To truly appreciate the difficulty of making a hole-in-one, it helps to consider the size of the target. The diameter of a golf hole is 4.25 inches, a standard set by the R&A in 1891. Even the most accurate shots need a perfect combination of trajectory, spin, and speed to drop into such a small target from 100+ meters away. Factor in wind, elevation changes, and green contours, and it’s easy to see why aces are such rare occurrences.
But none of this was too much for FNQVGA golfer Mark Davidson on the 11th Hole at Half Moon Bay this morning. Playing at 116m this morning,Mark hit what he described as " the straightest 8 iron I have ever hit" to bounce a few times and then disappear. Once the fear of going "over the back" was allayed, celebrations followed which included shouting the bar at the clubhouse after the round- a dangerous precedent but one appreciated by all in attendance.
Congratulations Mark on a shot well directed.
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| Mark Davidson celebrates his second "Hole-in-one" on the 11th at Yorkeys with FNQVGA Vice President Neal Arnott. |
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