It seems I've replayed this shot a thousand times in my mind -- my own little video of my first ace. It all happened last week, in a tournament, on the 18th hole (we started on the 14th) at Wyckoff CC in Holyoke, MA. We had this down hill hole measured…

it was a thusday afternoon, and it was getting pretty dark..everyone was going with a 7 iron because of the pin placement. it was front middle of the green right behind a sandpit..as everyone else is going long and off the green. i decide to take out…

Although coming within 2 inches of the hole the week before, this was my first ace. Using a 4 hybrid and a Titleist DT Distance ball, I hit the shot well---good trajectory directly at the pin. The ball carried 125 yards in the air, landing about fifteen…