I, too, am glad you got to attend one of your bridge tournaments last weekend, but does this mean that you missed (horrors!) the Ace of a Lifetime at the PGA?
does this mean that you missed (horrors!) the Ace of a Lifetime at the PGA?
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I did miss it as I was in the midst of my own competition against a very good field of bridge players on Sunday, some of whom were also professionals. I saw the replay on youtube though and it was spectacular! In our District Championship at Oak Hill a few years ago, I bogied that hole from the left bunker on a 42° day in October. I had trouble staying warm and I couldn’t feel my hands at some point - thoroughly unpleasant except for the beauty of Oak Hill. The next day, it was 60° and I doubled the same hole by putting the first shot into the pond on the right. (*sigh*) That’s what I get for protecting against going into the bunker again with my natural draw. The course has undergone a renovation since then and I’m not sure how the hole has changed.
It was still a thrill to see a hole in one on a course I’ve actually played, and a magical day for that club pro. I didn’t see my first hole in one either as it was into the sun and I couldn’t tell if it went over the back or into the hole. It just disappeared. I did what Michael Block did - looked into the hole not really expecting it to be there. He had the crowd to help him understand his achievement before he got that far. I was playing with three women who were squealing about a squirrel who stole the remainder of a hot dog and not paying any attention to my tee shot.