CFreddie Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Does it count if I played with a group that WITNESSED an ace earlier in the day? No?!? fixyurdivot 1 Quote Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special Challenge/Testing Bag (Link Here) Driver: Aerojet Max 10.5* with Hzrdus Smoke Blue RDX 60 Stiff Fairways: Aerojet Max 3W & 7W with Hzrdus Smoke Blue RDX 70 Stiff Hybrid: King TEC 5H with KBS PGI 95 Stiff Irons: Forged TEC 5-GW with KBS Tour Lite Stiff Wedges: Jaws Raw Plasma 54 & 58 Putter: Phantom X 5.5 Ball: 2023 Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParFore74x Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Closest one so far this year for me! Hole was playing 180 yds and is downhill 31’. Hit 6 iron to ~3’. (34” putter for reference) Such a cool feeling to get that close on a tee shot and yes, I made the birdie putt. fixyurdivot, Siamese Moose, rkj427 and 2 others 5 Quote TSi3 10° w/ Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65g TS2 15° 3W w/ Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0 70g 818 H1 21° Hybrid w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70g MP-18 MMC 2 iron w/ KBS Tour C-Taper S 120g JPX 921 HM 5-GW w/ Project X LZ 5.5 115g T22 54° SW w/ TT DG S400 EV5.3 BlacK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryF Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) Over the years I have come close, witchin 1-2’ but one in particular last summer that was within 2”. That should have been a HIO as I’m sure the greenskeeper was off by 2” that day. Edited May 29 by GaryF Kenny B, rkj427 and fixyurdivot 2 1 Quote Driver: Fusion, 9 deg, UST Recoil 450 ES F3/2 430 MAX 4w (5w head delofted 1* with 3w shaft), 7w, 5h w/ Alta CB Soft Regular shaft JPX923 HM 6i - GW w/ UST Recoil 460 ESX F3 RTX6 52* and 56* with Recoil 760 ESX F2 Iron A Nelson: 58 deg, LB Versa DB DoubleWide : Q-Star Tour, Z-Star Tour Retiring: : Rescue 3 & 4, Aldila Reax 65 S : G15 5i -SW, AMT S : Putter, 2i B60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richk9holes Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I'm so happy I found this support group, erm thread. Had no idea it existed. Had a few tease me in mid-air in May. Siamese Moose, fixyurdivot, ParFore74x and 2 others 5 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 On 5/29/2023 at 9:11 AM, GaryF said: Over the years I have come close, witchin 1-2’ but one in particular last summer that was within 2”. That should have been a HIO as I’m sure the greenskeeper was off by 2” that day. I think greenskeepers actually keep score and celebrate the close encounters . On 4/13/2023 at 10:28 AM, tony@CIC said: Can us 'non-aceless' forum members still post here or do we need to know the secret 'aceless' password and handshake? Yes, the rules allow chorttling and good natured ribbing. Just remember karma can be a ****** On 6/1/2023 at 9:56 PM, richk9holes said: I'm so happy I found this support group, erm thread. Had no idea it existed. Had a few tease me in mid-air in May. We are a here for you Rich . I've been on a close encounter dry spell of late. Our mens league has CTP's on all par 3's and for both blue or blue white and white and white gold tees. Two weeks ago, I was inside 4 feet, walked up to check the card and someone was already at 2'10". Last week I was inside 6 feet and... yup... someone had already recored a 2'10". RU serious? Last Sunday I hosted a PXG fitter to a round here at our Cimmaron course. On #15, his ball divot was 2 inches on the left edge of the cup and his ball came to rest 2 inches on the right side of the cup. He too is still aceless. I handed him my card with the link to the support group . ParFore74x, GaryF, richk9holes and 1 other 1 3 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Evnroll ER5v Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParFore74x Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 57 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: I think greenskeepers actually keep score and celebrate the close encounters . Yes, the rules allow chorttling and good natured ribbing. Just remember karma can be a ****** We are a here for you Rich . I've been on a close encounter dry spell of late. Our mens league has CTP's on all par 3's and for both blue or blue white and white and white gold tees. Two weeks ago, I was inside 4 feet, walked up to check the card and someone was already at 2'10". Last week I was inside 6 feet and... yup... someone had already recored a 2'10". RU serious? Last Sunday I hosted a PXG fitter to a round here at our Cimmaron course. On #15, his ball divot was 2 inches on the left edge of the cup and his ball came to rest 2 inches on the right side of the cup. He too is still aceless. I handed him my card with the link to the support group . I'd love to see the look on his face with a ball mark on one side and the ball on the other. That had to be a huge "How the ...?" moment. fixyurdivot 1 Quote TSi3 10° w/ Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65g TS2 15° 3W w/ Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0 70g 818 H1 21° Hybrid w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70g MP-18 MMC 2 iron w/ KBS Tour C-Taper S 120g JPX 921 HM 5-GW w/ Project X LZ 5.5 115g T22 54° SW w/ TT DG S400 EV5.3 BlacK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 7 minutes ago, ParFore74x said: I'd love to see the look on his face with a ball mark on one side and the ball on the other. That had to be a huge "How the ...?" moment. He seemed to take it in stride. I suspect he has had quite a few close encounters. ParFore74x 1 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Evnroll ER5v Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Had two great shots today with chances but was not to be... ParFore74x, tony@CIC and IndyBonzo 3 Quote as of June 2nd, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: TBD: Follow here: Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: TBD 659 TC w/ KBS Tour V 90 Black Wedge: S23 54,58 w/ KBS Tour Hi-Rev Blackout Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyBonzo Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I was not close yesterday, but I did hit 3/4 greens on par 3s and all were pin high or just past. It gives me hope. Meanwhile, a good friend got his first last week … on a 308 yard Par 4. Albatross Ace! Wow. Fred Mitchell, GaryF, tony@CIC and 1 other 4 Quote Working at getting better ... and very slowly getting there. Paradym 8* (UST Mimaya MP5 40-L Otto-Phlex) Rogue ST Max 3 & 5 Woods ( MotoreX F1 7-S) Paradym X 4 and 5 Hybrid ( MotoreX HB 7-S) CB-57 4-P or Maltby TS3 (5-8)/TS1 (9-GW) (shafts: LZ 6.0) RTX6 Zipcore 48*, 53*, and 58* mid wedges (KBS High Rev 125) Sigma G Shea 35" Putter Gloves Tour B RX or Tour X Balls Don't count my clubs! Ha. The 4 iron, 5 hybrid, and 48* Cleveland are in and out of the bag depending on mood, course, and moon phase. My Official Red Rooster Sussex Glove Review: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/58614-2023-mgs-forum-member-test-red-rooster-sussex-golf-glove/#comment-911042 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnieGolfs Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Haven't been close in awhile but my most wrenching time I missed Par three with my wife and two boys I hit one right at it. Ball takes one bounce and is rolling right at the cup, I'm thinking I'm getting on in front of the boys and Laura would be amazing. See the ball roll into the cup and pop up and stop about a 3 inches past. There was a damn pool noodle in the cup, last guy must've lifted the flag and not fixed the pool noodle because it was about half an inch from the top of the cup. My wife sees me trying to laugh off the anger I'm trying to hide and thinks saying we should count it, would help. My very competitive (3 year old at the time) is ready to find whoever put the pool noodle in the cup and tell them the story of how they ruined my hole in one. They both also told me we should get ice cream and that I'd probably get one real soon anyway. We got the ice cream but I'm still waiting on the Ace. Siamese Moose, doodlegolf, sirchunksalot and 3 others 6 Quote Ian Lydon Driver: Callaway Rogue 9.5 3W: Cobra LTDx 3H: Callaway XR 16 Pro Irons: Titleist T100 (2023) PW-6, Titleist T200 (2023) 5-4 Wedges: Sub 70 (52 and 58 Tester) Putter: Ping Anser G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipmunk Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I'm grateful for this thread. I've been playing over 30 years and while I've been within a foot a couple times, that's it. I also have only witnessed 1 hole in one while playing. My girlfriend at the time, playing 120yd hole, hit a worm burner, never getting off the ground, but it rolled up and into the hole. The group on the next tee, as this was a tight course, started yelling/cheering. That's when I started saying to myself, unconventional golf, it may not look pretty, but it works for me. This was 25 years ago or so. Good or bad, I play unconventional golf a few times a round and have really learned to embrace it. tony@CIC 1 Quote Typically a bogey golfer although I have improved some over the past few years due to playing more. Driver: Ping G400 3W: Ping G410 Irons: Ping G430 5-U Wedge: Vokey SM8 Putter: Scotty Cameron Pro Platinum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjaxx88 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Members opening day at McDonald Cardrona Golf Course in March, this was a closest the hole comp on the day but had it been a few degrees warmer it could have rolled the last 4 inches. Still waiting... tony@CIC 1 Quote Callaway XR Driver - Aldila NV Green Shaft 55g Stiff Taylormade M2 3 Wood Mizuno T-zoid 2 iron Taylormade M2 4 Hybrid 5-AW Lynx #BB, Ping Sigma 2 - Tyne Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikurJim Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I have been playing for about 34 years and have yet to score an Ace!!! Eagles/Birdies/Pars and BOGEYS galore!!! Been on the lip of about 4 par 3’s!!! Once I hit the actual flag and then flag stick only to end up 15 feet away… LoL tony@CIC 1 Quote WIMyB Nike Vapor Fly driver Nike Covert Tour 3Wood Titleist 913 5Wood Titleist 915 7Wood Mizuno MP-64 4i-PW Mizuno T-4 50 and 54 Wedges Callaway Mack Daddy forged 58 Odyssey Stroke Labs Double Wide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxman130 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I been within 2" about five times, but no cigar. Holed out a number of times from long range in the fairway - yeah the eagle feels great, but I'm still chasing the hole-in-one. My dad got his first ace at 81 yrs old. Hakr4ever and tony@CIC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJeffy Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 OMG, where to start? Been playing off and on for 40 years. Funny enough I hit the pin yesterday but ended up on the fringe behind the hole and missed the birdie putt. The closest I have been is two inches behind the cup on #15 at Doral's Blue Monster from around 165 yards out as it lipped around the cup to the back. The worst part is that my brother has two of them and he's not a great golfer. His most incredible hole-in-one is the one that he topped off the tee and it rolled down the cart path, over a bridge bounding back and forth from the concrete rails and then continued to roll all the way into the cup. There's just no justice. tony@CIC 1 Quote G425 Driver G425 3w 2 Hybrid Z585 Irons 3-PW RTX Zipcore 50 Gap, 56 SW, 60 LW 2 ball Putter Maxfli Tour Balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashedUpCollegeGolfer Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Been playing for the better part of 15 years now, spent a good stretch of about 8 years playing at least 5 rounds a week, had a few close ones, but nothing yet. Infuriating is an understatement. ChiefMikeOfficer and tony@CIC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DechamBRO Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I am 100% in the same boat!! Have been inches away, but never made one. Funny (or sad) that my closest were when I started playing. Almost had one in Misawa Japan.....nailed a 5 wood on a uphill par 3. The guys I was playing wither were like "that was waaay too much club", and they were right. That thing was soaring over the green......then about 20 yards past the green it nailed a tree in the air, came back, rolled all the way to the cup, just inches away. Completely ridiculous. I have witnessed 2 hole-in-ones when stationed in Germany, both on the same hole, 15, both during rounds of our intramural golf league......so at least I have got to have some free beers? tony@CIC 1 Quote Driver: LTDx LS, 10.5, S-Flex BRNR MiniDriver, S-Flex Fairway: G425 3 Wood, Alta CB 65, S-Flex Fairway: G425 7 Wood, Alta CB 65, S-flex Irons: FG Tour V6, 5-PW, DG S300 , S-Flex Wedges: hi-toe 50, 54, 58, DG S300 S-flex Putter: Toulon Daytona Ball: Maxfli Tour X Grips: Golf Pride Z Grip midsize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJW Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I’ve been fortunate enough to have four over the years. A good friend of mine, who has been a scratch golfer for most of his 50+ years playing the game, finally made his first ace last year, so don’t give up hope keep swinging! tony@CIC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlegolf Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I'm not a real frequent visitor to the forum, and contribute even less, but I love the stuff you guys post. Been playing 15 years with no ace, close a number of times like many of you, but none that are memorable because they didn't go in. But now I'll have to start keeping track of just how close without going in. Which brings me to this past Saturday at Fox Fire GC at Par 4 Resort in Waupaca, WI. #11 playing 170 yards to a front pin. Somewhat ugly 6 iron, bounced short of the green and rolled on to 5 feet long (per Arccos, no tape measure in my bag, but there is now). Now I know 5 feet is probably a bit long for this thread topic, but I made the putt which is pretty important, right? Siamese Moose and tony@CIC 2 Quote It's not about how well you're playing, but who you're playing with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joe Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Would like to know how many have beaten my longevity record: aceless for 69 years. Started playing at 4, playing full rounds to qualify for legit acedom at 10 (so that reduces longevity to 63 years?), single digit handicap from 13 to 73 years OLD (separate category for incompetent competence of 60 years?). Other subcategory: number of double eagles without an ace (am i leader in clubhouse with 2?). great subject. cheers to my fellow futile flingers of fallow fortune. tony@CIC, BKervin and doodlegolf 3 Quote WITB: PXG Gen 6 Driver (stiff Haz RDX Stiff -1/2”), Callaway UW17 (Haz RDX Stiff), Callaway UW19 (Haz RDX Stiff -1”), Takomo 101 4-PW (KBS 105 Reg 2 flat), Miz Pro225 G (ProjX IO 6.0), Wilson Staff HT (DynGold 120 Stiff, Honma Forged 60 (SteelFiber1 10CW XStiff), Tony Penna heel shafted square flange as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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