I just woke up and I am still on my first cup of coffee for the day. First of all I want to say Congratulations to my Dad for hitting a 132 yard hole in one over water yesterday while playing Golf. He said the ball hit about ten feet in front of the hole and went up and in the hole, he had five witnesses that can verify that. That has to be a once in a lifetime shot, very exciting... :) Good job Dad.
Hole In One Facts
There are approximately 500,000,000 million rounds of golf played each year in the U.S. On average each course has about 30,000 - 40,000 rounds played each year.
Each course reports 10-15 hole in ones each year.
A hole in one is scored once every 3,500 golf rounds.
Only 1-2% of golfers score a hole in one during the year.
A Hole in One on a par four is called an Albatross.
More Hole In One Facts and Records
Shooting a hole in one is one of the hardest feats in sports. Acing a hole is a golfer's ultimate dream, which requires great skill and lots of luck. Check out these facts and records on golf's toughest shot.
Longest Hole In One
The longest straight shot hole in one in golf history was hit by Robert Mitera on October 7, 1965 at the Miracle Hills Golf Club in Omaha, Nebraska. Mitera used his driver to ace the 10th hole from 444 yards! Mitera couldn't even see the flag from where he teed off. He only realized he'd aced the hole when he arrived at the green and another golfer told him his ball was in the hole.
Oldest and Youngest Golfers
Some golfers play for years without shooting a hole in one, while others manage to do it at an early age. The youngest player was barely out of diapers when he shot his first hole in one. Jake Paine was just three years old when he shot a hole in one on a 65 yard hole in Lake Forest, California. The oldest player is Harold Stilson, from Boca Raton, Florida. He was 101 years old when he aced the 108 yard 16th hole with a four iron at the Deerfield Country Club on May 16, 2001.
Most Hole In Ones
Norman Manley, of California, holds the record for most hole in ones with 59. Manley shot his first hole in one in 1964 and aced four holes in 1979. That's not too bad considering the odds of hitting a hole in one are roughly one in 40,000.
Famous First Hole In Ones
Tiger Woods was six years old when he hit his first hole in one. Michelle Wie has had six hole in ones in her short golfing career. Wie shot her first ace when she was 12.
Register your hole-in-one with U. S. Golf Register and assure your amazing feat is historically recorded and archived in this official national hole-in-one register.
http://www.usgolfregister.org/registration.asp
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How very nice for you to do that for your Dad. He was so excited yesterday. I was out playing with my girl-friends at the time and was on hole seven when the ranger came and told me to go to the bank because Ken was going to be buying the drinks!!!! He was playing in Alden's Monday group at the time. Charlie was with him. He shot a 39 on the front nine because I saw them right after they finished the front and Charlie was telling me how great Ken was playing. Little did they know he was going to get a hole in one!!
We play this afternoon with the couples. We play with Kathleen and Alden.
Have a great day!
Love, Mom
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