My Hole-in-One Story – Quarry 3, Joondalup 13th of September 2025

I went into the round feeling confident. My previous round was a 48 on the Quarry 9 at Joondalup, which for a beginner golfer is a solid score, so I felt like my game was finally trending the right way.

That confidence didn’t last long.

I’d just bought a set of brand new Wilson irons, and for whatever reason, I could not hit them to save my life. Absolute shanks, fats, thins — the lot. Nothing felt right.

To make things even funnier, I wasn’t even using a fresh premium ball. I was playing a Titleist that had literally been run over by my robotic lawn mower at home. Bit scuffed, battle scars everywhere… somehow that became the ball.

Then we got to Hole 3 on the Quarry at Joondalup Resort Golf Course in Perth, Australia

117 metres. Strong howling wind. Straight over the quarry.

I grabbed a 7 iron, thinking, Just clear the bloody quarry and I’ll take that. No hero shot. Just survive.

I flushed it.

The wind grabbed it immediately and lifted it higher than expected. Brett and I watched it land on the green… one bounce… then it started rolling.

Straight at the pin.

And then…

Gone.

It dropped.

Hole in one.

Brett and I just lost .

As if the story needed any more weirdness, the cart boy came around the corner right then, saw the chaos, heard what happened, and handed Brett and me a free beer on the spot. Couldn’t have timed it better.

And the funniest part?

After making a hole in one — the dream shot every golfer wants — I somehow went on to shoot the worst 9 holes of my life: 63.

So now I can officially say:

I’ve had a hole in one… and still shot 63 for 9 holes.

Golf makes absolutely no sense.

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That scuffed mower-ball is now an all-time family heirloom — especially with little Kody already guarding it