Hole-in-one

conno16

came close on a short par three there over the wkend
(hole 2 powerscourt)

how many have ye clocked up?

soundsham

who cares?

thegen

conno16 wrote: »

came close on a short par three there over the wkend
(hole 2 powerscourt)

how many have ye clocked up?

With your 7 iron:rolleyes:

jimbling

I almost got one on a par 4 yesterday (14th in blarney). Lipped the hole... ran on about 4 feet.
Missed the eagle though :eek:

soundsham

did greens improve in speed there?

how long to play ?

jimbling

soundsham wrote: »

who cares?

awwwwweeee... I do
Nearly got one on a par 4. A par 4 I tells ya!!!! and I'm a 22 handicapper
:pac: :pac: :pac:

jimbling

soundsham wrote: »

did greens improve in speed there?

how long to play ?

Was weird yesterday. The course was busy ahead of us. Ridiculously packed behind us (womens society), but we had a nice casual round. Nobody behind us and not a single wait on a tee box. Round took about 3hrs 45min.

Greens are a bit better, but still slow.

soundsham

heard that from a few members that the greens are not up to speed at all at all

jimbling

soundsham wrote: »

heard that from a few members that the greens are not up to speed at all at all

Ya, which is quite annoying as they used to be up there with the best in Cork.
I don't know enough about green keeping to know what the problem is.
The bunkers are pretty poor as well.

conno16

soundsham wrote: »

who cares?

i'm intersted to see if posters here have netted a hole-in-one
some people are unlucky enough to go thru a whole golf lifetime without sinking one off the tee
personally i think its only a matter of time
normally when i'm playing a par 3 i take 2 tee-shots to give myself a fighting chance

thegen

conno16 wrote: »

i'm intersted to see if posters here have netted a hole-in-one
some people are unlucky enough to go thru a whole golf lifetime without sinking one off the tee
personally i think its only a matter of time
normally when i'm playing a par 3 i take 2 tee-shots to give myself a fighting chance

The best yet. Your a funny guy.

Mister Sifter

conno16 wrote: »

personally i think its only a matter of time
normally when i'm playing a par 3 i take 2 tee-shots to give myself a fighting chance

:D:D:D

That's your best post yet.

Donnelly117

I got one on the fifth hole in harbour point.
Got about 4 in pitch and putt too

conno16

no comparison between golf and pitch and putt IMO

f22

Hole-in-one

Glad I read past your subject line, I assumed you got a hole in one of your Ian Poulter armbands, now that would be a real trajedy!

mag

ive had 3

one was in a three club competition in which i had a 3 wood, nine iron & putter. babied a 3 wood 160yds-ish into the hole

Kimbot

conno16 wrote: »

i'm intersted to see if posters here have netted a hole-in-one
some people are unlucky enough to go thru a whole golf lifetime without sinking one off the tee
personally i think its only a matter of time
normally when i'm playing a par 3 i take 2 tee-shots to give myself a fighting chance

So was this your foam filled driver you hit??

2 Tee-shots, thats the funniest thing I've heard in a while.

*** On day of comp****

Winner - "Lads I could have lost easily"
Lads - "How Come?"
Winner - "Well Conno shot a round of 68"
Lads - "No way, how come you won then, you must have been lower than that?"
Winner - "Nope, shot a 74"
Lads - "Then how come you won"
Winner - "Cos conno has 20 Billions shots off each tee"

Blunder

conno16 wrote: »

some people are unlucky enough to go thru a whole golf lifetime without sinking one off the tee
personally i think its only a matter of time
normally when i'm playing a par 3 i take 2 tee-shots to give myself a fighting chance

Class!

PhilipMarlowe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmU_q5xrnto

tonyon

Had a hole in one on the 17th in Powerscourt. Invitation 4 Ball, played with 3 members and saw it all the way as it is an elevated tee-box down to the green, 194 yards on the day. Got a beautiful Waterford Glass trophy in the shape of figure of one. Went down the shaft on a five wood due to being straight into the wind.

celica140bhp

Got one years ago in Mahon in Cork on the 6th - (wedge) a short 100yards or so par three. In the same round hit the pin on the 7th - (3 wood) a longish par three - missed the birdie putt though.

To be honest none of this matters because I was on my own having a practise game, bummer - nobody else saw it!!!!! But it's true, honest

ibanez777vbk

i nearly got my first hole in 1 yesterday.186 yard par 3 7 iron lipped out of the hole ended up 2ft away,gutted thought it was going in

soundsham

Licksy wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmU_q5xrnto

thanks it's so nice to have a picture of connooooo in the head to go with his comments

helps to put it all in context

ShriekingSheet

I've canned irons and wedges before but never from the tee of a par 3. Well, I sorta had one - during the winter on a temporary Par 3, that was actually on a Par 4 but a temporary tee-box half way up the fairway and a temporary green, short of the real green was in place to give us some kind of golf during the frost.

worst. hole-in-one. ever.

madds

Only ever recorded one ace and that was from the old 4th tee box in Lucan (the one on the far side of the road) to the short green. Only a flick of a PW but will live long in the memory!!

pistol_75

Had one on the 7th in Baltray. Provincial Towns Match. 2002 I think it was.

Blunder

pistol_75 wrote: »

Had one on the 7th in Baltray. Provincial Towns Match. 2002 I think it was.

Nice hole to have it on!

conno16

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

I've canned irons and wedges before...

well done

L.O.F.T

conno16 wrote: »

normally when i'm playing a par 3 i take 2 tee-shots to give myself a fighting chance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNBNqUdqm1E&feature=fvst

Whyner

I already posted in the Eagle thread but this is obviously more suitable. Got one last Friday in Dublin City, wasn't in a comp though and I didn't see it go in, there's a bunker protecting the front. The lad on the 18th shouted back, "it's in the hole".......great buzz and a moment I'll remember for a long time, especially since my mate nearly took my hand off with high 5!

You're a gas man Conno, your posts are very well thought out...

Mister Sifter

Didn't involve me but i'll tell this one anyway...

There was a decent number of guys used to get together every friday night for a bit of a sweep at my old club.

The par 3 2nd on the course is uphill so you can't see the bottom of the flag. One of the lads hit his tee-shot onto the green, and it ran inches past the hole, but over the back. His mate was playing in the group in front and had been standing on the 3rd tee and watched the shot run off the green. As the group behind made their way up the steep hill, he ran across and grabbed the ball and stuck it in the hole before scuttling off up the third laughing.

When they reached the third green, another par 3, they heard the shouting from the guy who had found his ball in the hole. I was out a couple of holes ahead so didn't know anything til we got back in, but, anyway...

They waited until the guy was back in the clubhouse and had bought everyone (about 15 people) a round of drinks before they told him. He was absolutely devastated... very cruel, but very funny!!!

Blunder

Graeme1982 wrote: »

Didn't involve me but i'll tell this one anyway...

There was a decent number of guys used to get together every friday night for a bit of a sweep at my old club.

The par 3 2nd on the course is uphill so you can't see the bottom of the flag. One of the lads hit his tee-shot onto the green, and it ran inches past the hole, but over the back. His mate was playing in the group in front and had been standing on the 3rd tee and watched the shot run off the green. As the group behind made their way up the steep hill, he ran across and grabbed the ball and stuck it in the hole before scuttling off up the third laughing.

When they reached the third green, another par 3, they heard the shouting from the guy who had found his ball in the hole. I was out a couple of holes ahead so didn't know anything til we got back in, but, anyway...

They waited until the guy was back in the clubhouse and had bought everyone (about 15 people) a round of drinks before they told him. He was absolutely devastated... very cruel, but very funny!!!

:DThat reminds me of an episode of my name is earl!

istaunton

conno16 wrote: »

came close on a short par three there over the wkend
(hole 2 powerscourt)

What would close be ...... 100 yards??

ibanez777vbk

someone got a hole in 1 on sunday at my local course (newcastle) england.the best thing about it its a par 4 but not the longest of par 4's,also the front of green has a sizable bunker,by all accounts his shot bounced over the bunker ran on the green and in.

conno16

< 6 feet

whatawaster

conno16 wrote: »

< 6 feet

did you give it the full ten seconds permitted in the rules to drop into the cup? Must've been agonizing.

ibanez777vbk

ibanez777vbk wrote: »

someone got a hole in 1 on sunday at my local course (newcastle) england.the best thing about it its a par 4 but not the longest of par 4's,also the front of green has a sizable bunker,by all accounts his shot bounced over the bunker ran on the green and in.

just looked at a scorecard its 285 yard par4.must have been some shot cos its a fooking right doggey hole

whatawaster

ibanez777vbk wrote: »

just looked at a scorecard its 285 yard par4.must have been some shot cos its a fooking right doggey hole

are you talking to yourself!

ibanez777vbk

whatawaster wrote: »

are you talking to yourself!

fook me how did ya guess

ibanez777vbk

whatawaster wrote: »

are you talking to yourself!

judging by some of your comments your a bit of a arsehole there fella.

whatawaster

ibanez777vbk wrote: »

judging by some of your comments your a bit of a arsehole there fella.

what comments would those be?

DonkeyPokerTour

I think our club must have some sort of record. The Par 4 5th hole used to be drivable before the grew the rough in. On one particular Sunday, 4 members of a four ball scored a 1, a 2, a 3 & a 4 on the hole. That must be some sort of record?

Regards
Ian

Myksyk

Guys, there's no contest. According to today's irish times the North Korean leader Kim jong-il had between 5 and 11 holes in one the first time he played the game. It was a fairly decent round overall as he went around the country's only 18-hole course in a meager 34.

milltown

10th hole in the Hermitage last Friday I just missed my first ace by about 2 or 3 shots