Hole In One Insurance Blog

Here’s Paul’ story that he submitted:

I made a hole-in-one during a tournament and it was witnessed by several golfers in the tournament from other than those on my team. The hole I hit this perfect shot up is hill (about forty feet higher than the tee box). Hole #8  351 yards  Palisades Golf Course  Savanna, Illinois.

There is a story to go along with this hole-in-one. I am a very long hitter, always have been and not because I have had golf lessions but because I am self taught. I have a bad left shoulder that causes me to come up off my feet when I really let go with the club. The guys I was teamed up with during this tournament said to me, as I moved up to make my drive, we are never going to win this thing so give it all you have. I put everything into it I could muster and let go; when my swing came through it lifted me off my feet and I must have been little to close to the sand box because as I was trying to stay on my feet I triped over the sand box and fell flat on my you know what. I had recently purchased a new set of clubs and the driver was made of titanium and there must have been a speck of sand on the ball because one of my team members shouted out as I was falling: DID YOU SEE THE SPARKS FLY OFF HIS CLUB. So I made the shot of my life and fell on my backside doing so! All I remimber is seeing the ball take of like it was shot out of a cannon and hearing people on the green screming something as I was getting back on my feet. I thought someone hit a really nice shot from the sounds coming from the next hole, I found out shortly there after that shot was mine, at first I did not beleive it. Fact is I still run that shot through my head almost every time I am teed up. I am now 64 and still hit them over 300. Contributed by Paul Hertensen Acemaker Hole 8# 351 Yards! Palisades Golf Course, Savanna, Illinois.
We have a saying at National Hole-In-One Association, a hole-in-one is a great thing.   Nice story Paul! 351 yards what a hit!

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