Thank you for the email.

June 28, 2022 will be a date I’ll never forget!

The closest I could describe the feeling of my hole-in--one, would be how I felt after the first time I jumped out of a plane. Adrenalin will run throughout you like you have never felt before. I’m not kidding. I played high level hockey up until I was 25, playing in front of filled stadiums, winning championships and my hole-in-one exceeding the high of any of those experiences, I suppose because it’s a solo experience. It truly is magical. 

June 28 showed a 60% chance of showers, and I forgot my umbrella. It started to rain lightly on the 6^th hole at UBC golf course. A week prior, I was organizing my storage room and found an old favorite golf hat, which I haven’t seen in 20 years, excited to find it, I put it in my bag. With no umbrella, I pulled out the hat and proceeded to tell my buddies Arv Singh and Eric Thrall the story about, what I called my lucky hat. Boys, check this out. I bought this hat 30 years ago when I lived in Japan. In 1992, I worked as a golf caddy at the Appi Kogen Golf Club. I haven’t worn this hat in 20 years…she’s my lucky hat.

The next hole was the par 3, 7^th hole. The pin was 140 yards and slightly up hill. For me this is a perfect 7 iron, a club I’m super comfortable with. One practice swing, then line up, exhale and everything felt effortless, it was a pure shot, hardly felt a thing. I could see the ball clear as a bell. It was like slow motion, watching it fly high and straight at it. One bounce and clink! I knew it, right away! My club went flying and fell on the t-box yipping and hollering and my buddies were too. This carried on for a bit. The foursome on the green behind us saw the shot, I could hear them and turned around and they were on their knees in full worship…not worthy. What a feeling!

Walking up to the green, there was a small part of me that thought perhaps it might not have gone in, as the green was elevated and the sightline was about even with me standing, so I was a bit anxious.

I am fortunate my buddy got my reaction on video because it says it all.

Rounds and food were bought, including for the worshippers behind us and the Marshal.

For a hole-in-one at UBC, they make you an embroidered flagstick flag with their emblem and hole number and your name and date of your hole-in-one.

Thank you for acknowledging my hole-in-one.

George Hare

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.

The hole-in-one was on #4. It was playing 131 yards. I used a pitching wedge. I was accompanied by club member Patrick Brown and with guests Dale Orlando and John Abdo.

Thanks so much!

I couldn’t have had a better group on Canada day. I was golfing with my dad (Allan Tuck), my uncle (Gord Tuck Jr) and my son, Ryan Tuck. It was 142 yards, 50-degree wedge, with a good prairie tail wind behind me. 

Thanks again! 

Regular weekend slot at Copetown Woods. Sunday, July 3^rd morning with my son Andrew and two other Golf Canada members – Eric Kivlin and Iain Gardiner. 7^th hole. Par 3. Flag scoped at 123 yds. 9 iron. One bounce and rolled to pin – dropped – the rest was history. 

I had walked to my bag to return my club when my son indicated “it’s right at the hole dad” then he and the other two gents erupted as it dropped into hole – they said they watched it disappear – I never saw it.

Thanks for reaching out!

I was out for a casual round on Saturday that was going really well. On hole #12, the back tees were roughly 150 yds from the pin, so I pulled out a 9 iron. I hit the ball a little off the toe, but it drew right in line with the flag, pitched a good 8 foot from the hole and rolled in. Best miss-hit I’ve ever had haha.

Ended up coming back the next day with three guys and drained a huge right to left putt for birdie on the last hole.

Evan

It was Saturday, July 2. I was golfing with three buddy’s: Harry Zipple, Phil Kinney and Dev Padhi. We were on hole #3, 124 yards and I used a pitching wedge. 

Thanks for the email.

I have attached a picture of my hole in one on the 13th hole at Dalewood Golf club in Port Hope, Ontario on June 29th 2022. I was playing with Jim Horner, Phil Varty and Derek Masters. We were playing from the blue tees and the distance was 167 yards and I used a 6 iron. This is my 4th hole-in-one, my last one was July 16, 2008 on the 17th hole at Dalewood. 

Thank you, 

Glenn Harrison

Hi, thank you. My playing partners were Klyde Brayton and Robert Arnot fellow BCC members. The yardage was 122 yards to a blue flag on the back right corner of Little Misery the 9th hole at the Brockville Country Club. I struck a high pitching wedge into the middle of the green that released about 12 feet and disappeared into the hole. Hard to describe the feeling after having so many end up close to going in and finally seeing one drop!

Well hello Golf Canada!

Word travels!

Yes, it was a super exciting day for sure!

My husband, Doug Anderson, and I, are members at Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Course and we had an 0900 tee time on July 1st. We were with two other corporate guests. Super nice guys that were thrilled that this happened too!

It was hole 16, red tees, 88 yards, and my pitching wedge. That hole’s green has a slant from right to left, so you always aim for the high side (but not in the bunker right there) hoping it will run down to wherever the pin location happens to be that day. I did a full swing, hit it great, we were all watching – it landed perfectly on the high side and started to roll to the left, down towards the pin. I was playing with an orange ball, so you could perfectly see its movement. It was moving along nicely and then it all of a sudden disappears and we all knew what that meant and erupted into “oh my god’s” “hole in one” “sank it”. So exciting!

Back at the club house, I was happy to make the announcement to all the guests on the patio and bought everyone a round – all were thrilled…for me…and for the drink! LOL.

FCWGC is an amazing club (shout out to Padraic O’Rourke – Director of Golf) and the team did a lovely remembrance flag for me (in the photo). Shout out to our Master Instructor, Matt Denzer, (Leadbetter) who we had just started taking lessons from.

Warmest regards, Judy 🙂

Thank you for reaching out.

Landon agreed that he would love to have you post his story.

He used a pitching wedge from 115 yards and was playing with me (his father) and his aunt. He is also the youngest member at the Metcalfe Golf and Country Club to record a hole-in-one.

Thanks,

Phil Touchette on behalf of Landon Touchette

Thank you for the congratulations on my hole-in-one, it was a thrilling moment.

My husband and I were enjoying a quick nine holes at the course where we are members, Valley Ridge Golf Course in Calgary, Alberta. We approached the third hole where there was a front flag. As I remember, my GPS watch said I had 83 yards to the front of the green and approximately 93 to the flag. I teed up my ball and used my nine iron. I hit the ball right on the sweet spot and it flew beautifully high in a lovely arc, landing just on the first cut and rolling toward the hole on the right side. My husband was coaching the ball along, saying “get there, get there, now go in” and it did!

I was stunned – then I started yelling and jumping up and down on the tee box. I was congratulated by public players. Once I calmed down, I realized that we would have to play 18 holes which was going to be a challenge because the weather was not looking good. By 17, there was thunder and on 18, we were really risking it as the lightning was getting very close. My last two strokes were taken during brief stops between sprints toward the green in a downpour! A great chip left me only a one-foot putt. I was wet but exultant! I finished one of the most exciting rounds of my life.

I truly love golf. It is something I enjoy so much I go out most weekdays and most rounds on my own with whomever I can join up with. I started golfing regularly six years ago and now get in about 100 rounds a year! Still working on breaking 90 but hopefully this will be the year. The hole-in-one certainly gives me confidence that I am getting closer to that goal.

Sincerely,

Lisa Loewen

Thank you so much. I was golfing with my husband, Jim, and our good friends, Grace and Erwin Raaber. I used a 7 hybrid and the hole is 107 yards. Hit the pin and dropped in. Had one years ago and never expected to get another one!

Thanks for reaching out regarding my recent hole-in-one.

I was playing with my usual Tuesday afternoon group: Dean Edwardson, Albert Pilote, Brian Hurst and Jurgen Kuhwald (by the way, fivesomes are allowed at Sarnia Golf Club).

I used a 9-iron for the 120 yard shot.

All the best.

Ron Runstedler

Here is the information about my hole-in-one at Le Blainvillier, Royal course.

17th hole. 118 yards. Hit with my driver. My husband, Claude Landry, and my brother, Martin Robitaille, were playing with me. 

I was very happy returning to golf after more than 20 years not playing. It was only my fifth game of the season. ?

Thank you.

Sylvie Robitaille

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

138 to the pin, no breeze. No bounce or roll, dunked it. Was playing with Perry Smith, Mark Farrell and Brad Barton. 

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