While playing in the Dogfight on Saturday, July 19th, Jack Presnell records his 3rd career Hole-in-One.  This notorious event happened on Hole #3 playing 185 yards.  His playing partners were excited as Mr. Presnell, in his own words, "sculled his 3 wood into the hole".

Way to go Mr. Presnell!!!

While playing his match in the Junior-Senior Challenge on Saturday, July 13th, Frank Brown decided to have his first career Hole-in-One on Hole #12.  The hole was playing 192 yards in length that day, so Mr. Brown grabbed his ever so favorite 22 degree hi-brid, for this legendary shot.  His playing companions were amazed as they lost the hole to an ace!

Way to Go Mr. Brown!!!

Sunday afternoon, June 29th, while playing with his normal "skins" group, Truman Klipstein recorded his first ever Hole-in-One!  The notorious event happened on Hole #12, playing 170 yds with the wind in his face.   He grabbed his 3 iron from his bag and his whole group watched in amazement as his ball "backed up" into the hole!

Congrats Trummie!

While playing with his usual group on Friday morning, June 6th, Gary Campbell recorded his 4th career ace.  As he approached hole #6, measuring 204 yards (against the wind), Mr. Campbell remarked to his group that "wouldn't it be nice if I had a Hole-in-One today"?  Well, he grabbed his favorite club, his 3 iron, and his group watched in amazement as Mr. Campbell's ball rolled into the cup for that ace.

Way to go Mr. Campbell!

While playing with his usual suspects on Friday afternoon, May 30th, Dave Hornbaker made his very first Hole in One on hole #6.  The hole was playing 194 yards that day, so Mr. Hornbaker grabbed his "ole faithful"....3 wood.   As soon as he hit it, they all yelled "go in the hole"! 

Congrats Mr. Hornbaker!!

Just a day before his 53rd Wedding Anniversary, on Sunday, April 20th, Doug Middleton recorded his second career hole-in-one after playing for a mere 63 yrs.  While playing with his bride,  Skip and Carole Copp, Mr Middleton grabbed his "trusty" Driver out of his bag on Hole #6, playing 183 yards, and watched as his ball rolled into the cup. 

Congratulations Mr. Middleton!!

On Friday, April 11th while playing with his normal playing companion, Barry Jacobs, Dave Simpson recorded his second career Hole-in-One.  The legendary shot came on Hole #3, playing 175 yards that day, grabbed his "security blanket" club...his long hitting 5 iron, which proceeded to rattle the flag and drop straight into the cup for an ace!

Way to go Mr. Simpson!!

While playing in the Dogfight on Saturday, March 22nd, Jim Dean recorded his 5th hole-in-one!  His playing partners, John Laughlin, Frank Brown and Tan Ganatra, were all excited as they coached Mr. Dean's ball into the cup on Hole #3, playing 158 yards.  He used his "lucky" 6 iron.

Way to go Mr. Dean!

Doug Meggs had his fourth hole-in-one while playing with Rhyne Cannon, Joel Sweet, and Dan Hendrickson.  On Saturday, March 22nd, they all watch as the ball trickled into the cup on hole #6 playing 175 yards.  Mr. Meggs used his faithful 7 iron to do the trick.

Congrats Mr. Meggs!

On Friday, March 14th, the day that he re-joined, Frank Miles had his second hole-in-one!  Mr. Miles aced hole #3, playing 159 yards (against the wind, of course) using his 5iron while playing with his usual group of Rudy York, Jack Frazier and WD Harris.  So, the moral of the story....good things happen when you catch back up with some old friends!

Way to go Mr. Miles!!

On Thursday, March 13th, Claude Mullins, aka "Corky" or known by some as "Captain" or "King CC" while playing with Ernie Lambert had his fourth hole in one!  Mr. Mullins grabbed his 5 iron out of his bag on hole #12, playing 180 yards, and proceeded to watch it roll into the cup from the back shelf.   Believe it or not, there were few people around to help celebrate with him.

Congrats Corky! 

On October 16th while playing at Stonbridge Golf Club with Pine Lake members John Hadaway, Jack Sanders and Ellis Yeargins,  Jim Jones made his first ever hole in one.  The shot came on hole number 15 which was playing 134 yards that day.  He was using his six iron.  Mr. Jones and the rest of the group did not see the ball go in from the tee however when they arrived at the green, looked in the hole, there it was! 

Congratulations Mr. Jones!

On Friday, November 23rd, playing on our new re-grassed greens, Ed Borkey proceeded to have his first Hole-in-One of his career on Hole #16.  It was playing 164 yards and he used his 6 iron.  This is the first Hole-in-One recorded on our newly seeded greens! 

Way to go Mr. Borkey

While Ernie Lambert was playing in the Rock Barn Open on Tuesday, November 13th at Rock Barn Golf Club and Spa, he recorded his 3rd Hole-in-One.  He had it on the 9th Hole of the Jones Course.  The hole measure 178 yards in length and he used his trusty 7 iron.

Way to go Mr. Lambert!!!

Mr. Jim Norris a member since 2000 made his first hole in one on Friday the 9th of November. After countless rounds at Pine Lake Mr. Norris held out to make his first hole in one at Providence Country Club, playing in the competitive company of his peers, Mike Donovan, Gary Dayton and Ed Sistare, Mr. Norris sized up his shot on hole #4 and decided that this hole required a well struck chocked down, drawing 5 iron. As he promised the well struck shot landed like a butterfly on the green and found its way to the bottom of the cup!

After the round Mr. Norris then made his elated way back to Pine Lake to share beverages and his tale with all his friends.

Congratulations Mr. Norris on hopefully your first of many to come!!!

The fall of every year quite a few of our members travel to the coast to play in the Annual "Billy Bob" "Golf" Outing.  This year, one of our members, Darryl Ehlers, had his first  Hole-in-One on hole #10 - 310 yard - par 4 at The Harbour Course at the Isle of Palms, SC.  He used a Driver.

Way to go Mr. Ehlers!

While playing in a golf tournament at Bogey Hills in St. Charles, Illinois, Gary Brown recorded his second Hole-in-One.  He used his trusty 4 iron from 183 yards.

Way to go Mr. Brown! 

At Raintree's South Course yesterday, playing with Greg Edelson,  Mike Calandra had a hole-in-one on the second hole. It was playing 148 from the white tees, he hit an 8 iron about 5 yards deep into a bank and it checked back into the hole. This was Mr. Calandra's, second ace the other fell  at Firethorne a few years ago.

Well Played Mr. Calandra!!!

For those of you that are not aware our current course record is 62 from the Black Tees. On June the 8th one of our junior members Daniel Meggs equalled that score. Daniel who is due to go to Wake Forest next year shot a career round of 62 this round consisted of 1 Eagle, 9 Birdies, 6 Par's and 1 Bogey. Even after hitting the ball into the edge of the hazard on hole #13 Daniel went in and played the ball out to make the only bogey of the round.

Take a look at this scorecard!!!

Front Nine: 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 = 31
Back Nine: 4 3 3 5 4 3 2 4 3 = 31

Congratulations Daniel on your record equally round