tsmithers Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 AN ACE! First one ever. So happy right now. Par 3, 155 yards. A little bit downhill, pin in the back, hit a 9 iron, landed a few inches to the right of the hole, took one hop and spun back into the hole. I went nuts, the 3 guys I was playing with (was a single joined up with a threesome so I didn't know any of them) went nuts. One of them was 80 years old and he almost tackled me. So fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRFireblade Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Congrats! (Doesn't count if it wasn't from the tips....someone had to say it. ) Quote XRP 8.5* XS XRP #3 XS Cally Apex MB 3i-9i PX 7.0 Cally MD3 52*/56*/60* Scotty Studio Select Custom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanutsDaddy Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Congratulations. Had anyone in the group ever witnessed an ace? Would have made my day as well. Quote Cobra King F9 10.5*Cobra F9 14.5*Cobra 18.5*Adams Super S Hybrids 22*, 25*NCW 24*, 28*, 33*, 38*, 43*, 48*, 53*Mac Custom Grind 58* (NevadaGolfGuy Special)Bradley, Geom, Machine, Mannkrafted, Ping, Rife, SGC, Scotty, Tad Moore, Xenon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnrockies Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Awesome! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven dewey Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Congrats, enjoy it!....got my one and only 20 years ago in high school. Still waiting on number 2. Quote [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=1] [/size][/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsmithers Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='RRFireblade' timestamp='1430408264' post='11473221'] Congrats! (Doesn't count if it wasn't from the tips....someone had to say it. ) [/quote] Haha! I would usually play the blues there but I didn't want to with the 3 old guys there. [quote name='PeanutsDaddy' timestamp='1430408511' post='11473263'] Congratulations. Had anyone in the group ever witnessed an ace? Would have made my day as well. [/quote] One of them had seen one once but the other two hadn't. Tried to buy they beers or any kind of drink after but they had to leave so I had a beer with the asst pro (I bought him a gatorade) and a couple random dudes at the bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffhanger Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Oh Yeah!!! Quote Driver PXG Black OPS 9 deg with Ventus Blue+ 6X 4 wood PXG Black OPS 17 deg with Ventus Blue 7X 7 wood PXG Black OPS with Diamana S+ 70 X 3 Hybrid PXG Gen 6 19 deg with Graphite Design Di 85X TM P7MC 3-PW with KBS Tour 120 shaft Evnroll Z1 38 inch blackout putter Ping 54 deg and 60 deg wedge changes to follow soon TM TP5 Pix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsmithers Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Forgot to add that I was so excited on the next hole that I didn't take the ball out of play. Tried to cut the corner on a dogleg right and hit a tree. "Oh crap! I just lost my hole in one ball." Drove out there and thankfully it had popped out of the woods and into the rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaitriMike Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Congrats!! I'm praying for mine all the time. What did you end up shooting on the round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blink3665 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Congrats! That's awesome. I'm 4 years into the game and still pray for on every time I step up to a p3. Quote Callaway Rogue ST Max - Tensei AV White - 8* Taylormade M3 HL - MFS5 White Tie 60S -0.75" (42.5") Mizuno JPX 923 HMP - 4-G - Recoil 95 S - 2* upright Callaway X-JAWS - 52/58* Odyssey OWorks 2ball - 34" - 1* loft - 71* lieSlighter Proto 1 #9/Del Mar design - High Toe - Long neck - Deep Milled face - 33", 370gr, lie 71*, loft 4* WITB Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2aces Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 very cool... and very lucky you got paired up!! Quote Ping G400 Max AD IZ 6s 2016 TI M2 HL AD IZ 7s M2 4h AD DI 8s Ping G400 5hy ADDI 9s 718 TMB 6-Gap Modus 130s Scratch 53 Modus 125 Scratch 57 Modus 125 PXG 03x 60* Modus 125 Scotty Cameron Custom 009 HHH [url="http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/982109-joes-witb-set-for-2014-update-2015/#entry10682349"]WITB Link[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsmithers Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='MaitriMike' timestamp='1430410106' post='11473505'] Congrats!! I'm praying for mine all the time. What did you end up shooting on the round? [/quote] 82. Lost my swing for holes 12,13 and 14 (took 3 penalty strokes) with a triple bogie, bogie, double bogie. Thankfully I had a birdie and the ace (eagle) on the back as well. +5 on the front, +5 on the back. [quote name='joey2aces' timestamp='1430410864' post='11473597'] very cool... and very lucky you got paired up!! [/quote] I said that to the guys I was playing with. "I'm just happy someone was here to see it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsmithers Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Didn't mention in my post but that is my ball mark next to the hole in the second picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanutsDaddy Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Any plans to commemorate the feat? Quote Cobra King F9 10.5*Cobra F9 14.5*Cobra 18.5*Adams Super S Hybrids 22*, 25*NCW 24*, 28*, 33*, 38*, 43*, 48*, 53*Mac Custom Grind 58* (NevadaGolfGuy Special)Bradley, Geom, Machine, Mannkrafted, Ping, Rife, SGC, Scotty, Tad Moore, Xenon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaworski Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 That's wonderful !!!! Good for you. Quote [color=#000000][font=Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont,]The Bitterness of Poor Quality Remains Long after the Sweetness of Low Prices is Forgotten.[/font][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsmithers Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='PeanutsDaddy' timestamp='1430414551' post='11474077'] Any plans to commemorate the feat? [/quote] Nope. No framing or plaque or ball display. the experience is enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcain1us Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Nice! I think every time I play alone that it's finally going to happen and I'll have no witnesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWells Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 What a moment, that's awesome . Congrats Quote Driver - PXG Gen5 0311 XF 12* - PX Cypher 50 R 5 Wood - Taylormade Sim2 Max - Fujikura Ventus Blue R Irons - Taylormade P790 4-PW - True Temper S Wedges - Titleist SM8 52* 56* Putter - Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Special Select - 33" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanutsDaddy Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='tsmithers' timestamp='1430417042' post='11474417'] [quote name='PeanutsDaddy' timestamp='1430414551' post='11474077'] Any plans to commemorate the feat? [/quote] Nope. No framing or plaque or ball display. the experience is enough for me. [/quote] Did you keep the card? The historian in me is trying to figure out how I would handle a situation like this. I've never kept a card for any other milestone so I'm not sure I would for an ace, but I do have a ball collection. Quote Cobra King F9 10.5*Cobra F9 14.5*Cobra 18.5*Adams Super S Hybrids 22*, 25*NCW 24*, 28*, 33*, 38*, 43*, 48*, 53*Mac Custom Grind 58* (NevadaGolfGuy Special)Bradley, Geom, Machine, Mannkrafted, Ping, Rife, SGC, Scotty, Tad Moore, Xenon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ Mac Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Nice Shot! Congrats and bottoms up. Quote Cally 9.5 Xhot Fuel TS 60 tipped RBZ Stage 2 Tour 16.5* HL Attas 7S 909H 17*, 21* &24* V Steel 5-GW Cobra Pro M/B 950g/h Cleveland 588 Tour Zip Grooves 54* 34" C&L 355g BeachedWITB Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsmithers Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='PeanutsDaddy' timestamp='1430419982' post='11474803'] [quote name='tsmithers' timestamp='1430417042' post='11474417'] [quote name='PeanutsDaddy' timestamp='1430414551' post='11474077'] Any plans to commemorate the feat? [/quote] Nope. No framing or plaque or ball display. the experience is enough for me. [/quote] Did you keep the card? The historian in me is trying to figure out how I would handle a situation like this. I've never kept a card for any other milestone so I'm not sure I would for an ace, but I do have a ball collection. [/quote] I keep score in the Golfshot app on my phone when I'm a single so there was no card, except for the digital one that I guess I can print out. I was thinking about filling out a real card and having one of the three I played with sign it but they took off right after we finished on 18. Doesn't bother me that I don't have a signed card but my friends are giving me big time grief about it. I'll keep the ball. As I said to them, I hit the ball, it went in, I saw it, I experienced it, I will remember it forever. I don't need the card framed to remember it. Now if the course did something like frame it for you then I might have done it but they didn't offer anything, except congrats from a bunch of different people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braincramp52 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 That's awesome!! Been playing 27 years and I still haven't had one. Quote Callaway Elyte Mini 11.5 Taylormade Sim2 Max 3HL Titleist TSR1 20° Hybrid Ping G440's 5-SW Odyssey ai-one 7T Milled DB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardoustie Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 way to go, got my first one two summers ago after 33 years of golf. Great feeling indeed Quote Ping G400LST 11* Diamana ZF 60x Cally Elyte 3w TD 16* Diamana Blue 63x : Ping G400 7w Diamana Blue 73x Ping G425 4h 22* Fuji 8.2 : Srixon ZU85 24* Matrix Ozik 92x Srixon ZU85 27* Apache MFS 85HBx Srixon ZX4 7-PW Steelfiber 110s Ping Glide 49-54-59 SF 125s Scotty Cameron X7M db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixtySomePing Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Fabulous! Good for you! This is my 50th year playing golf, and I haven't had one yet I'm hoping this is the year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsmithers Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='lawsonman' timestamp='1430422037' post='11475067'] That's awesome!! Been playing 27 years and I still haven't had one. [/quote] Started playing when I was 13 and now I'm 40 so 27 years for me as well. haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playa Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Congrats, you can now die happy haha. I've been a club member going on 30 years and been single digit for half that time and never had one. More near misses and lip outs than I care to mention but yet to nail the prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean2 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Nicely done! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavePelz4 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Congrats! Mark Steffenhagen's for everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael C. Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Congratulations!! Put the ball and scorecard in a zip lock bag. You may change your mind later. What ball were you using? I know at one time Titleist would send you a little token for your accomplishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad1953 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Great news smithers! BTW, I think you can register your hole in ones with the Golf Hall of Fame. Heard the ads for it over and over but now don't remember how to do it. It was something like golfholeinoneregistry.com Maybe someone on here knows.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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