Shot of The Year 2009

PhilipMarlowe

No, not one you saw on the tv.... one you actually played.
Last year there was a legendary 4 iron... this year?

scrubber72

Playing the Captains Prize qualifer with my brother this year, on the 10th index 2 par 4 he tops his drive about 140 yards out from tee. Still has about 230 yards left over water to a tight front pin. Hits a 5 wood to no more that 6 inches. Went on to win best qualifier prize but only finished 10th over all

Mr check raise

my first hole in one, 175 yards, flushed 6 iron one bounce and in she popped.

gorfield

In desperate need of a birdie on the 72nd hole in Carlow scratch cup, i hit a 220yd rescue from a downhill lie in the rough over 3 cross bunkers to 15ft........I have a witness....i think paulusmaximus was there.....I hadnt many good shots to choose from this year but i hit that one when i needed to.....feckin missed the putt for eagle tho!!

Johnny_Fontane

standing on the 18th tee in Knightsbrook in the semi final of the club scotch foresomes having just missed a 3 footer to win the match on 17, and partner missed a 4 footer on 16. One of their guys hits it into 40 feet, my partner has just stuck it in the drink (its a 175 yard par 3 over water). Take out my five iron into a strong breeze and stiff it to eight feet for him. He sinks the putt. Serious adrenalin rush with the pressure that was on - get in there!

Mister Sifter

Licksy wrote: »

Last year there was a legendary 4 iron... this year?

It was a thing of beauty.

ThunderCat

My eagle from about 165 yards out on a par 4.

Mister Sifter

I also do 5 irons.

Barton Cup first round my partner left me behind a tree on a par 4. I'd no chance of getting to the green, but played a sweeping hook which moved about 50 yards right to left in the air and it plopped down nicely on the middle of the fairway about 50 yards from the green. We duly got up and down for par to go 3 up at the time and eventuall won 7&6.

It was the turning point in the game as they walked off the tee thinking they had us back to 1up.

PhilipMarlowe

Tee shot on 17 in Lucan in the Barton Cup final, 2nd leg... got it back to all square after 15, halved 16... Bombed one out of the middle into the wind.
Just the feeling of 'we won't be beaten'
Layed up safely and put a gap wedge close for my partner who made the birdie to go 1 up.

ShriekingSheet

Junior Cup. Area Semi-final @ South County. Rescue to 10 feet to a back left pin in two, at the par 5 15th. Made eagle.

Or

Lord Mayor's qualifier, 9th par 4, driver to 15 feet.

jimjo

I think a lot of good shots you forget about, the shots which you remember most are the ones that build momentum. If you play a good shot from an obscure position and win the hole from a nearly impossible position you’ll remember that a whole lot more than a straight forward birdie, which may have been two or three brilliant shots in their own right. Or in a match play situation when under pressure playing out of your comfort zone, when something comes off even if it’s a straight forward 8 iron into the middle of the green it’s a sweet feeling.

Unfortunately mine wasn’t in any team event but was on the 16th in Blackbush (on the B course), four iron 185 yards to 1 foot of the pin and got the birdie, that single shot built confidence and subsequently I pared the last two with an up and down from the sand on the last, both holes along with the par three I had shots, so it came to 10 points in three holes! One shot turned an average round into a good one.

scout353

First extra hole in area final of Piece Purcell - 64 degree flop wedge from 20 yards to elevated green and ball came to rest 2 feet from pin!

spacecoyote

Had my 1st ever hole in one this year. The 6th hole on the old 7 in grange castle. PW from about 120yds. Mickey mouse hole, but still felt great

stockdam

Chip in at the 4th at Skerries for my first eagle. The drive was 320 yards (big big tailwind) but finishing off for eagle was even better.

G1032

Jack O'Sullivan match (Connacht interclub 4-Ball). 1 down playing 14th and playing at home. Partner out of the hole. Its a par 5 and I put my second into a greenside bunker, slight downhill lie, about 15 yards from the pin. Then one of the opposition pops it into 12 foot in two. So looking like going 2 down with 4 to play. I flew the bunker shot to within a couple of yards of the pin and it checked up and stopped 6 inches from the hole. Halved the hole, then won 15, 16(with another birdie) and 17 to win the match. Happy days.

mag

the tenth in the european club in the irish mid-am, blowing an absolute gale into the wind. ive hit my drive in the left rough and have a full blooded 3 wood to have a hope of getting within shouting distance of the green. i clip it pretty well but a bit thin it catches the wooden face of a fairway bunker about 150-70yards ahead and sails, on the megaforce wind, up into the air & over my head to about 20 yards behind me. couldnt stop laughing for about 5 mins...

in the nass jsc, was playing the 12th hole i think, and the guy playing with me was first to hit his second shot. my ball was about 6ft in front of his, in his line. he hits his shot, it just clips off the top of my ball and shoots right where it lands on the roof of a buggy of one of the guys teeing off on the 13th then bounces off that down a vertical slope into a bunker on the 15th hole about 150 yards from the 12th green. it was like a honda ad or something...

fullstop

Only one I can think of.....
Was -2 through 8 in a club competition during the summer, playing very well. OOB off the tee on 9, double bogey. Double bogey on 10 as well to go +2. Hit a good drive on 11 and had 90 yards to the hole. Hit a lob-wedge and landed it 6 feet past the hole and it zipped back in for eagle. Made birdie on 12 and 13 as well to get back to -2.
If the 2nd shot didn't go in on 11, I probably wouldn't have birdied the next 2 either so it was one of those momentum builders.

Myksyk

My choice for my shot of the year is the one where I actually managed to do exactly what I was intending to do. Very satisfying. Index 2 16th at local club. 185yd second into wind. Large tree guards left part of green, about 35 yds out. You can't land above the hole as the putt down is ridiculous. Decided I wanted to cut the ball directly over the tree and land softly below the pin. Shaped it precisely as I wanted and landed 6 ft below pin. Holed putt for birdie and four points. Won competition. Wham, bam, gimme the Turkey. Good Night.

madds

My drive on the 1st in Lucan which I skied but it managed to stay in play, about 10 feet from OOB. Seeing as though I had just come straight off an 18-hour bender how I managed to find the 1st tee never mind the fairway was a shock.

Mister Sifter

fullstop wrote: »

Only one I can think of.....
Was -2 through 8 in a club competition during the summer, playing very well. OOB off the tee on 9, double bogey. Double bogey on 10 as well to go +2. Hit a good drive on 11 and had 90 yards to the hole. Hit a lob-wedge and landed it 6 feet past the hole and it zipped back in for eagle. Made birdie on 12 and 13 as well to get back to -2.
If the 2nd shot didn't go in on 11, I probably wouldn't have birdied the next 2 either so it was one of those momentum builders.

How did you finish?

fullstop

Mister Sifter wrote: »

How did you finish?

Bogey on 14 and parred (sp?) in.

Nerdstrom

Nice thread, its good for the soul looking back on these memories


I have a few that crossed by mind. but two meaningful ones from a 36 hole snr scr cup


I made a 70 footer (at least) for a par save from off green on MY second hole (after shotgun start) of a senior scratch, ended up parring the first five with no greens hit in reg and being 3 bhind lead thru 18


An afternoon shotgun start with the 3leaders hitting off the 1st meant the 185yard par 3 17th was my 17th, and with the wind 30-40mph down and off the right, a knockdown 6i to 3feet, parred the last to win by 1!!!

WHIP IT!

spacecoyote wrote: »

Had my 1st ever hole in one this year. The 6th hole on the old 7 in grange castle. PW from about 120yds. Mickey mouse hole, but still felt great

Are those seven still available to play, yeah? How much is it these days? Used to be €11... Very very handy when you've only 90mins to spare or whatever and wouldn't otherwise get out to play.

Do they maintain that part of the course as well as the rest?

Tidy little course that, always liked it.

Osgoodisgood

Playing Killeen Castle with my Dad (off the white tees), came to the par 5 15th a couple over. Downhill and straight into a stiffish wind, I hit driver, 4 iron to about 85 yards. Hit my punch PW under the wind and landed straight in the bucket. Nearly knocked the flag out but all the hardware stayed in for a handy eagle.

spacecoyote

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Are those seven still available to play, yeah? How much is it these days? Used to be €11... Very very handy when you've only 90mins to spare or whatever and wouldn't otherwise get out to play.

Do they maintain that part of the course as well as the rest?

Tidy little course that, always liked it.

Yeah can still play them alright, think its €10 for 7, €16 to play 14 holes. Its not maintained as well as the main course, but in reasonable nick if you've only time to fit a few holes in and have nothing booked.

Rowley Birkin QC

Only started playing this year so don't have much to choose from. It's either the first birdie I hit or the par I got on the Index 1 Par 4 at Mitchelstown, itching to get back into the country and play some more.

gcarty

It has to be my drive on the seventh hole in Castlerea. It's 270 yards uphill - par 4. I caught it really pure. It landed on the edge of the green and rolled up to 3 feet. Then sunk the putt for an eagle. Still only finished with 34 points!

SuprSi

My best was on the 16th in South County. I was 4 over standing on the tee having had a really crap double bogey on the 15th. I hadn't hit a decent tee shot on this hole in ages so was nervous, reckoning that I'd thrown away any chance of getting on the leaderboard but I hit a 5 iron into the wind (180 yards) to about 4 feet and sunk the putt. I then birdied the 17th and had a par on 18 to finish at 2 over.

If I hadn't had the double bogey I would most likely not have birdied 16 & 17, despite the fact that I was gutted with the double bogey. Golf is a funny old game!

Paulusmaximus

gorfield wrote: »

In desperate need of a birdie on the 72nd hole in Carlow scratch cup, i hit a 220yd rescue from a downhill lie in the rough over 3 cross bunkers to 15ft........I have a witness....i think paulusmaximus was there.....I hadnt many good shots to choose from this year but i hit that one when i needed to.....feckin missed the putt for eagle tho!!

It was an excellent shot and especially given that it put you in a great position of a win.

If its allowed i'd like to nominate a succesion of 2/3 shots. Kilkenny GC par 5 on the back nine, rescue iron from about 240 yards to 2 foot, held the putt for eagle and stood up on the next, 210 yards par 3 and held a 5 iron for a hole in one!

thegen

Not quite up there with Gorfield and Maximus.

15TH Southcounty. 3 Wood from 230yds out of light rough for eagle after taking penalty drop from stream.

Benicetomonty

9 iron to the 18th at Lucan to 2 feet - finish with a birdie and gross 67, my best ever anywhere! Subsequently cut to 1, also a lowest ever for me. Was a fairly big club comp as well, winning it made it all the sweeter!

Also holing out of the bunker on the 14th at Carlow during 2nd 18 of the senior scratch- fighting to make the cut after a string of bad holes, great drive, woeful 7 iron into the sand, all hope disintegrating before splashing straight in the hole!
Parred in to make it by two strokes. Proceeded to withdraw citing swine flu (turned out to be simply regular flu).:)

The_Kew_Tour

I only played 15 rounds of golf this year.

I would choose two shots that got me going this year.

Played round in Deerpark in Howth its ok course nice for newcomer but I have played many better.

Hit an average drive about 240-250 yards that just went into the rough on Par 5 think it was 18th hole there. Second shot got out Driver off the deck and hit it on the green to about 10 feet missed the putt but it got me the love for the game again.

Second was in Mallow holeing a flop shot that had to get over bunker two bounces rolled a little would have landed within few inches anyway but when I holed it I did Tiger style celebration.