First Hole In One

I work at a golf course, and sometimes on slow days I close up shop and hit the course to fit in as many holes as possible before dark. On 05/18/2015 I went out on my own, hoping to finish 18, when I ran into a twosome on the 14th hole who were golfing rather slowly. I almost passed them in order to finish quicker, but they asked me to join them and I felt it would be rude to turn down their offer. When we got to the 17th hole, a 145 yard par 3, and I teed off first. It was a pure shot with a slight draw that we thought would be tight, but when the rolling ball vanished, we thought it could have dropped in for an ace. I tried to stay cool (because it would embarrassing to get excited only to walk up and see a 10 foot putt), so I calmly waited for my partners to take their tee shots and we drove up to the green. The moment we could see the entire green we all knew my ball had gone in the hole and we celebrated raucously. Hats were thrown and drinks were spilled. We reluctantly played the 18th hole before driving up to the bar for the celebrations, and by the time we got the bar it had closed! Some people call me lucky for saving a couple bucks but I feel like I missed out on part of the experience. Either way I am ecstatic to have hit my first hole in one and I'm glad I could share my story with you!