I still remember my first eagle...I was 14, it was during the summer, a Friday morning playing with one of my friends...375 yard, par 4, sharp dogleg right with trees down the right side...I hit a perfect tee shot that started down the left center of the fairway and faded around the dogleg...had about 135-140 yards left with the pin on the front middle of the green. I hit a nice, high 6-iron that faded perfectly toward the pin...it landed just on the front of the green, took a few small bounces and rolled right into the cup.
I've had many since then but there will never be another "first" eagle!!!
Here's wishing you many more!
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I still remember my first eagle...I was 14, it was during the summer, a Friday morning playing with one of my friends...375 yard, par 4, sharp dogleg right with trees down the right side...I hit a perfect tee shot that started down the left center of the fairway and faded around the dogleg...had about 135-140 yards left with the pin on the front middle of the green. I hit a nice, high 6-iron that faded perfectly toward the pin...it landed just on the front of the green, took a few small bounces and rolled right into the cup.
I've had many since then but there will never be another "first" eagle!!!
Here's wishing you many more!
Great story. I probably couldn't describe my "first time" with such accuracy. But that's golf. What a great game.
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I still remember my first eagle...I was 14, it was during the summer, a Friday morning playing with one of my friends...375 yard, par 4, sharp dogleg right with trees down the right side...I hit a perfect tee shot that started down the left center of the fairway and faded around the dogleg...had about 135-140 yards left with the pin on the front middle of the green. I hit a nice, high 6-iron that faded perfectly toward the pin...it landed just on the front of the green, took a few small bounces and rolled right into the cup.
I've had many since then but there will never be another "first" eagle!!!
Here's wishing you many more!
Great story. I probably couldn't describe my "first time" with such accuracy. But that's golf. What a great game.
Even with as much golf as I've played in my life, I can recall lots of shots/rounds from the past...my wife gets pissed because I can remember such "useless knowledge" but can't remember to empty the dishwasher...LOL...
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Originally posted by ShortFatHokie: Even with as much golf as I've played in my life, I can recall lots of shots/rounds from the past...my wife gets pissed because I can remember such "useless knowledge" but can't remember to empty the dishwasher...LOL...
I hear ya. I can recall some of the eagles I've made...when they won me a big bet, or were holed out from a green side bunk, or sank a 60+ foot snake...but can't recall my first or most since then. I've made a number of eagles on par 4's.
Never had one, but came close to an eagle four times. Two were on par 5s where I was on in two, closest putt was about 20 feet. Once on a par four, I hit a beauty of a drive and my sand wedge nearly went in. Then there was the time I very nearly had a hole-in-one. One of these days...
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I had an Eagle on the third hole at Forest Park when I was 15. A raised tee I hit a 3-iron and the ball hit a tree and richocheted onto the green and into the hole.
Shocked the heck out of me and the other three in our group
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Congrats on the Eagle! I have had only 1, and that was pure luck. 6 Iron from 185 hole-out. I lipped out an eagle on a par 5 2 weeks ago, but I can't remember too many other eagle opportunities.
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