It was a long time coming! I’ve been playing golf since the age of four, had many close calls but this was the first time the ball actually disappeared.
It was on hole #12, at my home club. I was playing with a close friend of mine and before the tee shot I teased him saying, “I think this one is going to go in.” I was playing the back tees, it was 127 yards to a front pin. This green slopes from back to front, so I knew I wanted to land it well past the hole to try and spin it back.
I hit my 52° wedge, landed it about eight paces behind the flag and we were yelling at the ball to get in as soon as we saw it start to spin back toward the hole. It felt like it took five minutes to finally reach the cup, but it finally disappeared which led to a lot of jumping around and celebrating.
It was very special to get my first hole-in-one. Friends and family came to join in on the celebrations after the round. It will be a shot I never forget.
