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Closest I have had was into a raised green par 3. Could not see the base of the flag but ball was all over it.

Got to the green and ball was 3 inched short, but the pitch mark was 3 inches long, with only the flag and hole in the way. No idea how it could not have gone in.

That's a cruel hop

Indeed. I've had one that took a gouge out of the lip, but stayed out.
Luckily I have had two that went in, both a long time ago.

Two, that is just greedy.

What about Art Wall's hoard, then?

A nice 9 holes but alternated between par double then bogey for the first 6 holes.

3 birdie putts and all missed

The 8th and 9th let me down and i finished 12 over for 9

American hole-in-ones don't count. They include dropping 10 balls on a tee in a practice round, if the 7th goes in they knock it up as a hole-in-one. I call that a hole-in-13!

Got to be your first hit.

Pitched in from the bunker today - didn't even bounce.

I agree.

But surely Art's were the real thing, Hoopie. He was famous for sinking over 40 holes-in-one.

Nice.
Birdie?

Yup. First time I've chipped in from anywhere where it's literally gone straight in without hitting the turf. Very good feeling.

It makes a delicious sound, too!

I am sure many were the real thing, I bet many weren't.

I am only guessing of course

No!

Sorry, Its a call over hole or call up hole (keeps the rest of the field movin)

Usually the folks in front call you up to play, an normal stand outside the green.

For some odd reason the Asian Gent must of got excited an pulled the flag out, thinking it was going in, which it didnt ...the pitch mark was about 6-8 inchs away, so no real telling (IF) it would've or wouldn't gone in, if the flag hadn't been removed.

The two members, I was with reckon it was a dead cert (ace , if only)!

anyways I got 3 golf balls out of it , as I was in the pros two's

Ah, I get you now.

You'll never know whether that would have gone in, that is even more annoying than actually missing.

Nice shot all the same

Nearly a very good round yesterday, 39 front 9 but didn't get the rub back 9 and a few dissapointing shots to finish with 86. Trying to introduce Micklesons hinge and hold around the greens which is costing a few shots, great when it comes off, not so great when it doesn't

R.I.P. Arnold Palmer, 1929 - 2016

Possibly the most exciting player to watch, a highly charismatic person who revitalised the Open. I saw him at two Opens - the first was at Troon in 1973, when I rushed to the Postage Stamp hole, only to see him go from bunker to bunker and get a quadruple bogey. The last time was a glorious day at Turnberry in 1977, when he got a string of birdies and went out in 30.

Ah, so not far from a nice sub-80, then, Simon.
I would think that those special techniques take a lot of practice to master, though.

Difficult to argue with Phil, but I would suggest you'd be better off using a PW, 9i or 8i round the green when you can. Almost like a putting stroke rather than a clever chip.

Your bad shots will be less bad this way. If you have amazing feel like Phil, then fine, but most mere mortals don't.

I default to PW, 9i or 8i, same shot with all 3, just changes depending on distance. When they are not possible (rough, bunker in the way, etc) then use his chip technique. Keeping that left arm straight in line with the wedge is crucial.

I play around with the PW, 9i and 8i depending on shot, forward in stance to add more carry, back in stance if need to get running quicker. I just know my bad shot will not be that bad. Using Phil's method my bad shot can be very bad.

He was before my time in golfing interest terms. But for sure one of the true greats and more importantly one of the true gents of the game.

Palmer, Nicklaus and Player we'll never see that 3 ball again, that is sad.