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Well done Tim...

Deadly jealous of you...All the years I have been playing, and never had one...Been close a load of times though 

Well done Tim - I've only had one hole-in-one and it was an ugly thin on a par 3, just carried the pond and shot forward across the green straight into the hole, and cost me several rounds in the Club House afterwards as there was a large society using the course that fateful afternoon!!

I'm still waiting for the conventional hole-in-one, i.e. one that is properly struck and hits the green first1!!

By-the-way Tim how costly was your hole-in-one??

Well Done Tim, no doubt you'll be paying for the shot of whiskey to everyone on the site in celebration

seriously, nice one I like David have been close a couple of times but sadly not in, still I remain hopeful

8" is the Best I've had, the other couple have been ;

Hitting flagpole and ending up 5 ft, and running up to pin but stopping 18" short.

congratulations tim hope it wont be the last.

i was close this may gone on a par three at widney manor solihull, pitched five feet in front and ran 4 foot passed and like david missed the putt for birdie, gutted.

Congratulations Tim.  I think as a casual golfer you've achieved the one thing we'd all love to. 

Like a lot of people, I have come close too, twice in fact.  Few weeks ago I pitched on the green, clipped the pin and rolled past by around 4 feet.  And to keep in sync I also missed the birdie putt!  Last year I hit the pin, dropped and rolled two feet away.  Maybe one day.

Nice one Tim.

I've never really been close, i've had shots roll by within a couple of inches of the hole but non hit the flag or lip out, weird really as i have made eagles on par 4's.

I have had a few on my Xbox though, less rewarding but cheaper bar bill ;0)

Ah...Eagles...Now you are talking..Had a few of them...Genuine ones, I mean, not nett eagles.

But not as many as my son has had. He had one about 2 months ago...543 yards, monster drive, second shot on the green six foot from the pin, holes the  putt right in the middle of the cup.  To make matters worse, he hadn't even played for about 9 months before that. 

Congratulations Tim! I have also had a hole in one when I was 15 or 16, it was in a comp at my home course. As with Kevin, didnt hit it that great, but it did find the green, and more importantly, the hole! Whats more, as I was underage, I couldnt buy a round!!

Nearest I've had is an eagle on a par-4. 3-iron off the tee and a well struck 7-iron.

At the Algarve last year (on my own, not with Golfshake) my 3-iron tee shot into the wind was going arrow straight for the hole on the competition hole where you can win a car if you get a hole in one. Pulled up six feet short, but I still got a towel for hitting the green! Missed the putt of course.

First of all, congratulations on your HIO there Tim. I bet your knees were a bit wobbly on the enxt tee eh?  

The one I had was from the best struck 8 iron I'd hit until then. It never left the flag, and although we couldn't see the hole, the group walking off the enxt tee saw it drop. An exstatic feeling.

The lip out for a HIO at Formby Hall when I was 16 was a killer. From about 170yds with a 6-iron, lipped out and finished 2" away, directly behind the hole. An easy tap in birdie, but oh my, what a feeling to hit such a good shot. 

Reading this thread its great to hear so many people having holes in ones. However what I want to know is whether an Albatross could be considered a better achievement then a Hole in One.

I've never had an ace but have come close several times now. I have however had an Albatross, holing my 2nd shot on the Par 5 2nd at Belton Park a few years ago. Now I always in discussions with friends, colleagues and playing partners state that the Albatross should be a greater achievement then a Hole In One as you are playing from a none perfect, tee'd up lie and with a yardage that is probably greater then most holes in one us amateurs will come across. However most people don't seem to agree, so whats the Golfshake Members take on this?