I decided to hit Daytona Golf Club in Dayton, MN with one of my best friends, Adam. We have a group of our friends that play regularly together and came close to hitting the green last season on this exact hole.

That day, I decided to take a risk and it payed off. I shifted my body to aim directly at the trees on the right side of the fairway. I knew if I could get it pin high, I would be in a good spot. My goal was to land on the green, 10-15 feet out from the pin, and give myself a great opportunity at an eagle.

So I got myself positioned, checked once to the pin, and cracked it. I saw the initial path of the ball then lost it. After we all took our shots, I hopped in the cart to go find it. Initially I thought I hit a tree and got a bad bounce back into the rough. After a few minutes of checking there, I decided to check the back of the green and still no luck. Adam had asked what ball I was using and I shouted, “Titleist 2!”. As he approached the green he decided to take a gander at the cup, the thing we all do in hopes our ball is in there and this time mine was. I look over at Adam with his jaw dropped as he grabs my Titleist 2 from the cup. I couldn’t believe it. I was in pure shock then excitement.

As tradition goes, I should’ve been the one to buy everyone a round of drinks. This time it was different. The clubhouse, cart girl, Adam, and Steve who was partnered with us, all helped me celebrate this 1 in a million shot.

Weeks later I still think about it. I hope to hit that shot again sometime in my lifetime.