In Honour of Graeme1982 - the boards.ie Shot of the Year 2008

WHIP IT!

Alright lads, it's clear Graeme has this title wrapped up with his 4iron at Headfort New... but let's hear all your contenders anyway...

Mine came at the 16th at the Montgomerie Course @ Carton House. I was on my way to the round of my life and had snap-hooked my tee shot into the left rough - the hole doglegs to the right so I was a mile from home. I was lucky to even find my tee shot.

I took my medicine and hit a good five-iron up the right hand side of the fairway.

I had about 125 to the pin out of semi rough. I'm usually so crap under any kind of pressure of the course. I knew I had the best round of my life in my hands and I pulled the GW and stuck it to four-feet for a par.

A par on 17 and a birdie on 18 gave me my best round ever!

So - my nomination is my GW third shot to the 17th @ Monty.


Fire away lads... :pac:

ShriekingSheet

Haha, that four iron will still be spoken about in hushed tones for years to come

I've two from the South County, one in the President's, one in the Captain's this year.

President's Prize, 6 over after 14, birdied 15 and 16 and hit a good drive down the index 1 17th. Hit an 8 iron that made a pitchmark two inches for the cup, checking up six feet past. Holed the putt for a thrid birdie on the spin.

In the Captain's final day, 4 shots behind the leader, went with driver on the 15th par 5 and cleared the first ditch. Best shot of my summer was the hybrid from there to the centre of the green. Two putted for birdie, my partner taking 7 leaving me just one behind with three to play, eventually winning by a single stroke.

My playing partners were extatic - "that's right up there with the 4 iron that scottish lad hit in Headfort" I heard one say!

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Haven't played a lot this year so mine would be a shot from a couple of weeks ago. 3rd hole in Pearl valley (south african open venue in 2 weeks). Par 5 and had about 230yds to the pin for my second shot with the wind off the left. Hit a really sweet 3-iron drawing in against the wind. Finished about 6 inches from the hole and tapped in for eagle.

Mister Sifter

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

Haha, that four iron will still be spoken about in hushed tones for years to come

I've two from the South County, one in the President's, one in the Captain's this year.

President's Prize, 6 over after 14, birdied 15 and 16 and hit a good drive down the index 1 17th. Hit an 8 iron that made a pitchmark two inches for the cup, checking up six feet past. Holed the putt for a thrid birdie on the spin.

In the Captain's final day, 4 shots behind the leader, went with driver on the 15th par 5 and cleared the first ditch. Best shot of my summer was the hybrid from there to the centre of the green. Two putted for birdie, my partner taking 7 leaving me just one behind with three to play, eventually winning by a single stroke.

My playing partners were extatic - "that's right up there with the 4 iron that scottish lad hit in Headfort" I heard one say!

Ah this is beautiful Whip It thanks... certainly alleviates some of the pain i felt this morning upon hearing that i'd been overlooked.

Sheet - i'm glad those folks who saw the 4-iron can now speak about it. It's fair to say they were speechless at the time!

For the benefit of those few poor souls who haven't heard about it on the grapevine... I put my drive in the trees on the right on the 6th - the hole is 381 metres long. Seemed to be blocked out completely, but i hit a deliberate snap hook out of the rough that went no more than 8 feet off the ground and it curled perfectly under and around a series of trees, bounced just short of the green and rolled up to around 8 feet away from the pin which was at the back.

I rolled home the putt to grab a birdie when it looked like a certain bogey. Took me to 2 under at the time. The shot was so good the golfing gods then turned on me in jealousy and contrived to make me bogey the next three holes.

WHIP IT!

Graeme1982 wrote: »

The shot was so good the golfing gods then turned on me in jealousy and contrived to make me bogey the next three holes.

stockdam

It's got to be this year? :mad:


Ok none really stands out as being brilliant but two that made me smile.


The first was at Dublin City. I think it was on the third which is a par 5. I hit a super teeshot then tried to carry the stream short of the green but pitched straight in (it was damp and autumn). I dropped out and hit a super wedge which pitched right on the lip of the hole bounced up, hit the pin and span all over the place ending up three feet away. I rolled in the par putt.


But the one that made me smile most was at St Helen's Bay on the long par 4 8th. It's a dogleg right with trouble on both sides. I normally draw the ball so hitting it with a fade is challenging. I was angry as I'd messed up the hole before. I ripped one down the middle with just the right amount of cut to get round the corner and it bounded down the middle splitting the fairway. It doesn't sound that good but it was exactly how I tried to play the shot and it pleased me.

Sionnachster

I'm happy to finally be hitting the ball where I want it to go. So apart from a couple of sweet 3-woods onto Par 5s I've got nothing to offer to this thread so let me tell you where I am...

I'm out...

PhilipMarlowe

I've just a few 'moments' this year...
My first round of the year in March, 1st hole which was a par 5, I hit my 70 yard gap wedge to 1 foot for gimmie birdie.... thought I was in business for the year ahead! How wrong I was

3 best shots of the year were on the road hole... A drive over the letter 'e' in Course (Old Course Hotel) which was a very tight line down the right...
Then my shot of the year, a 5 iron from 195 yards to 6 feet when the flag was behind the bunker (back left).
A 6 foot putt which would ordinarily be right edge but was aimed 6 inches outside of the hole to allow for wind and dropped in the middle.

Mr. Larson

Final round of Presidents Prize, Index 4 which is a 397 yard Par 4 with O.B. (the Irish Sea) all the way left of the hole and left of the green. See attached pic. Green is lightening quick and slopes hugely right to left, 2 putt is always the goal. Drove to the right edge of the fairway, about 155 remaining, ball about 12 inches above my feet...pin just a couple of yards on from the right edge of the right/left sloping green. Pulled 8 iron, aimed about 5 yards right of the pin to allow for the draw and the slope. Took ball first, then turf, perfectly rectangular divot. Ball landed just on the green, bounced once, checked, rolled sideways and dropped dead weight into the hole for an Eagle 2... 5 pointer. 1st ever competition Eagle and I went on to win

WaldenByThoreua

2 iron in practice at my home club..never left the flag and ended up resting on the lip...still a good inch or 2 away from dropping tho.

Myksyk

On behalf of a jammy friend I will input a shot I witnessed from him in Shannon during the summer. We were playing the Clare final of the Holmpatrick Cup. He went into the trees on the right of the 15th and was essentially out of the hole as far as I was concerned. It was about 170 yards to the green. The only half-feasible stroke was a soft pitch out to the left and 'back' from where he was. He said he had another plan. He pointed to a gap which was ridiculously narrow and said that he thought if he could negotiate that he could cut it wildly back on track. I laughed. He did it ... a low, vicious cut through the trees to no more than three feet. Sick.

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Jabberwocky wrote: »

Final round of Presidents Prize, Index 4 which is a 397 yard Par 4 with O.B. (the Irish Sea) all the way left of the hole and left of the green. See attached pic. Green is lightening quick and slopes hugely right to left, 2 putt is always the goal. Drove to the right edge of the fairway, about 155 remaining, ball about 12 inches above my feet...pin just a couple of yards on from the right edge of the right/left sloping green. Pulled 8 iron, aimed about 5 yards right of the pin to allow for the draw and the slope. Took ball first, then turf, perfectly rectangular divot. Ball landed just on the green, bounced once, checked, rolled sideways and dropped dead weight into the hole for an Eagle 2... 5 pointer. 1st ever competition Eagle and I went on to win

What course is that? Looks nice...

Blunder

3 shots from the 1 round for me. 1st one on the 16th, par 3, 165 yards to pin. 7iron cut into the wind to hold its line, pitches 4 foot short of the pin 1 bounce past flag and spins back to a foot from the pin for a 2.

Next hole, par 5, after getting trouble off the tee was in a horrible spot in a green side bunker in 3. Ball right up against the face of the bunker had no stance in the sand so was on my knees and played the shot from pretty much behind me. Some how got the ball out on the green and holed the 20footer for a par.

Then on 18 knocked a 7 iron 150 yards onto the green from a fairway bunker to about 15 feet and holed the put for another birdie.

Finished 2nd with a nett 66. Had 10 putts that day on the back nine. If I had of had a decent front 9 that day i'd have walked the competition

Mr check raise

my shot of the year was in dunboyne. the 17th is a not a long par 4, but i made it longer with my drive in to trees. had about 180 yards to go but with a tree 5 yards in front of me and one about 3 foot behind me impeding my swing.

So anyway out came the 3 iron to go under the tree. Had to pull the club on the outside (kind of when your going to fade) and when down really steeply and out it just came out perfect, under the tree 3 yards off the ground, that lovely airplane flight. Went about pin high 15 feet right, cue a bit of whoopin and hollerin from me. Missed the birdie putt though.

i also holed a sand wedge from about 115 yards in the gold coast for birdie after been in trouble.

Mister Sifter

Mr check raise wrote: »

my shot of the year was in dunboyne. the 17th is a not a long par 4, but i made it longer with my drive in to trees. had about 180 yards to go but with a tree 5 yards in front of me and one about 3 foot behind me impeding my swing.

So anyway out came the 3 iron to go under the tree. Had to pull the club on the outside (kind of when your going to fade) and when down really steeply and out it just came out perfect, under the tree 3 yards off the ground, that lovely airplane flight. Went about pin high 15 feet right, cue a bit of whoopin and hollerin from me. Missed the birdie putt though.

i also holed a sand wedge from about 115 yards in the gold coast for birdie after been in trouble.

Does Dunboyne go by any other names or am i thinking of the wrong part of the country?

Mr check raise

dunboyne is 5 miles away from maynooth. pretty poor course but when your livin the student life( golf during day. pints at night ) its ok

Mister Sifter

Mr check raise wrote: »

dunboyne is 5 miles away from maynooth. pretty poor course but when your livin the student life( golf during day. pints at night ) its ok

That's where i was thinking... i take it that's R&R?

JCDUB

My brother aced the 7th at Forrest Little in the summer there.
It's a short (usually 140yd) par 3 over water and a couple of bunkers.

We were playing in a four man team doing shoite until we came to the 7th.

He stood up with a 7 iron and hit a nice slightly drawn (dunno how, he always hits a horrible fade) shot into a pin about 25ft on and 30 from the right..

It bounced about 8 foot short and rolled on down a slight hill breaking right to left until it dropped, nice..

I'm afraid I have nothing to offer on outstanding shots this year, that's why I mentioned my brother:o

Good enough for him, he's not very good anyhow, we'll let him have this one

kenco

Matchplay third round, great game but due to great play by him I was three down to three to play. Won 16 with a great tee shot, won 17 and made a mess of the tee shot on 18 (par 4 second over water)

Had around 230 to the green and the comp was in the rough but only around 160 in.

Went for it and stuck a hybrid 3 to around 15ft. Nothing special you may say but in the circumstances was one hell of a shot.

PS two putted and lost in on 18 but tbh it was one of those that you walk away from, not happy but not unhappy either!

Sammo13

I was 1up playing the 18th in the final of the Inter Banks in Carlow. Hit a good drive left me 230 or so to the green and creamed a 5 wood to about 20ft, 2 puts for the win. Great buzz, we won the final 7.5 to 3.5, easily my best moment in golf.

Do you think I could do it playing against the lads, no chance!!!