So an ace played on 9 holes doesn't count? Wrong. USGA considers it a hole in one if played at least 9 holes.
You are assuming that they only played one hole, but in the article we find that it was at the sixth hole, meaning there were only 3 left till the ninth.
The people playing in front of them got back to the club house before the kids did. You saying those guys quit at the sixth hole as well?
Mandan Municipal Golf Course is only a 9 hole course, so by your 18 hole flawed thinking no holes in one on that course can ever be counted, unless the course is played twice around.
but propping up a kid for using a club unfit for the whole
Unfit for the hole? What the hell is this crap? Doesn't ever say that you must use a 5 iron for a 150 yard par 3. They were off the tee and the driver got the job done. If the kid can only get 150 yards out of a driver he uses the driver. Kid was using his equipment properly to his ability. Now if he had whacked the ball off the tee with a putter then you might have a valid point.
letting him hit from the ladies tees
Whatever. So women aren't allowed to count holes in one? The kid was 11, of course he's gonna use the ladies tee, or do you insist that in order to count an ace he has to swing from the pro level tee?
It is NOT jealousy on my part
Yea it is.
Can't believe I got sucked into this bickering over golf crap, but now that I got a long post may as well post it.
No, really it’s not jealousy. I haven’t been on a golf course in 2 years - I don’t live for golf.
Thank you for the clarification of the 9 hole rule - I admit my error.
Part of my comments were jut being a pain in the tail - stirring the pot, but I really do take issue with the fact that we make these things a big deal.
It’s a kid who got lucky - it’s not an accomplishment. There is a difference. Don’t make it out to be something that it’s not. To me this is like telling someone who hit the lottery what a great investment plan they had...
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...