I stepped up to the sixth par 3 on the B course at Cleveland Heights Golf Club in Lakeland, Florida and decided I was going to trust my plan.

From 98 yards, I hit a nine iron, aiming for that left-side line toward the cup. My Titleist Pro V1x took two bounces, landed and then rolled right in—clean, quiet, and absolutely unbelievable for my first hole-in-one.

When it dropped, I just stood there a second, and couldn’t stop celebrating. i have been grinning all day. I have been playing golf for 30 years.