Kid Golfer, 11, Scores Hole-in-One After Golfing for Third Time

Fox News ^ | 8/7/08 | AP

[budwiesest]

Pretty cool. I got close once. A foursome waved us to hit-away. My buddy golpher-shot into some weeds. I followed with a hurry-up three iron, landed above the hole and rolled back less than two feet.

The 'gallery' took a real long look at me as we walked up together. It was pretty funny. But not to my friend Steve.

[kempo]

Just luck? Are you shitting me. Every hole in one that has been made by everyone in the history of golf got lucky on that hole. Show me someone who consistently makes a hole in one.

[ThreePuttinDude]

Years ago, a guy at our club was such a good golfer he would
play anyone for money. He took a ton of money off of Evil Knievel
but thats another story. He was sooo good he would ask what
club did they want him to play with. No kidding the guy would
go out with one club and 95% of the time he would be buying
the after round drinks with the dough he had won.

Drive, approach, chip, and putt with the one club. Hell, he could hit a 60 degree sand iron 140 yards or more. The club used means nothing anymore, nor has it in a while.

[Moonman62]

In my very first high school golf match I was tied going to the last hole, a 165 yd par 3. I hit a nice 6 iron to the center of the green. My opponent took out a 3 wood. I figured I had the match won, as there is OB over the green. He proceeded to hit a bad popup shot that landed on the green and went in the hole.

[editor-surveyor]

"He proceeded to hit a bad popup shot that landed on the green and went in the hole."

That's your opinion, Mr. Sourgrapes. I had it planned that way, and I beat you fair and square.

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[Yo-Yo]

The sixth-grader fired the ace Wednesday on the 150-yard, par-3 sixth hole at the neighboring Mandan Municipal Golf Course, using a driver borrowed from his buddy.

Clearly a violation of Rule 4-4(a) and therefore not an ace.

</grinch>

Congrats, kid! That Ace is the worst thing that could ever have happened to you, because now you're going to be hooked on golf for the rest of your natural life.

[budwiesest]

There are no rules about what club can be used where.

CCW reciprocity- caveman style. That's what caught my eye in this sentence. Very Second Ammendment-ish.

Imagine a fight breaking out on a fairway. I'd say the guy with the two iron has a good chance. The putter could come in handy close-up. As a groin hook. You could use your bag as a shield.

[Dixie Yooper]

was whacking the ball around with a friend, not even keeping score.

That right there means "not a hole-in-one". At least not an official one. It must happen during a round of at least 9 holes along with a witness. Non the less, it's always fun to hole out a shot even if it's on a practice range. I hope she gets hooked by the game. It's something she can enjoy well into her later years.

[GSWarrior]

I have a golfing question. Often on golf broadcasts I hear an approach shot to the green being referred to as “pin high.” What does that mean, exactly? Thanks in advance.

[Hat-Trick]

I have a golfing question. Often on golf broadcasts I hear an approach shot to the green being referred to as “pin high.” What does that mean, exactly? Thanks in advance.

Aside from the "pin high" comment being made in reference to John Daly, here is my explanation:

If you consider the depth of the green from front (side closest to the tee or approach) to back (side farthest away from tee or approach), if the ball lands on a line with the "pin" or flagstick at roughly the same depth in the green as the "pin" or flagstick, that would be considered "pin high". The alternatives would be to landing "short" of (before) or "long" (after) the pin.

They say this is a game of inches, but I'm not nearly that precise, especially with the approach shots/irons.

[ErnBatavia]

http://www.waggleroom.com/story/2007/10/3/23029/0117

[ErnBatavia]

I had to go and research this local gal.....always suspected she was full of it.

[budwiesest]

Just got my new Golf Magazine. On the front in big letters: "All Feel, No Think Shots." Can't wait to read it as this is how I play (roll).

My best game happened when my crew was late to show, so I took the time to bounce a ball around my backyard- aiming at various trees to get a feel.

I killed about twenty minutes aiming at tree trunks like they were flagpoles. Really short stuff. What I noticed when we hit the course was that this 'newfound respect' for what the ball could do translated into some nice shots at just about any distance off the grass.

The short stuff taught my brain, which then taught my muscles, just how flighty this ball can be. My only worry was shanking one and taking out a window.

Think of it as sort of a 'chipping' green but what you get out of it is plenty of respect for what this little enginerring marvel can do with so little power. Our brains may be equipped to take a 'sample' and use some ancestral algorithm to direct it to the target. Like chucking a spear at a Mammoth from a goodly distance, while aiming for that spot just behind the shoulder.

"I'm not really golfing, I'm spear chucking."

[Andonius_99]

So an ace played on 9 holes doesn't count? Wrong. USGA considers it a hole in one if played at least 9 holes.

Actually, I don't mean to nitpick, but I think you may be slightly mistaken on this one part. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the kid could have technically played only seven holes and the "round" would have counted because seven holes is the minimum number of holes required to post a round in calculating a player's handicap. Not that it matters any, the kid still got the ace, but...

[Ditto]

It’s a kid who got lucky - it’s not an accomplishment.

Excuse me Mister Grinch, but a hole in one is always luck... be it an 11 year old kid or Tiger Woods.

The more you play and the more consistent you are at hitting the green, the better your luck will be. But every one that drops is pure 'luck.'

I just wonder if they made the kid buy soda pops for the bar after his round. ;~))