Like many people, I've been within inches of an ace on several occasions but the ball just never seemed to go down the well. Well, Memorial Day Weekend was my time. We had two foursomes that morning at our usual 7:30 and 7:40 tee time on Saturday morning. I was in the second foursome and had been struggling through the first 12 holes. The 13th hole at Stonehenge can play anywhere from 165 to 195 yds. On this particular day, the flag was towards the front but I had been coming up short on this hole all year. So, although I realized 5i was probably too much for a 170yd pin, I refused to be short...again.

Also, the first foursome was ahead of us on the 14th tee about 25 yards to the right of the green. I was third to hit. I put my Titleist 1 onto the tee and hoped to hit a smooth 5 to the front of the green and allow it to roll to the middle and leave myself a 15 foot birdie putt. Again, I did not want to be short...again.

Caught it a touch skinny but the ball flight was a nice high draw that landed in the front right quadrant of the green...took two baby hops and then rolled about 5 feet before disappearing into the bottom of the cup. The group on 14 saw it go in and reacted before I even saw it drop. I jumped around like a 5 year old on Christmas morning, started running towards the green and them came back to series of fist bumps and high fives. I'm pretty sure the entire back nine heard us cheering and celebrating.

Anyway, that's my story. Traditionally, the player with the HIO buys drinks for the rest of the group. At our club, the guy with the ace buys shoes for the rest of the group and the group buys the players drinks. Kinda pricey but I'll gladly pay it for the chance to experience this thrill.