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Finally!!!! 1st HIO

• oneeyedjohn 9,581 Posts

  Tue, Jun 24 2014 11:27 PM

  well done Dan, it is a long time coming, for me nearly 3 years, and like you when I got mine I too very nearly holed out on the next Par 3 in that round. But even better than that, the next day playing with Bags on B of Par 5's , I got my very first Double Eagle. 

  That is an even better feeling than a HIO, I promise ya.

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Tue, Jun 24 2014 11:53 PM

  I hear ya, and thank you 1i...

  back when they had that tournament from the white tees at Kiwiah I decided to go for the green on #3, drive lands barely on the green and starts rolling to the back pin at a fare pace, hits the pin dead center and sits on the edge of the hole....LOL

  Almost had my 1st HIO and DBL Eagle on the same shot....funny thing is I had no idea on that shot either, wasn't sure what the result would be and just went for it....starting to think I may be guilty of over thinking this game....

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Wed, Jun 25 2014 12:53 AM

  Well done mate. Took me ages to get one then had a few in a short period - hope you to to!

• hpurey 11,505 Posts

  Wed, Jun 25 2014 4:27 AM

  Jimbog1964:

  Hpurey I can almost picture that first yellow cally HIO.  I hope that accolade goes to you sir:)

  Thanks Jim.  

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Wed, Jun 25 2014 9:19 AM

  Dan --- Beaut! There must be something in the aire at 'Best of 3's'. I got my 8th HOI at The 'Cricket' gig yesterday at the 1st hole, Oly #5 (I think). They are always a shock. I'm happy I saved my 1st from 2009 and this one, 2014....kinda rare....way to go! 

• WGTadmin2 1,152 Posts

  Wed, Jun 25 2014 9:33 AM

  Congrats!

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Wed, Jun 25 2014 12:09 PM

  SweetiePie:

  Dan --- Beaut! There must be something in the aire at 'Best of 3's'. I got my 8th HOI at The 'Cricket' gig yesterday at the 1st hole, Oly #5 (I think).

  Thanks and congrats SP on #8....

  I think you are right, the camera angles are bad on the replays but I have had 2 of them trickle off that mound to the right of the pin on #1 that looked like they should have gone in....

  I only played like 9 holes on the BO3's before and when I was trying to figure out how to improve my 18 hole scores it hit me that I suck playing par 3's, birdie 1 par 3 most of the time, 2 if I'm lucky, so I entered that tournament....

• TarheelsRule 5,566 Posts

  Wed, Jun 25 2014 1:18 PM

  Nice job Dan.

  I got my first, think I have 11 now a while back on Kiawah # 5.   It took a while to get my second but I got 3 of them in less than 2 weeks.  2 of them on STA #11 and the other on the other on #17 at Kiawah.   Since them they come once in a while it seems.

  Still waiting for my first double eagle.  Hit one the other day on RSG, can't remember the hole number that rolled up to the hole breaking right in and touched the pin and stopped .3 away, it was barely moving.   I have about 5 others similar but none in yet excepting a few in alt shot that don't count.

  I'm assuming the BO 3's and 5's will enhance the number of aces and double eagles made over the next year or so.

• BigInigoMontoya 208 Posts

  Wed, Jun 25 2014 9:58 PM

  Doin' the Bull Dance.  Feelin' the Flow.  Workin It.  Workin' It.  

  

  Big congrats, Dan.  I myself recently scored Hole in One #3 with a lucky 4 iron at Bethpage #3.  I would post the link to the YouTube vid, but I don't want to steal your thunder LOL

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Thu, Jun 26 2014 1:40 AM

  Don't worry about that, post that sucker.....lol

  I had my 10 seconds and I'm past it looking for another good shot to boast about LOL..