What's the best shot you've ever hit?

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  1. Peter H

    Peter H
    New Orleans, LA

    I was just curious, but what is the best golf shot you have ever hit?

  2. Bryan K

    Bryan K
    Oriskany Falls, NY

    I was at my home course for our member guest tournament, me and my dad were partners and had won our flight out of 7 flights. To determine the overall winner, all 7 flight winners tee off on the first hole, 3 teams go to the second hole, 2 teams go to the 3rd hole where the overall winner is determined. ANYWAYS, we're in a lower flight (both playing to 8 handicaps for 9 holes) so on the first hole we were granted a stroke to the First flight scratch golfers. I BOMB my tee shot over a 280 yard carry bunker (That is absolutely not normal for me, I was so juiced up though). I hit my second shot last to the 13 other guys cause I hit a solid 290 yard drive, my second shot is 220 in to a par 5, everyone else who had went for it missed the green. I could play this safe with a layup, but I pull out my 3 hybrid cause I'm so jacked and ready to go for it. Right-front pin with water guarding the front and the right hahaha, I absolutely flushed this shot and stiff it to 10 feet. 2 putt for a Birdie Net-Eagle. Those 2 shots in that situation and pressure for me made those 2 shots the best shots of my life.

    p.s. we went on to win the tournament! That tournament is such a big deal at our course and to win it with my old man, both of us sharing the glory of playing amazing over the 2 days of the tournament, it's definitely a moment i'll cherish and share for the rest of my life.

  3. Edward K

    Edward K
    Wesley Chapel, FL

    Military
    That's awesome!!..That's why we play, for those moments!!
  4. Keith M

    Keith M
    Acworth, GA

    Mine is a bit of a funny story, because it's also one of the worst shots I ever hit.  I was 21, playing one of the courses at Ft. Benning.  (My brother-in-law was stationed there.)

    After hitting my second shot into nasty rough, next to a tree, I had about 120 yards, between two trees and had about a 8 foot square landing area on the fringe at the front of the green.  Going short or long on the shot were both dead.  I struck the shot perfectly with a PW, it was high and coming down exactly where I wanted to, thinking I had a good shot still at salvaging par. 

    What I didn't know was in my landing area was the steel plate that covered the sprinkler heads.  Next thing I know, I hear a loud "ding!" when it hit the plate, bounced about 50 feet in the air and straight into the woods on the other side of the green, never to be found again.  My dad laughed for about 10 minutes. 

  5. Rick B

    Rick B
    Philippines

    Par 5 in UK mid winter into the wind & rain

    2 iron out of low hanging tress through a one foot wide gap, big cut to 2 feet from the hole, best eagle ever!!!

  6. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    278 yard par 4.  Pulled a stinger drive, (over the hills and) through the woods (and past Grandma's house...) to cut the dog leg right (LH golfer) and end up on the green.  I average 200-215 on the fairway, so this was a monster for me.

    Par 3's under 5 feet won't count until one drops for the ace.

  7. Tom B

    Tom B
    Northborough, MA

    Long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...qualifying for the State Am 20 years ago. I had shot a lousy 41 the front so any chance of qualifying was looking pretty bleak, unless I really poured it on. Came back with an even par 35 on the back to get into a 12 way playoff for 2 spots. 1st playoff hole par 3 180, had hit a 6 iron to 20 feet in the round, but all jacked now, got a 7 iron to the same 20 feet, 2 putt par and moving on. They started to drop off with bogy plus for 3 holes and on hole 4, a short 90 degree dogleg par 4, I hit 1 iron off the tee (yes those existed back then), right down the middle, BUT into a divot about and inch deep. Those that were left all took and look and I could hear the comments, "well he's out of it", but one of my previous competitors who was now caddying for me (said he was going to help me out as I represented the old guys against the kids....didn't have the heart to tell him I was only 34, even with all that gray hair), said just stay down on it and hit through and you've got this shot. Advice taken, hitting a wedge up to the elevated green to 10 feet, putt it in and I was done as the 1st qualifier and off to the State Am.
  8. Curtis M

    Curtis M
    moline, IL

    Maybe not the greatest shot, but definitely most memorable.   470 or so yard drive.....   Thank you down hill cart paths with curb on one side and hill on the other so the ball stayed on it.   The worst part is I didn't walk away with an eagle..

  9. Mike C

    Mike C
    Dallas, TX

    I think my best shot every was one that was almost a hole in one... but not quite there.  It was on the short 337 yard par 4 second hole on the Dye course at Stonebridge Ranch in McKinney, Texas.  To give you an idea of the layout, it is a short, downhill dogleg left to a green that is bunkered behind and protected by grass mounds all around in front.  It was a pretty windy afternoon and the wind was from behind to the left with the flag on the front third of the green

    Having played this hole before and knowing that nothing good can happen if you go long (or left where it drops off into the trees, or right where it is o.b.), I opted to go with an 18 degree hybrid to make sure I kept the ball on the narrow path towards the green.  I hit what I thought was a good shot, high and with a draw, picked up my tee and figured I would be in the middle of the fairway with a chance to use my trusty Vokey 60 degree wedge to get it close.

    Once I got closer to the green I could not find my ball anywhere.  I knew it was a good shot and should have been right there in front of the green.  looked in the rough to the right and to the left with no avail.  Finally, I looked at the green and noticed a ball sitting on the edge of the cup.  I must have gotten a good bounce on the hard Texas ground and rolled up to the hole. When I got to the hole I could not believe how close it was.  The ball was actually overhanging the lip of the hole with a hybrid on a par four.  Talk about luck!  It was such an unbelievable shot I had to take a picture of the result so I could remember it!

  10. Dadschilz

    Dadschilz
    Mt. Prospect, IL

    Back a couple years ago, playing out in Silverthorne Colorado at the Raven Course at Three Peaks, truly a great mountain course. It was a beautiful afternoon and I was having a great time enjoying the fabulous views. The Ninth hole is a 500 yard Par 4 all down hill with at least 100 foot of elevation drop from tee to green. I hit a great tee shot, got in the cart and actually was following the flight of the shot down hill the whole way. The ball just hung up there in the mountain air and it was one of the coolest shots I have ever experienced. It hung up and I made it at least 300 yards down the hill, which is not bad for a senior with a bad back. I did knock the next one up near the putting surface and got up and down for a four which made it a very memorable par. Unfortunately my daughter and son in law have since moved back east, so I may never get a chance to follow that shot again.
  11. Joel L

    Joel L
    Milton, GA

    Drove the green on a par 4 with a 3 wood, 350 yards with no wind. It was a scramble and my dad sank the 15 foot putt for Eagle. We placed 4th at 17 under behind 19, 18 and another 17 under. Tough crowd!

  12. Justinu3

    Justinu3
    Clive, IA

    I've had several chip in's for par or birdie.  I've had some great approach shots.

    But the one that stands out was a 30-40 footer downhill at TPC Deere Run during the Cameron Collector event last fall.  It was to save bogey unfortunately but talk about an unreal feeling!  Getting high fives after sinking a breaking downhill putt with your Cameron is just a sweet memory.

  13. Tyson M

    Tyson M
    paducah, KY

    215 yard cut 4 iron in the hole for an eagle

  14. Ron M.

    Ron M.
    Ossining, NY

    153 yd  9-iron for eagle 2.....I also had a 100ft putt that had 5 breaks in it for a 50/50 pot. I was the last person to try it and drained it...Won $265. 

  15. nucjg695

    nucjg695
    Libertyville, IL

    18th hole - need bogey or better to break 80 for the first time.  Hit a nice 3 wood down the left side of the fairway on a par 4.  On my second shot, nerves got the best of me and I chunked it and left myself about 20 yards short of a very elevated green - and the pin is in front.  I pulled my 60 degree and hit a high lob to 5 feet.  Two putts later (I told you I was nervous) I card a +7.  Under the (self-induced) pressure no doubt that wedge was my best shot ever.

  16. Kenneth Sky

    Kenneth Sky
    Miami, FL

    Fun question. I have come up within inches of holing out for a hole in one several times and have also almost holed out a few times on my second shot into par 4's. There's a lot of good shots I guess. But one that comes to my mind that's kind of funny was when I was playing in a tournament and I hit my 2nd shot way left, going for it in two, on a par 5 into a wedding. It was a national level big event that was run very well and there was a tournament rules official that took my situation very seriously and told the people currently in the wedding that they would have to move and move their chairs as well because we have a player that needs to finish his hole. He told them that my shot did not go out of bounds so I would have to play through. I felt kind of bad, but I was in a tournament so I knew I could laugh later about this hole situation. I was nervous, the whole wedding service was waiting for me to hit including spectators and whoever else was there. I had a 40 yard pitch from there, my hands were shaking, but somehow made solid contact and it hit short on the fringe and rolled up to about 3 feet, tap in eagle. So yeah, cool eagle. I made an eagle playing through a wedding. Haha. 

  17. Team Titleist Staff

    Great question... There are two shots that definitely stand out for me but the one that edges out the other has to be a bunker shot I hit way back in high school. 

    It was the final match of the season for us and I was playing the final hole of the day. I didn't know it at the time but we were all square with the other team and I needed to win the hole and my match for us to take the team win.

    Well, I hit a good tee shot but put my approach in a greenside bunker. I still had no idea where the overall match stood but I knew I had some work to do. So I went through my routine... I surveyed the green, looked at my lie in the bunker, visualized the shot and stepped in.

    I blasted out of the bunker and I immediately knew I hit a good shot. I didn't leave myself a tap in and the putt was definitely a knee-knocker, but I executed the bunker shot as I pictured and gave myself a shot to win. I sank the putt, our team won the match and we ended up taking home a share of the conference title.

    The best part, my dad was there to see me make the shot.

  18. Tyler H

    Tyler H
    Appleton, WI

    My best shots both happened last year.

    The first was when I made my first hole-in-one during our Club Championship.

    The second was when I calmly rolled in a 8 footer for par to clinch the celebrated "3 point" match at the Team Titleist event at Wolf Dancer. I know that my partner T. Tiger was counting on me and I delivered. More than making the putt, the day was special and it was great spending it with likes of T. Tiger, memphisunited and Mike D. from Titleist.

    This was definitely a day to remember.

  19. Chris S

    Chris S
    Dubuque, IA

    Hopefully I haven't hit it yet!

     Chris S

  20. pulplvr

    pulplvr
    Spring, TX

    Military

    I've had a couple of eagles on par 4's with excellent fairway shots and two holes in one, but the shot that sticks in my mind was a 4 hybrid second on a par 5 to approximately one inch, just short of the albatross.  My drive had been relatively good and I had about 180 to the pin.  The shot never left the flag the whole way, took a couple of bounces, and rolled up just short of the hole.  I've been on that green in two a few times (and had my share of double bogies and worse on it, as well), but that's the closest I've ever come to an albatross.

  21. David B

    David B
    Midland, TX

    Well I've been very lucky.  I have two hole-in-one shots and they came within 6 months of each other but that was nearly 30 years ago.  But the best shot, actually two shots, are the two double eagles (Albatross) I have had on my home course.  One was on the par 5, 520 yd. 9th hole when my 5-wood second shot went in the hole from 220 yds, and the other was on the shorter 500 yd., par 5, 4th hole when I holed a 21* hybrid from about 210 yds.    Now that I think of it, perhaps the best shot I have ever hit was a par putt last month to shoot 65 on my home course, par 71, and beat my age by 3 shots.  Not bad for an old guy.

  22. Rob C

    Rob C
    hopkinton, MA

    Myself and three friends played for our second time this spring at New England Country Club a few days ago. Fast forward, on the 9th t(only played 9) were all tied up at 2-over  going into the last hole. Par 5 slight dogleg left uphill with a tight driver landing area, about 15 yards wide. My First friend blocks his right OB so he's out of the hole. Im in the left side of the fairway and my other friend is in the right rough. Both chose to hit three woods from 260 and if we caught them solidly with a little draw we could get them there. Anyway, he hooks his into the trees on the left, and then i do the same thing after him. His ball hits  tree and  bounces back  90 yards away with a branch his only obstacle to get around, not a hard shot. Mine was 20 yards into the trees, 60 yards from the hole. I had an opening to the left side of the green and  if i hit a low punch with an eight iron i could get on the left side of the green with a 30 foot putt left.  My friend misses his wedge shot just right of the green in the rough. I hit a low 8 iron punch perfectly, caught a good bounce to the right rolling right past the pin with  7 feet left. He got up and down for par and i sunk the birdie put to deiced who would pay for the all import post round french fires. Great match so early in the season. 

  23. Hal B

    Hal B
    Fairmount, ND

    I was 5 strokes down going into hole 15. I laid up to the water off the tee and had 185 yards to the pin. I took my Titleist 4 hybrid and knocked in the hole for an eagle, after that shot on hole 15 I was only down 2.  At the end of 18 I had a 1 stroke win.  That shot was more awarding then the 6 hole in one's that I have had.

  24. Rafael  J

    Rafael J
    Caguas, PR

    Second shot, 6 iron 185 on a par 5 went in after a bounce for an albatross. Ranger close by remarked that it was a lucky shot  i told him that after about 25 years of playing it was about time one of the went in. I put the ball out of play and it is a remainder that good things happens eventually. I hope I do not have to wait another 25. 

  25. Mark B

    Mark B
    Lacey, WA

    A 67 foot putt on the 18th for a birdie to close out a disaster of a tournament! The birdie saved me from finishing in last place!

  26. Scott B

    Scott B
    Southington, CT

    There were eagles, 300 yard drives for great prizes, hole outs etc....but the best shot was... A few years ago, playing in my golf league, we were on the 3rd hole. A short par 3. Now, we play match play, I won the 1st with a bogey, won the 2nd with a par, and my opponent says to me on the tee of the 3rd, that I would need a birdie to win this hole. I was playing 1st and proceeded to get a hole in one! Perfect wedge to behind the hole and drew it back in! The best part was seeing the life drain from his face, the worse part was knowing that a steep bar tab was coming! I beat him 5 and 4.
  27. Long ago, I had been playing for a few years but never real good.  Maybe in the mid to high 80s.  We went to a 9 hole course we did not play very often and they had one very unusual hole.  A 522 yard par 5 that was approximately 280 yards down hill to a flat area that was maybe 20 yards and then straight back up hill severely.  Not a wide fairway but I hit probably the best drive I had ever hit and it not only got to the flat bottom but rolled to within a foot or so of starting back up the hill.  It was so close that I decided to hit my most lofted wood, a 4 wood and was shocked at how well I hit it and it was going straight at the pin and I told my playing partner, that may be near the green.  Well, it had ended up about 4 to 5 feet short of the pin.  I had never had an eagle and probably not very many birdies so I nervously hit the putt well enough to go in the hole.  I have played probably 40 years since then, had 5 hole in ones, a few eagles on par 4s but don't ever remember hitting a better shot than that 4 wood!

  28. Timothy E

    Timothy E
    Akron, OH

    600 yard Par 5 at Fairlawn CC in Akron, Ohio. Hit a 252 yd. 3-wood into the hole from the right first cut for a double eagle. Shot was made during a club tournament at FCC. Tim Edwards AKRON. ohio
  29. Henry R

    Henry R
    Dunedin, FL

    The best shot I have ever hit came at bay hill on # 16. I played the week after the tournament so the grandstands were still up. I hit my drive right and it bounced off the grand stands and I was in the right trees about 200 yds out. I had to hit a slice through about a ten foot gap to get anywhere near the green. I hit the shot flush and ended up in the right green side bunker where I got up and down for birdie. Unfortunately Arnie didn't see this shot but he did watch me play 18. 

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