Having not played Golf in 20+year, several years ago I took up the sport. Following an injury that stopped me playing for a year, at the end of 205 I finally took up lessons at my club where I am member, Knott End Golf Club.

After 4 months, a fitting for new clubs and advise from the pro I changed ball also to provide the complete package.

On Saturday 18th April 2026, playing at a competition with friends at their club, Harwood Golf Course, inters up at the first hole, par 3 193 yards to the pin as my Garmin told me.

3 Hybrid out the bag, stood over the ball, a brand new Pro V1 with alignment. Cleared my mind, easy swing, not to hard I tell myself.

The ball takes off, nice strike, probably the best swing I’ve ever had. We see the ball land on the green, then see it disappear. Good shot, but it’s rolled off the back.

We walk up to the back of the green, the ball no where to be seen! But it had to have come off the back… where else could it be. I said the lads, I’m not expecting it but I’ll check the hole just for the sake of it… to my surprise it’s there, sat in the bottom of the cup! My first ever hole in one!

It took some 24 hours to fully sink in that achievement of getting a hole in one, something I never thought I would do.

The ball is now going into a presentation case and my score card on the wall.