Is this a hole in one?

[golfortennis]

Couldn't find the other thread I was thinking of, so ...

 

Kid is playing a practice round.  Playing two balls every hole.  Comes to a par three, jars his second one.

 

I don't believe that gets to count, but figured I would run it by the brass.  What say you? 

[Abh159]

No

 

Nothing else to even say. No argument can be made for it to count as a hole in one when it wasn't even the first shot.

 

 

Edited May 23 by Abh159

[596]

Yes, it's a hole in one swing. Which is a hole in 1. 

 

No, it is not official. Do you buy drinks at the clubhouse, no! Do you get a plaque, no! But it was 1 swing and the ball goes in the hole. 

[Jason280]

Can he card a 1?  No.  Is it a hole in one?  Sure.

[slprince67]

no counting in my book..... great shot though

[Blaiser]

I've actually done this before. And unfortunately the answer is 100% no, it does not count.

[naval2006]

12 hours ago, Jason280 said:

Can he card a 1?  No.  Is it a hole in one?  Sure.

So a hole in one in a non competitive or practice round is not a hole in one?  

[Socrates]

1 hour ago, naval2006 said:

So a hole in one in a non competitive or practice round is not a hole in one?  

Not if they are playing multiple balls.  It's like holing out on a driving range. 

[Wooley12]

When I got my ball into the hole with one swing it didn't count as a HIO as it was on an extra hole after playing 9 for a score. Would not have counted anyway as an Ace needed to be made in an 18 hole round to be officially recognized. 

[Abh159]

21 hours ago, 596 said:

Yes, it's a hole in one swing. Which is a hole in 1. 

 

Based on that logic I have 18 hole in ones every single time I play 😉

[Ghostwedge]

1 hour ago, Wooley12 said:

When I got my ball into the hole with one swing it didn't count as a HIO as it was on an extra hole after playing 9 for a score. Would not have counted anyway as an Ace needed to be made in an 18 hole round to be officially recognized. 

Pretty sure and Ace counts in a 9 hole rd on a legit course and it's at least 90 yds in length.

[kwcsports]

Nope

[ChipNRun]

10 hours ago, naval2006 said:

So a hole in one in a non competitive or practice round is not a hole in one?

 

It dependings on the scoring protocol for the day. If the practice round is registered for score, as to determine the team's starting line-up, it would count.

 

 

[Wooley12]

8 hours ago, Ghostwedge said:

Pretty sure and Ace counts in a 9 hole rd on a legit course and it's at least 90 yds in length.

It does today. It didn't then. Game was harder with actual wooden woods in a lot of rules ways. 

Edited May 25 by Wooley12

[MountainKing]

A solid example of why I never hit two balls on a par 3, or if I do I hit it away from the pin.  Never had a hole in one, and man would it be a let down for this to be how it happened.

[Ghostwedge]

4 minutes ago, MountainKing said:

A solid example of why I never hit two balls on a par 3, or if I do I hit it away from the pin.  Never had a hole in one, and man would it be a let down for this to be how it happened.

Actually had this happen twice over the years as a witness. The guys chunked the tee shot and made the second one. One guy was embarrassed and didn't say a word. The other guy told us it was an ace, i told him it's a 2,3 or 4 but its not an ace. 

[TourSpoon]

It's 100% a hole-in-one only if he buys drinks after the round. Then the next day we have to break the bad news to him. 🤣

[Phabs]

Pretty cool hole in two. 

[grm24]

On 5/24/2023 at 4:26 PM, Ghostwedge said:

Pretty sure and Ace counts in a 9 hole rd on a legit course and it's at least 90 yds in length.

There are no official hard and fast actual rules about hole in ones. Including yardage. People have suggested their own beliefs and suggestions but that's all they are. Suggestions. 

 

For instance at the Walker Cup at LACC a few years back they played a par 3 that was only 80 yards. If somebody holed their tee shot it would have been a HIO.

 

People like to discount par 3 courses for HIO's. So I guess the back to back HIO's that Seamus Power had at the Masters par 3 tournament this year don't count or never happened since it was not on a legitimate course. C'mon.

Edited May 26 by grm24

[Ghostwedge]

7 hours ago, grm24 said:

There are no official hard and fast actual rules about hole in ones. Including yardage. People have suggested their own beliefs and suggestions but that's all they are. Suggestions. 

 

For instance at the Walker Cup at LACC a few years back they played a par 3 that was only 80 yards. If somebody holed their tee shot it would have been a HIO.

 

People like to discount par 3 courses for HIO's. So I guess the back to back HIO's that Seamus Power had at the Masters par 3 tournament this year don't count or never happened since it was not on a legitimate course. C'mon.

I'd suggest you not take what I posted so seriously. I know there are no set rules for a HIO and would definitely count Powers aces.