Good Morning!
Sunday June 18th, 2023 was a very special day that I’ll never forget. It was Father’s Day. Traditionally, my 2 older brothers Murray Michael and I, would take my Dad out for a round of golf every Father’s Day. My eldest brother Murray was a passionate, avid golfer. Tragically he passed away in 2015. My older brother Michael and I have continued the tradition of golfing with our Father every season on Father’s Day.
This season we played at Watson’s Glen and tee off at 11:20am. We have a perfect sunny day with minimal wind. Ideal golfing conditions. I was playing from the blue tees and would be the first of our group to tee off every hole. Hole number 13 was a par 3. From the blues, the score card said 155 yards. The flag was red and it was near the front of the green. I pinned it at 147 yards to the flag. I pulled out my favourite iron, PW. I walked up to the tee confident as could be. I had a brief conversation in my head with my brother Murray. I asked him to help me do something memorable for Dad and the group here. I hit a perfect swing. The ball flight was high and right at the pin. The ball landed roughly 4 yards before the pin. One bounce and rolled directly in the cup! Our fourth golfer Peter (Michael’s best friend) screamed that’s a hole-in-one!! Michael and my Dad were near the carts at the time and came running over screaming and jumping for joy. The course’s Marshall happened to roll up on us as the commotion was taking place. He asked what was going on and we were mid celebration yelling hole-in-one! He drove his cart up to the green to confirm. As he approached the hole he looked down and gave us the big thumbs up. Ace.
A notable mention to this story is the date of Murray’s birthday. June 13th.
We asked the Marshal at Watson’s Glen if the course did anything for players getting a hole-in-one and he said he would ask the GM. He came back a couple holes later and said that they used to give out hats but they stopped doing this season. That was a let down, but that didn’t stop us from enjoying the rest of our round and the beers that I had to buy for the group.