16 fear no more

16 fear no more

This was my first hole in one, at age 32. I was playing in a Shamble with Calcutta scoring, teams of 3 at Shelby Oaks where I am a member in Sidney Ohio. The course selects the teams to even out the handicaps. I didn't know my two teammates. We had done a shotgun start starting on hole 18 where I had said it's better than starting on 16, my least favorite hole on the course. 16 was our next to last hole. I asked my team mates the yardage to the front pin and they said 150 yards. There was a slight breeze at our back. I usually hit my 8 iron around 145 yards so I was planning to give it all I had to get it there. I teed up my ProV1 #2 lined it up and swung as hard as I could and as soon as it took off I was just hoping the distance was right as it approached the hard sloped left to right green it sailed just left of the flag stick. It hit the green just short left of the flag with the perfect amount of spin and we watched as if time stood still as it drifted to the right about 3 feet and disappeared into the cup. My teammates I had just met and I went from strangers to friends celebrating on the tee box for all of the course to hear.