i had that 'hole in 3' thing happen a while ago. if any of the MA guys have played widow's walk it was on #8 (a short par 4 that has a tee high up on a bluff. you hit over a pond to the fairway that bends right and there is another pond on that right side with a row of trees on the edge so you can't see the green -whew, breathe!-).
anyhow when i played there with a friend who lived in the area i always tried to drive the green (hole reads 310y maybe, but again all downhill and at an angle you can cut). that day i was playing well and he talked me into hitting an iron. well the iron hits a sprinkler head on the right side of the fairway and kicks dead right into the pond which we saw all the way. hilarity rules and i walk to the bag to get another ball, and change clubs. i swing the driver and the ball goes over the trees toward the hidden green.
we walk down. the other guys hit their shots and we walk up. we are looking for the ball and can't find anything. a single we grouped with goes to the hole and says, "there is something here."
yup, birdie.
he is on me "go tell the pro shop!! that is incredible! they will probably call the paper!"
no thanks. i found it embarrassing.
