Greatest Shot I've Ever Played. (Family Golf)

by Ian Jenkins Operations Manager at Vodafone UK
(Nottinham United Kingdom)

Much like the rest of you here, my best golf shot ever occurred when playing a rare round with my father ! What is it about family golf that brings our such special memories ?

I was about 20 years of age, on a little known municipal course called Kingsway in Scunthorpe. It was a windy day and I hit a 5 iron into a gusting head wind on the 4th hole 9 (I remember it being 154 yards I think hence the 5 with a gusting head wind !). The hole is protected by two bunkers so you can't see it, but I told my pops straight after the strike that "it felt good and despite bouncing right of the hole, the kick towards the flag meant it should be close !". No sign of the ball and daren't look in the hole as gods never that good to me, so I went to potter over the back of the green digging around in out of bounds whilst my dad finished the hole. It was only when he went for his tap-in that we had the immortal, "you'll never guess what" father/son conversation and there she was ! My first and still only ever hole in 1.

It certainly beats all the rimouts I've had over the years and there's been a few but like I said, god is just never that good to me, lol !!