Just got an ALBATROSS! Who else has one??

[Coachmike1970]

Congrats. I’ve had one, but haven’t had a hole-in-one.

[Ty_Webb]

I have had two. The first was in around 2001. Playing a club tournament and I holed a 5 iron up the hill. Didn't see it go in because it was semi-blind. I played four holes in level par with three bogeys. The second was in May 2018. On the 7th at Bethpage Black. I had 202 and hit a 3 iron. This one covered the flag the whole way, bounced at the front of the green and rolled and I watched it disappear. That was pretty damn cool. @Marrrk was playing with me so he can attest 🙂 

 

One of my friends has been scratch for 35 years. He has no holes in one and one albatross. When he made his, he was playing a four-ball at Coombe Hill in London. I want to say it's the fourth hole, par 5. He made 2, two of the others made 3 and the last one made 4, so between them they played the hole in 8 under. It's not a long par 5, but it's not a cakewalk either.

[nsxguy]

2 hours ago, Ty_Webb said:

The second was in May 2018. On the 7th at Bethpage Black. I had 202 and hit a 3 iron. This one covered the flag the whole way, bounced at the front of the green and rolled and I watched it disappear.

 

Please tell me that was from the white tees,,,,,,,,

 

Great shot !!!

[Ty_Webb]

11 hours ago, nsxguy said:

 

Please tell me that was from the white tees,,,,,,,,

 

Great shot !!!

 

It was. A couple of my "friends" like to say the PGA they played it as a four from there, but eff that.

[deadsolid...shank]

Congratulations. 
 

I’ve been close in the past, but never quite there. Now as I get older and the distance has decreased substantially, the opportunities become fewer and fewer. 

[DLeightonReid]

Congratulations!  

[vbb]

Congrats! I haven't had one or even witnessed one, though a playing partner did get within 6" going driver, 4 iron to a 530ish yard par 5 for a back of the putter tap in eagle.  But to the OP, you are hitting some BOMBS off the tee to have such short distances in.  That definitely increases your chances of making one quite a bit.  I don't remember ever having sub 170yds in to a par 5 after a drive.  Maybe I need to be up a tee box!

[Mcgeeno]

At my home course in 2021 I was the first person to ace one of our par 4's. 287 straight away par four. 

 

My ball landed on the fringe and the group knew it was going to be a good one but I didnt expect it to track to the middle-left hole location and drop. 

 

Amazingly enough someone else got it this year so my cool feat has been duplicated lol.

 

I had a stretch of 11 months at the end of 2020 to 2021 where I had 3 aces (including the albatross at the home course). Before that I had gone over 20 years from my first one as a junior golfer. 

[mn723]

I have one.... 540 yard par 5 and holed out a 3+ wood from approx. 260 yards.  Didn't see it go in, but must have landed right in the cup because the front edge of the cup was destroyed.

[progolferch]

2 here. The first was a 9 iron from around 145 yards, years ago and the 2nd was with a 4 iron from 210. Both came more than a few years ago before rangefinders were a more common occurrence. 

Edited January 21, 2023 by progolferch

[Phabs]

Only have one… 215 out downwind with a 6 iron on a 550 yard par 5.  Best single golf shot I’ve hit in my life 

[Brausch24]

On 1/6/2023 at 5:24 PM, MtlJeff said:

Nice!!!!

 

I've come within 2-3 inches twice but have never made one. Both were approaches on par 5's that ended up that close

Same here, both 4i approaches and both ~ 3 inches. One day, maybe..

[Blaiser]

No joke (or cap, as the kids call it these days) the past 3 rounds I've played I was teased into thinking I might have made an albatross.

 

Each of them exactly the same. Had the green light to go for the green in 2 and just absolutely flushed it directly at the pin. Each time I couldn't fully see the green so wasn't sure where the ball ended up, but I had that long walk thinking to myself "oh please just be in the hole"

 

Each time I get to the green and don't see a ball anywhere. Excitement through the roof, walk to the hole praying to find a ball in there.......Nope. Ball ended up over the green. 3 freaking days in a row of getting juked.

 

Even worse I didn't get up and down on any of them. Ho-hum pars in the end.

[caeye0710]

Congrats! I've got two, albeit one was on a short-ish par 5 where I hit a PW from 135. The other was final hole of a college tournament from 240 with the old Cobra Baffler Pro 2H. 

[Taylor24]

Congrats! I have one, 215 out 5 iron. Did not get to see it go in. Also, it was on my bachelor party so that was pretty cool.

 

No HIOs though, unfortunately.

[Briggs2158]

I got one when I was learning to play. I hit a horrific worm-burner of a 3wood 2nd shot and it just went in. Because I was so new to the game, I didn't quite understand how amazing it was. 

[eric61]

I don't have an albatross. I managed to turn the closest I've ever gotten to albatross into a bogey yesterday though...

 

Par 5, second shot -- hit pretty much a perfect iCrossover 4 iron. Dunked it. But I guess it was coming in too hard because the ball riccocheted out wildly, up high and sideways, bounced off the green, down a hill and stopped where the short grass meets some thick rough. 

 

Third shot, I snagged my lob wedge in that thick stuff and duffed my chip -- it landed just short of the top of the hill and rolled right back down to my feet. Fourth shot, swung harder/steeper and wound up 15 feet past the hole. Two-putted from there.

[BirdieBoy1]

Congrats! Aiming for an eagle this year, maybe albatross next year!

[Kenbone]

Made a 9 (nine, nein) on a par 5 last week with a lost ball OB and a three putt. 

 

Not an albatross but a turkey vulture. 

 

[SupSup99]

I made a hole in one on a Par 4 a couple years ago! 317 yard Par 4 it had a pitch mark 3 steps short of hole I saw it disappear and thought I hit it over the green! Congrats on your Albatross!

[Rosco1216]

18 minutes ago, SupSup99 said:

I made a hole in one on a Par 4 a couple years ago! 317 yard Par 4 it had a pitch mark 3 steps short of hole I saw it disappear and thought I hit it over the green! Congrats on your Albatross!

That’s awesome. I need one of those to capitalize on my clubs HIO insurance payout!

[jjr]

1993 NCGA (NorCal)Thursday team playoffs, closed my guy out on 17 (San Geronimo, now closed) with a Double Salmon Catcher, 3 Wood /Heavenwood into the hole, we went on to Poppy Hills to win the team championship!

Edited April 8, 2023 by jjr

[SurfDuffer]

I've hit the flag stick with my second on a par 5 and I've had a tap in Eagle but that's as close as I've gotten.

[SDJohnson]

I had one a number of years ago.  3 wood from around 220yds- bounced twice and slammed into the hole.  I was playing with a buddy and we were paired with two others we didn't know.  Immediately after holing out the beer cart drove by and we all celebrated with a drink.  Everything was just perfect.  The very next hole I hit my drive about 60 yards right of the ob stake and triple bogeyed.  The Golf Gods Giveth and they Taketh Away! 

[knockout3]

Congrats OP! 

 

I had an albatross myself and watched in go in from about 212 yds. Funny enough I had my first albatross, eagle, and hole in one in a span of a month and each of the golf balls had the stroke number on them! Hole in One - #1, Albatross - #2, Eagle - #3. 

[jacot23]

On 1/9/2023 at 2:28 PM, Rosco1216 said:

Wowwwww!

 

Just played the same hole today with a better drive and 150 in this time..I actually decided to video the entire hole just for the hell of it.  Lo and behold, my approach was going straight at it again so i kept the video going and ran up to the green to find this!  This close to another albatross on same hole 2 times in row. 🤯

 

I’d probably 3 putt from there and wind up with par…

I’ve had 2 albatrosses on short par 5’s, both over 20 years ago. Only 1 hole in one.

 

 

 

 

 

[Yuck]

Congrats.  I did finally get one about 4 or 5 years ago.  I have 8 HOI in over 50 years of golf, but only one Albatross.  So anecdotally, they are 8 times tougher to get…

[GMR2iron]

I had an albatross thirty some years ago. Long downhill par 5, had 225 in, 2 iron never left the flag, two hops and in. I have never had a hole in one. I’m noticing a trend in this thread- a lot of guys that have an albatross DO NOT have a hole in one!

[c.gomez]

I got my first HIO and my only albatross 4 days apart, at the same course… Broadmore cc in Boise Idaho (parking lot now). 
 

when I got my HOI I called my dad because he doesn’t have a HIO but he has an albatross. I started the conversation, “hey dad guess what I did today”. He guessed right away that I made an ace, He was not happy, and says “that’s great but call me when you get an albatross” 

 

he was even less happy when I called him 4 days later and before he could say hello I cut him off with, “hey dad guess what I did today” 

 

I hit a towering 6-iron over some monster trees and I got to watch it roll 20’ and go into the cup. 

 

I love to tell that story whenever we are both on the course. Drives him crazy since he’s been playing for almost 60years 

[bladehunter]

I have one.  Ironically with a pw.  Cut the dogleg on a par 5.  One hoped  a wedge in.  Still no hole in one. But I came within 4 inches Saturday morning - again.  I’ve had 7-8 near misses on that hole . There’s a backstop and the ball will come back to the front pin and stop.   Congratulations OP.  Mine was funny because it was into the evening sun. And I didn’t see it go in. The guys on the tee box beside that green saw it.