73-year-old realtor records two aces [hole=in-ones] in one round!!

PGA.com ^ | January 04, 2016 | Bob Denney

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Margery Hadar, who began playing golf three years ago, made the most of a Sunday round at Granada Golf Course by recording TWO holes-in-one.

The 73-year-old New York resident, using a driver that she called, "the best club in my bag," holed out on the 164-yard [492-feet] No.5 hole and nearly 30 minutes later on the 112-yard [336-feet] No.7 hole.

The 1923 Donald Ross layout is touted as South Florida's oldest continuous operated par-3 course.

[pgkdan]

I meant deliberately sloped in order that the ball has some help rolling in.

I've never seen a green designed to funnel a ball to the hole,

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I don't know how accurate the scale on this particular golf game is,
but at 405 feet, this hole would be nearly 90-feet shorter than the
492-ft hole-in-one she made.

[advertising guy]

I have 4, all certified, 3 come with a story

My 2nd one was while playin at Encanto in Phx with the legendary, Ralph Terry

He signed the card,the scorecard and ball or framed on my wall

My 1st is a hilarious story

[Personal Responsibility]

There have been 23 perfect games. If I had to bet, I’d say there are fewer 2 aces in one round than that.

[central_va]

I caddied for a guy that hit a hole in one on a uphill blind par 3. We got to the top and looked for his ball for about 5 minutes before another caddy was pulling the pin and saw the ball in the cup! It never occurred to anyone that the ball could be in the cup.

[safeasthebanks]

I think you have your yards and feet mixed up.

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You’re right. The numbers were so similar (~400) I automatically assumed they were in the same units.

[needmorePaine]

I meant deliberately sloped in order that the ball has some help rolling in.

No. In my experience they all have the old cellophane bridge over the hole that keeps the balls out.

[needmorePaine]

Nothing says great golf like a 112 yard shot with a driver!!!

Well, she is a 73-year-old woman, so she has to hit whatever club gets her there. Would you expect her to be hitting a wedge stiff to the pin with a little backspin?

[TontoKowalski]

LOL. I haven't played in a couple of years. This thread is making me want to go play again. When I was younger I played nearly every day; I would classify myself as a decent amature. Generally low 80's on a tough course. I was always very pleased if I could finish in the 70's. Low round 74 on a par 72.

I've never made a 1, but I have had many that were just an inch or two from the hole.

I've eagled a grunch of par 5's. My great claim to fame is an eagle on a par 4, and not a chip in on a short one. I holed out from 160 yards. The ball had just about come to rest, and I thought I had hit very very close, but didn't realize how close until the ball just disappeared.

[needmorePaine]

I was at about the same level, and I was able to become deadly around the greens, mostly because I missed so many greens in regulation that I had a lot of experience chipping. Never had a hole in one either.

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Lol! But some courses do seem to be sort of contoured, perhaps on the larger scale at least, such that the ball might roll in the general direction of the hole if it lands within 100 feet or so of it. However, I’m probably wrong on that. Never was a golf fan anyway.

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The Jack Benny Program
Jack Plays Golf (26 Nov 1961)
-24min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GOAj25IhAw

[TontoKowalski]

Nearly all greens have contours.

Pin placement determines how easy it is to get close to the hole.

To cite a well-known example... Watch the Masters this year, and pay attention to the 17th hole. It is a par 3, and on Sunday they place the pin in a place where good golfers use the slope of the green to get the ball to stop close to the pin.

It's called the "traditional Sunday pin." The other three days of the tournament, the pin is placed in positions where 3 is a very good score.

The greater opportunity for birdies, maybe even a 1, down the stretch in a tight tournament makes for an exciting finish.

[C. Edmund Wright]

screw you....I was just making a joke.....

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“No one at Hillcrest wants to play golf with Jack because he’s such a cheat. Members, including Don, now golf at sunrise to avoid him. He manages to make up a foursome with golf pro Eric Monti and two unsuspecting out-of-towners. Jack talks them into a high-stakes wager: ten cents for the game. Don does the Lipton Tea commercial in the locker-room.

On the course, Jack cheats repeatedly, irritating the visitors to the point that they quit. Monti arranges to get an “important call” to get out of playing. When it’s just Jack and the caddy, he hits a hole in one. He’s delighted until he remembers that it’s tradition to buy free drinks for everyone in the clubhouse.”

The Jack Benny Program
Jack Plays Golf (26 Nov 1961)
-24min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GOAj25IhAw

[stylin19a]

Laz...is that you ?

[needmorePaine]

screw you....I was just making a joke.....

Was I being serious or truly antagonistic? Good Lord, get a thicker skin. Don't dial it up to 11 so quickly.

[Carriage Hill]

I had one once, at a miniature golf course, in 1959.

[JudyinCanada]

lol hardly.