Boys I did it, first hole in one, oddly enough on a par 4, how rare are those?

[golfdaddio3]

Wanting to gloat a bit for obvious reasons but having it on a par 4 I'm just wondering how many of you know others with an ace on a par 4 as I've never heard of any others?

 

Side questions on recommendations on a plaque to get for others with one?

 

It was hole on 6 at Chestatee golf club, tees were at 320 going uphill then slightly downhill so it was blind for any curious.

 

 

[sittingbull]

Nice.. i seen only 1 and it was in a scramble 

[trilerian]

I'm not sure what to be more envious of, hole in one on a par 4 or that fact you hit it 320 yds.  I was expecting the length of the par 4 to be around 260.

 

Regardless, congrats on your first hole in one.  

[tatertot]

Big ol' show off ... now buy us all drinks.

[farmer]

Were you pissed when you came over the hill and couldn't see your ball?  Great surprise at the end!

[Soloman1]

Congratulations! Pretty rare indeed.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Congratulations. That's a rare bird indeed.

 

I've been in a four ball in which one member hit a hole in one on a par four. It was about a 300 yard par four, but very reachable in summer when the fairways were baked (not that that happens every year in an British summer...) as the ground swept down towards the hole for the last hundred yards and the ball would just roll out. However, to actually get on the green required threading the ball through two green side bunkers. 

 

There was a group ahead of us on the green, but the guy didn't think he could reach so he takes his driver --this was in the days of persimmon/laminate woods and wound balls-- and he nails it. The ball flew towards the green, then we saw the guys putting out on the green jump and down. We thought they were upset with us, but it turned out they were enjoying it as well.

 

Unfortunately for the guy who got his hole in one, it was on the biggest social golf day of the club, and the bar was packed...I think he bought a bottle of whisky and put it on the bar.

Edited June 3, 2021 by No_Catchy_Nickname

[TiScape]

Very rare! Congrats 🎉 👏🏼 

[caniac6]

This is WRX, so it was probably just a 3 wood. Well done!

[jordan2240]

Did you exceed 3 minutes looking for the ball?  If so, you should have re-teed and taken a penalty stroke.  No hole-in-one for you 😄.  Congrats.

Edited May 14, 2021 by jordan2240

[phizzy30]

Congrats bro!  I've had my drive on a par 4 end up 4 feet from the hole once.  It was playing 350 if I remember right.  I missed the putt for eagle.  But an albatross on a par 4 is probably the most impressive shot/score you can pull off. 

Edited May 14, 2021 by phizzy30

[cardoustie]

A ball holed counts, plays afterwards are irrelevant

[cardoustie]

Oddly I have a buddy who is a top 5 senior Am, one ace, also on a par 4.  He’s been a +3 forever and plays 200 rounds a year

[Mcgeeno]

1 in 6 million I read. You could sit there on a par 4 tee box your whole life and never see one again,

 

Rarified air my friend. Well done.

[vbb]

Unless your club is new, every par 3 on your course has probably had a hole in one. By contrast, you may be the only one there...or one of maybe a single handful of people, that have ever had a hole in one on a par 4. It's that rare. They need to put a plaque on the course or in the clubhouse it's so rare. Congrats!!

[phizzy30]

27 minutes ago, vbb said:

Unless your club is new, every par 3 on your course has probably had a hole in one. By contrast, you may be the only one there...or one of maybe a single handful of people, that have ever had a hole in one on a par 4. It's that rare. They need to put a plaque on the course or in the clubhouse it's so rare. Congrats!!

I have a trophy sitting here somewhere.  The caddy was one of the witness's to to my first hole in one.  The cc my father is a member at was nice enough to make a trophy for me.  It's a cool reminder to what a lucky break I got that day with the tee shot.  Down hill par 3 that played 170 true yardage but there was head wind.  Pulled out an 8 iron, hit it slightly thin, hit the green bounced twice and rolled out right into the hole.  If it didn't hit the pin it would've been in the back of the green or fringe. 

[llewol007]

Awesome!!! I was able to witness something similar. Blind shot over a hill and rolls towards the green. A Relative of mine visiting from Florida who plays twice a year. Has a decent game and sure enough it showed on that drive. We were on our way towards the green and a couple with their two kids were yelling that the ball rolled into the hole. Pretty cool to hear but the excitement they showed made our day. 

[jaderhold]

That is my only hole-in-one as well. Downhill Par 4, about 320. Hit the pin on the fly and went in. I couldn't see it because there were trees blocking my view but the foursome on the hole adjacent to the hole we were playing saw the pin rattle and started screaming.

Shot 70 that day without a birdie. Had an albatross and an eagled 18, a par 5.

[Blaiser]

Just last year I came to a par 4 that was dead downwind but still didn't think I had a chance of actually getting there. Pulled driver and just nutted it right down the middle. 

 

I saw it took a huge bounce and it looked like it was going to make it to the green. The group ahead was putting out and suddenly they all started raising there hands and waving at us on the tee box. I thought maybe they were upset.

 

Turns out my ball hit the pin and settled about 10 inch away from the cup. I approached them on the next tee to apologize and they weren't the least upset, they were stoked to see the shot.

 

The funny part is apparently they were deciding whether or not to just kick it in and tell me I had an ace. I laughed and said I was pissed they didn't do that because I would have never known the difference, and drinks would be on me at the 19th.

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[ND2005]

Growing up a friend of mine had a hole in one on a short part 4, followed 2 holes later by a holed-out eagle from the fairway. 

 

He also in that same calendar year had 2 hole in ones on par 3s. 

 

I'm pretty sure he's had zero in the 20 years since that happened. 

[DivinDave]

 25 ish years ago I was witness to an ace on a par 4. 

 

Short dog leg right, easy to cut the corner over the trees and if you do, its 200 to the green.

 

My buddy hits a terrible shot over the corner.  Way too far right. We hear his ball bouncing off trees.  Get to the green, hes looking around under the trees for his ball.    I chip up, hes still looking.  I walk over to mark my ball, and I see his in the hole. 

 

I vividly remember thinking to myself WTF ? 

but that's golf.  It counts.
 

[North Butte]

They're ridiculously rare. Especially at 300+ yards.

 

Awesome shot!

[TurnDog69]

Well I don't have a hole in 1 on a par 4, but I have done that excited walk up to the pin on blind holes (While pretending to my group that I'm just strolling by) and peaked into the hole hopefully. 

The ball is usually in the woods 40 yards behind the green for me

[NRJyzr]

On 5/15/2021 at 6:45 AM, phizzy30 said:

Pulled out an 8 iron, hit it slightly thin, hit the green bounced twice and rolled out right into the hole.  If it didn't hit the pin it would've been in the back of the green or fringe. 

 

It's almost funny how many aces are made that way, with less than ideal shots.  🙂