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Papa_lecki 07-03-2023 06:26 AM

Hole in one on pitch and putt
 
Is a hole in one on a Pitch and Putt news worthy?

Rainger99 07-03-2023 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki (Post 2231653)
Is a hole in one on a Pitch and Putt news worthy?

Some pitch and putt holes are longer than the front two tees on some executive and championship courses.

JGibson 07-03-2023 06:36 AM

I wish they would post the yardage of the alleged Ace.

What next Minature golf hole in ones, they're watering it down.

We already have the big holes like at El Santiago getting hole in one Photo ops.

Marathon Man 07-03-2023 06:58 AM

I don't understand why anyone would care enough about it to start a poll. Why not let a person be happy.

Bogie Shooter 07-03-2023 07:05 AM

:agree:
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Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 2231665)
I don't understand why anyone would care enough about it to start a poll. Why not let a person be happy.


Two Bills 07-03-2023 07:13 AM

Holes in one are vastly overrated whatever the distance or course.



PS. I have never had one!:grumpy:

Rainger99 07-03-2023 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki (Post 2231653)
Is a hole in one on a Pitch and Putt news worthy?

21 times a hole-in-one doesn’t count!!

21 times a hole-in-one absolutely doesn't count

thelegges 07-03-2023 07:37 AM

Is a poll newsworthy about a hole in one? Or just bored, and too hot to go out

alwann 07-03-2023 09:29 AM

Well, it's newsworthy to the person who made the hole in one, and the Daily Sun likes to make Villagers feel good and doesn't really care what's newsworthy anyhow. Hijacking this thread a bit, I'd like to know when people shoot their age or better, is the score gross or net? Reading that a some 85 year-old breaks 80 is amazing and humbling, if it's a gross score.

tophcfa 07-03-2023 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by alwann (Post 2231730)
Well, it's newsworthy to the person who made the hole in one, and the Daily Sun likes to make Villagers feel good and doesn't really care what's newsworthy anyhow. Hijacking this thread a bit, I'd like to know when people shoot their age or better, is the score gross or net? Reading that a some 85 year-old breaks 80 is amazing and humbling, if it's a gross score.

I have played with a few fellow Villagers who have broken their age using their actual gross score. It is an extremely impressive thing to accomplish in my opinion and is on my bucket list, although the odds of it happening are very low unless I move up to the senior tees as I age.

Bogie Shooter 07-03-2023 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2231749)
I have played with a few fellow Villagers who have broken their age using their actual gross score. It is an extremely impressive thing to accomplish in my opinion and is on my bucket list, although the odds of it happening are very low unless I move up to the senior tees as I age.

“Senior tees”. I think those are called the “friendly tees”.😀

Rainger99 07-03-2023 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by alwann (Post 2231730)
Well, it's newsworthy to the person who made the hole in one, and the Daily Sun likes to make Villagers feel good and doesn't really care what's newsworthy anyhow. Hijacking this thread a bit, I'd like to know when people shoot their age or better, is the score gross or net? Reading that a some 85 year-old breaks 80 is amazing and humbling, if it's a gross score.

When I first moved here, I thought shooting your age was for the executive courses.

dewilson58 07-03-2023 12:36 PM

Probably in the minority......................but is any hole-in-one news worthy???

Sorry........I don't think so.

A lucky shot, not NEWS worthy.


I think an eagle on par 5's (assuming from appropriate tees) is more difficult than a hole-in-one.

:ho:

golfing eagles 07-03-2023 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2231784)
Probably in the minority......................but is any hole-in-one news worthy???

Sorry........I don't think so.

A lucky shot, not NEWS worthy.


I think an eagle on par 5's (assuming from appropriate tees) is more difficult than a hole-in-one.

:ho:

Have to disagree. I've had hundreds of eagles, most of them from the equivalent of the blue, gold and black tees in TV, but only one hole-in-one

Bogie Shooter 07-03-2023 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2231794)
Have to disagree. I've had hundreds of eagles, most of them from the equivalent of the blue, gold and black tees in TV, but only one hole-in-one

I think “hundreds” of eagles is newsworthy.

Rainger99 07-03-2023 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2231794)
Have to disagree. I've had hundreds of eagles, most of them from the equivalent of the blue, gold and black tees in TV, but only one hole-in-one

Hundreds? Wow! I assume that most of your eagles were on in two and one putt? Did you hole out from the fairway on any of them.

The hardest score in golf is the double eagle!

In the 21 years on the PGA Tour from 1983 through 2003, there were 631 holes-in-one made, but just 56 double eagles.

tophcfa 07-03-2023 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 2231765)
“Senior tees”. I think those are called the “friendly tees”.😀

I was referring to the t’s between the white t’s and the friendly t’s. I think they are green? My wife likes playing the friendly t’s.

tophcfa 07-03-2023 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2231794)
Have to disagree. I've had hundreds of eagles, most of them from the equivalent of the blue, gold and black tees in TV, but only one hole-in-one

Agree, I’ve had about 20 eagles (certainly not hundreds), but only one hole in one.

golfing eagles 07-03-2023 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2231811)
Hundreds? Wow! I assume that most of your eagles were on in two and one putt? Did you hole out from the fairway on any of them.

The hardest score in golf is the double eagle!

In the 21 years on the PGA Tour from 1983 through 2003, there were 631 holes-in-one made, but just 56 double eagles.

Yep. When you think about it, I have about one eagle a month, playing 60-70 par 5’s in that time, and have played for 55 years. So it’s not all that many. Double eagle? Just one 45 years ago, #7 Bethpage Black

dewilson58 07-03-2023 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2231794)
I've had hundreds of eagles,

:1rotfl::1rotfl:

dewilson58 07-03-2023 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2231815)
Agree, I’ve had about 20 eagles (certainly not hundreds), but only one hole in one.

I have had more eagles as well...............my point is................eagles take more skill (assuming drive, wood shot, one putt) than a lucky hole-in-one.

Thereby, news worthy skill..............vs. jus a lucky shot is not news worthy.

:024:

An eagle on a par 4 is not news worthy................still a lucky approach shot.

An eagle with no putts, not news worthy.....jus lucky.

:ho:

Bogie Shooter 07-03-2023 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2231813)
I was referring to the t’s between the white t’s and the friendly t’s. I think they are green? My wife likes playing the friendly t’s.

Yep , you are right, they are called the green tees.

tophcfa 07-03-2023 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2231836)
I have had more eagles as well...............my point is................eagles take more skill (assuming drive, wood shot, one putt) than a lucky hole-in-one.

Thereby, news worthy skill..............vs. jus a lucky shot is not news worthy.

:024:

An eagle on a par 4 is not news worthy................still a lucky approach shot.

An eagle with no putts, not news worthy.....jus lucky.

:ho:

Dam, I guess almost half of my eagles aren’t news worthy because they were short irons or wedges holed on the second shot of relatively short par 4’s. They still required a good drive and approach shot, but the approach shot going in the hole definitely involved some luck. The last one was a PW on #7 at Hibiscus.

dewilson58 07-03-2023 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2231866)
Dam, I guess almost half of my eagles aren’t news worthy because they were short irons or wedges holed on the second shot of relatively short par 4’s. They still required a good drive and approach shot, but the approach shot going in the hole definitely involved some luck. The last one was a PW on #7 at Hibiscus.

Call the Sun.....................life is good and it's all news worthy.

Everyone gets a participation award.

:bigbow:

goblue12 07-04-2023 04:36 AM

Hole in one
 
If you can put the ball in the small cup from 50-110 yards, more power to you! Congratulations! It’s hard. How many times have you missed a 2 foot putt?

Rwirish 07-04-2023 04:50 AM

No as a hole in one on a pitch and putt is not a hole in one.

See the rules of golf.

golfing eagles 07-04-2023 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2231836)
I have had more eagles as well...............my point is................eagles take more skill (assuming drive, wood shot, one putt) than a lucky hole-in-one.

Thereby, news worthy skill..............vs. jus a lucky shot is not news worthy.

:024:

An eagle on a par 4 is not news worthy................still a lucky approach shot.

An eagle with no putts, not news worthy.....jus lucky.

:ho:

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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2231866)
Dam, I guess almost half of my eagles aren’t news worthy because they were short irons or wedges holed on the second shot of relatively short par 4’s. They still required a good drive and approach shot, but the approach shot going in the hole definitely involved some luck. The last one was a PW on #7 at Hibiscus.

Sorry, but I think holing out with a wedge or an ace on a par 3 is NOT pure luck---it is an exceptionally good shot that happens to go in. Using that logic, DW contradicts himself since a double eagle would be a "lucky" second shot. As far as #7 hibiscus goes, I played it yesterday and drove it on the green (just white tees since everyone was playing from there). Unfortunately, I missed the 20 footer so I couldn't add to "Mr. Helpful's" "Pinocchio" total.

Rainger99 07-04-2023 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2231829)
Double eagle? Just one 45 years ago, #7 Bethpage Black

Did that make the news??

golfing eagles 07-04-2023 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2231893)
Did that make the news??

As of 5 posts ago it did:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

mntlblok 07-04-2023 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2231794)
Have to disagree. I've had hundreds of eagles, most of them from the equivalent of the blue, gold and black tees in TV, but only one hole-in-one

Hundreds is mighty impressive. Sadly, I'm pretty sure I've had more three putt pars than eagles, even counting the half dozen or so hole-outs. But, like you, only one hole-in-one.

golfing eagles 07-04-2023 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by mntlblok (Post 2231900)
Hundreds is mighty impressive. Sadly, I'm pretty sure I've had more three putt pars than eagles, even counting the half dozen or so hole-outs. But, like you, only one hole-in-one.

I’m pretty sure I’ve had more 3 putt pars also. In fact, my pro and I have an ongoing 3 putt par contest going for the last 7 years. It’s pretty much tied at about 150 each

Rainger99 07-04-2023 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2231902)
I’m pretty sure I’ve had more 3 putt pars also. In fact, my pro and I have an ongoing 3 putt par contest going for the last 7 years. It’s pretty much tied at about 150 each

Lots of three putts - but I have
never had a three putt par.

SHIBUMI 07-04-2023 06:55 AM

Hole in One
 
I always wear 2 pair of socks! In case I get a Hole In One......

dewilson58 07-04-2023 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2231907)
Lots of three putts - but I have
never had a three putt par.

A three putt par is a result of playing the wrong tees.....not how golf was designed.

That's what this poll is all about.......very short par three being excited about a hole-in-one. Someone is playing too far forward if they get a par after a three putt.

I can move forward and reach par fives in two (some in one) and par fours in one all the time......resulting in aces, eagles and double eagles. News worthy, nope. Not golf for me.

SHIBUMI 07-04-2023 07:04 AM

What rule of golf says that????????

dewilson58 07-04-2023 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2231890)
Sorry, but I think holing out with a wedge or an ace on a par 3 is NOT pure luck---it is an exceptionally good shot that happens to go in.

Using that logic, DW contradicts himself since a double eagle would be a "lucky" second shot.

Oh dude, an ace is luck no matter what you tell yourself. Since all skill level golfers get hole-in-ones.......one could say good shot (and many do when it happens) but luck was involved.

What did I say about double eagles?? :read:

Morty S 07-04-2023 07:11 AM

People who voted Yes see the glass half full while people who voted No see the glass half empty.

Salty Dog 07-04-2023 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JGibson (Post 2231660)

What next Minature golf hole in ones,

Way back when, I use to play Putt-Putt golf with some pros (yes there are pros). A good score would be between 19-21 on 18 holes. That comes to 15-17 hole in ones. The place where I played had 4 18-hole courses and was open 24 hours a day...

dewilson58 07-04-2023 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Salty Dog (Post 2231925)
The place where I played had 4 18-hole courses and was open 24 hours a day...

Lights or Glow-balls???

As a kid, played a course under the light.............blast.

Glow-ball is jus as fun.

frasep 07-04-2023 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2231655)
Some pitch and putt holes are longer than the front two tees on some executive and championship courses.

True, but this one was only 32 yards.


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