Made My First Eagle

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By Jon L

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  1. Jon L

    Jon L
    Clarksdale, MS

    I am, shall we say, a more mature golfer. I have played about 14 years, beginning at age 43. I have worked hard to improve my game with lessons and practice, especially during the past three years. I finally brought my handicap down to an 11, shooting a couple of rounds in the 70s last year.  This year, my game has been a bit more uneven. However, the last couple of weeks seems to have brought some consistency to my game, the culmination of which occurred this past Sunday afternoon. After paring our first hole, I striped the fairway on number 2 leaving a 152 yard approach. I hit my approach flush. My Titleist ProV1x hit the green, took a small hop and rolled to the left and dropped into the cup: my first eagle! To top it off, my final score was 79, my best of the year. While I have never made a hole in one, I can say I have had the great satisfaction of holing out an eagle with my Titleist ProV!

  2. Team Titleist Staff

    Congrats on the eagle, Jon! And here's to many more in the near future.

    Cheers,

    Mike

  3. Jon L

    Jon L
    Clarksdale, MS

    Thank you, Mike.

  4. Speedy

    Speedy
    East Coast, NH

    Well done Jon!!   The season is still young so there's hope for that hole in one!

  5. Jon L

    Jon L
    Clarksdale, MS

    Thanks, Christopher. An eagle and a hole in one in one season would be awesome; almost, but not quite, guilding the lily.

  6. Mike C

    Mike C
    Dallas, TX

    Congratulations on the first eagle, Jon. That's a great accomplishment and here's to many more falling in the cup!
  7. Steve M

    Steve M
    Hatboro, PA

    Congrats, Jon!!!! my first (only) eagle was on a par 5 and chipped in my approach shot from about 30-40 yards off the 1st green. Still looking for the elusive sub-80 round, though Steve
  8. Jon L

    Jon L
    Clarksdale, MS

    Thanks, Stephen. I am sure you'll get that sub 80 round.  Keep working toward it!  Jon

  9. Tyler H

    Tyler H
    Appleton, WI

    Congratulations! There is nothing more satisfying that holing out a shot for eagle.

  10. Matt W

    Matt W
    Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

    I also had my first eagle the other week. Using my 915d3, hit the pro v1x straight down the middle of a par 5 at ours, and then a mid iron in to the back of the green and rolled in a 4ft putt. This was in a knockout comp were I shot. As you can imagine my opponent wasn't too happy. Though did I end up loosing on the last but you can't have it all your own way.

  11. Jon L

    Jon L
    Clarksdale, MS

    Thank you, Tyler.  It was a most satisfying experience.

  12. Joe D

    Joe D
    Minooka, IL

    Jon Congratulations on your 1st eagle,hope you have many more.

  13. Aloha Bruce

    Aloha Bruce
    Sunnyvale, CA

    Jon, congrats on getting your first Eagle!

  14. I just played with a ProV1x for 2 9 hole rounds at my club and could not figure out what I was doing right. My previous best 9 was

    43. The 1st 9 with the ProV1x  was 41 which I thought was pretty good for my 16 handicap then posting a 37 on the next 9 I figured out it wasn't the carpenter it was his tools.

    All the best on your Eagle and many more.

    James T.

  15. Jon L

    Jon L
    Clarksdale, MS

    Thanks, Bruce.

  16. Jon L

    Jon L
    Clarksdale, MS

    Thanks, Joe.

  17. Paul S

    Paul S
    Wilmington, NC

    Military
    Congrats, Jon. I made my first one since I moved to North Carolina last year. A nice drive, strong three wood, and a 35 foot putt. Always a great feeling.
  18. Jon L

    Jon L
    Clarksdale, MS

    That was a great way to make an eagle, Paul. I don't think I will ever be able to drive a par 5 in two.  That in itself must produce a lot of satisfaction!

  19. Chuck Z

    Chuck Z
    Mt Pleasant, SC

    Military

    Congratulations.  Nothing like an eagle to make a perfect day, especially on a par 4.  Hang in there there that hole in one will come.  I too, started late in life, picking up the game in 1984 and had my first hole in one in 2001 and my second in 2012.  As we get older we appreciate it more, or it seems that way.  Will be celebrating the big 69 in September.  It is nice to have goals and to reach them.  Cheers.  Chuck   

  20. jim k

    jim k
    palm bay, FL

    GREAT JOB !!!! congrats

  21. Jon L

    Jon L
    Clarksdale, MS

    Thanks, Jim.

  22. Bill D

    Bill D
    Mooresville, NC

    You're never too old to make an eagle.  Congratulations Jon.   It'll keep you coming back for more.  I made a double eagle hole in one (Par 4) several years ago and will never forget how exciting that was.   Who knows?  Keep up the good work.  

  23. PRO V

    PRO V
    golf course

    SWEET STORY, JON! CONGRATS!

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