JIM'S HOLE IN ONE

PLAYING HIGHLAND OAKS GOLF COURSE IN DOTHAN, AL (PART OF TRENT JONES GOLF TRAIL) ON MARSHWOOD 9, HOLE 8, 149 YARDS. TOLD WIFE I USUALLY HIT 7 IRON 150 YDS, BUT SINCE SAND TRAP RAN ALL ACROSS FRONT OF GREEN AND PIN SEEMED IN BACK OF LARGE GREEN, I WAS GOING TO HIT A 6 IRON. HIT A GOOD LOOKING SHOT. WENT TO GREEN, COULD SEE NO BALL. BEHIND GREEN WAS OPEN SPACE FOR ABOUT TWENTY YARDS AND THEN WOODS AREA. I WAS VERY UPSET, FELT I DID NOT HIT THAT BALL THAT FAR. WHILE LOOKING IN WOODS, TOLD WIFE TO GO HIT HER SHOT. SHE SAID "I'LL LOOK IN THE HOLE. STARTED SCREAMING "IT IS IN THE HOLE". I FELT SO EXCITED - GREAT FEELING - CART GIRL WAS JUST COMING BY - BOUGHT US BOTH A CROWN ROYAL AND SEVEN.