away from him. ?
Kristy Fearn, Sandpiper Golf Club, Hole #12
It was a very fun day. I was playing with Jenifer Jones. Yardage on hole 12 that day was about 89 yards. I used my approach wedge, hit the fringe, took one hop, and rolled in the hole. Nicest hole for it as the view is spectacular.
Louise Lee, Campbell River Golf & Country Club, Hole #18
I made my hole-in-one on hole #18. It was a back pin that day so it lasered at about 120 yards. Wind was against us, so I clubbed up to a 7 wood. Landed in front and rolled about 30 feet to the pin.
I knew to club up as I had participated with my Mayfair Lakes GC (Richmond, B.C.) members two days earlier in the Howie Meeker golf tournament (in support of Special Olympics for the Campbell River chapter) held at the Campbell River GC and my 9 wood fell short and the ball ended in the lake fronting the green. Lesson learned!
The assistant pro, Tony Rommel, at Mayfair grew up in the Campbell River/Comox area and he brings a contingent of members to support the Howie Meeker tournament every year. We only missed 2020 tournament due to COVID-19. It is always great fun!
Regards,
Louise
Mark Hougen, Silver Springs Golf & Country Club, Hole #17
My first hole-in-one was Friday August 26 at Silver Springs Golf Club is sunny Calgary. I was playing with my amazing wife, Traci Meades, (who had her first hole-in-one earlier this season as well) and our friends Randy and Corrine Chappell.
Hole #17. par 3. 142 yards. Used a pitching wedge.
Randy and I jokingly talked about not having seen a hole-in-one as we walked up to the 17th tee box. I went first. While my well struck ball, with a baby draw, is in the air, I jokingly say “get in the hole so Randy can see a hole-in-one.”
As the ball approaches the green, I lose sight of it in the shadows. Randy says he heard my ball hit the flagstick. But none of us know where my ball ended up.
As we walked up to the green, we discover that my ball went directly into the cup…never hit the putting surface.
I don’t normally take my cell phone on the golf course, but I did that day as I was expecting a call from a client. Glad I did…so I have great photos (and memories) from that day!
Thanks Golf Canada!
Matthew Watson, Brightwood Golf & Country Club, Hole #15
I was golfing with my mom and dad (Stehpanie and John Watson). I hit an 8 iron 144 yards. We watched it hit the front of the green and roll in. It was my first ever hole-in-one. Thank you for the image.
Nathan Keller, Greenbryre Golf & Country Club, Hole #3
Thank you so much for reaching out! As if getting my first hole-in-one wasn’t already exciting enough.
I’ve been playing golf a long time, but it wasn’t until the last three years that I started putting more effort into improving my game. I’ve always been a long hitter, coming from a baseball and hockey background, so my short game is where I have been spending the most practise. With more time spent golfing, my wife and son started joining me and golfing more as well. Sunday was the first time we took on the challenge of taking my daughter (2 years old) along with my son, (5 years old) out for a round. Amongst the chaos of two restless kids, I somehow managed to pull off the best shot of my life so far.
The hole was a 126-yard par 3, slightly uphill and playing a bit downwind. 126 yards is between a gap wedge and a pitching wedge for me, but I opted to go for a choked up three-quarter swing pitching wedge. The ball was struck perfectly, and it was precisely on the line I had picked. I knew it was a good shot instantly. Upon landing, I immediately froze trying to focus my eyes on just how close it really was, and that’s when the ball disappeared. My wife and I quickly turn to each other, and both simultaneously say, “I think it went in!”
I took a video of the walk with my son up to the green to verify that it had indeed dropped in the hole. Below is the hole in one picture, and a day on the course with my family I’ll never forget.
Roberto Erana, Fort Langley Golf Course, Hole #15
It was on hole #15. 158 yards. I used a Callaway Razr 4 rescue club.
We are part of a golf club called Parbreakers Vancouver.
The other 3 golfers in my flight were Binky Cruz, Vic Legazpi and Chole Cebrero.
Thanks.
Trish Santo, Legends in Warman, Hole #7
I was very amazed to learn that you knew about my hole-in-one on Tuesday, August 16 at the Legends in Warman. Thank you for your recognition of my special day.
To answer your questions: Tuesday is Ladies’ Day for our Tuesday Morning Ladies Golf League at the Legends. This year, we have 37 members from all walks of life and a very sociable group. I was playing with Maureen, Sylvia and Cindy. The par 3, hole #7 from the forward red blocks is 92 yards. In the past, I have tried using a 9 iron and was never satisfied with the results. So, recently I have started using my 6 iron (I don’t have a 7 or 8 iron in my bag) with better results. On the 16th, I teed up and had also changed my ball from a Callaway to a Pinnacle Lady with my lucky number 4 on it. My shot was the sweetest, lovely in the air, straight at the flag and dropped almost immediately into the hole. Our cheers echoed across to the group behind us. Since our fun day game was closest to the pin on the par 3’s. I had my name on the proximity marker for the prize.
The next sweetest thing is my name and date goes on a small, engraved plate mounted on the hole #7 board in the upper hall of the clubhouse. Four boards are there for each of the par 3 holes and above, the title Legends Hole in One Club. My name plate is the first one on the hole #14 board for my hole-in-one on September 28, 2011, during the first game I played at the newly opened Legends course. I didn’t see that one go into the hole because I was picking up my tee and looked up to see my playing partners cheering wildly. This wall display is a special to all the people whose names are on it and an excellent tribute by the Legends course management.
Thank you for the extra special celebration you have added to my achievement.
Randy Miller, Cooke Municipal Golf Course, Hole #12
Thanks for the interest.
The tournament was the Prince Albert Senior Northern, second day of a two event. Threesome; Glen Erickson from Medicine Hat and Barry M. from Saskatoon. His wife was caddying.
The day before, on the same hole, it was the $10,000 hole-in- one hole. I played pretty well the same shot and lipped out. We thought it had gone in because it was behind the pin and hard to see. The spotter told us it lipped out. Of course, no money the next day when I did ace it.
About 138 yards, into a wind, used a TaylorMade 6 hybrid. I got a hole-in-one in the same tournament in 2021 on a different hole.
Take care.
Rob Brown, Coloniale Golf Club, Hole #8
I was playing with a father and son (Blaine and Blaine Jr.) on a sunny Friday afternoon after work.
The 8th hole was playing 191 yards downwind with the flag at the front of the green just over a hump. I hit 6 iron and it was in line with the hole, but we couldn’t see it. I was expecting to see the ball roll up the hill past the hole, but it never appeared. One of my playing partners said, “I think that might be in” but I had my doubts.
As we approached the green, the ball was still nowhere to be seen. I walked to the hole and sure enough it was there. I’m not sure who was more excited – me or my playing partners – but it was a special moment. The rest of the round was a great time for all of us.
Tom Pinter, Braeben Golf Course, Hole #7
This was my second career ace and much nicer than the first some 25 years ago which was a topped shot that bounced and rolled some 150 yards into the hole.
This one was on the 138 yard 7th at Braeben with a pitching wedge. The swing felt great, and the ball went high and never left the pin, bounced once and disappeared.
I was with my friends Wally, Dominic, and Phil.
Thanks,
Tom