54 years of golf and countless rounds on the Monterey Peninsula at every course at Pebble Beach and never a sniff at an ace. I have hit flag poles, rimmed holes, but nothing. Today, with a breeze in my face on an elevated tee overlooking a small pond and a green that fronts Lake Shastina, I hit a 7 iron about eight feet passed the pin and drew the Pro V1 back to the hole. A 141 yard hole in one and a 37 on the back nine (70.9 HCP).

I owe our pro, Kim Thurman, and Titleist clubs and the great Pro V1.