a round played by yourself, I dont believe counts, period. If you make a hole in one on your own with no one to see it.....you will always know that you made one, but likely others wont believe you (the world is full of people who lie on this subject), and even if they do....it will be strictly faith.

Just hope that when you make one, you are with someone on THAT day.

5-1a/2. Score Made When Playing Alone

Q: If a player plays alone, should the score be returned for handicap purposes?

A: Yes, provided the round is played in accordance with the Rules of Golf.

Look around for the greenskeeper like the kid in the Pepsi Commercial.......

BDLz

Rounds played alone count.

Here's the USGA Handicap Decision:

what if you hit a hole in one & you are alone?

Rule 32, paragraph "C", sentence 14....

Two-stroke penalty.

Q. What constitutes the validity of a hole in one?

A. The Rules of Golf do not address the issue of the validity of a hole-in-one. It is up to the Committee to determine whether a hole-in-one is valid. The USGA recommends that a hole-in-one be considered valid:

1. If made during a round of at least nine holes, except that a hole-in-one made during a match should be acceptable even if the match ends before the stipulated round is completed.
2. If the player is playing one ball; a hole-in-one made in a practice round in which the player is playing two or more balls should not be acceptable.
3. If attested by someone acceptable to the Committee.
4. If made at a hole with a temporary tee and/or putting green in use, even if the Committee did not specifically define the teeing ground with tee-markers; the length of the hole at the time should be stated on any certificate.
5. If made in a "scramble" competition, which is played as follows: A side comprises four players. Each member of a side plays from the teeing ground, the best drive is selected, each member plays a second shot from where the best drive is located, and so on.

I guess it does not really count. I was playing today and came pretty close on two par 3's. I was within 5 feet of the cup.

Do you call the rangemaster?

It does count!

It's happened to me.... here is what you do, write down a 1 and go to the next hole. It's that simple, if you have integrity your friends will never doubt you, they will say that they wish they could have been there. In my case I was originally playing my usual 9 after work, needless to say I finished the round and played the full 18.

Don't worry about what people think, enjoy the ace in your heart, the same way you should enjoy the game of golf!

r/
MiuraPro

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it does it make a sound?

Sort of the same question, no?

I thought it was like,

If a man speaks in the woods and there is no woman present, is he still wrong!

I thought it was like,

If a man speaks in the woods and there is no woman present, is he still wrong!

Oh I'm so using that one!!! Classic!

I have three of them, 2 of which I was playing by myself. All three times I told the proshop about it and 2 of them were put in the paper (big deal right?). One of them was at a course I used to play quite a bit and the head pro told me nice shot but you needed a witness for it to be "official." I didn't care anyway because to me it was exactly that. Funny though the other day, I was playing a 210 par 3 with the pin 14 yards deep so 224 and a touch downwind. I hit 4 iron expecting the ball to release and hit one a little thin and it landed just left of a bunker and jumped hard right into a water hazard. I dropped one as I was just practicing before work and I hit one at the center of green and hopped in the cart. Got up there and it was in the hole.

I have three of them, 2 of which I was playing by myself. All three times I told the proshop about it and 2 of them were put in the paper (big deal right?). One of them was at a course I used to play quite a bit and the head pro told me nice shot but you needed a witness for it to be "official." I didn't care anyway because to me it was exactly that. Funny though the other day, I was playing a 210 par 3 with the pin 14 yards deep so 224 and a touch downwind. I hit 4 iron expecting the ball to release and hit one a little thin and it landed just left of a bunker and jumped hard right into a water hazard. I dropped one as I was just practicing before work and I hit one at the center of green and hopped in the cart. Got up there and it was in the hole.

Rounds played alone count.

Here's the USGA Handicap Decision:

I actually had a hole-in-one at my home course when I was playing alone. I told the people in the shop and they treated it as they would any other hole-in-one.

Golf is a gentleman's game...and if you lie about stuff like that, you're only hurting yourself.

I thought it was like,

If a man speaks in the woods and there is no woman present, is he still wrong!

A hole in one is a hole in one. It doesnt matter whether anyone else saw it or not.

That rule about another player signing your card will be a problem.

Where's the USGA rule that states scores returned for handicap purposes must have a card signed by another player?

USGA? I don't care about the USGA, but in the R&A rule book, there is a rule about the marker signing your card, rule 6.6.

In any case, it is absurd to allow a player to mark his own card. Golf may be a game of gentlemen, but there is a limit to how far that goes. Players (knowingly or) unknowingly often break the rules, and the marker is there to represent other players, including those the player will play against with his new altered handicap.

[EDIT] Just checked the USGA rules and the same applies. Therefore a solo score cannot be recorded in compliance with the Rules of Golf.

The USGA allows someone that plays alone to post scores for handicap if said person follows the Rules of Golf for the round.

This was clearly stated above & noted as USGA. No claims were made regarding the R&A and no claims were made concerning what you do or you do not care about.

So, I can't help but think you simply want to argue as all you've offered is a non sequitur.

No, a non sequitur ("does not follow") is when the USGA says that a score may be posted from a solo round if it complies with the 'Rules of Golf', which require a marked card.

Anyway, I am sure you agree that it is rather unsatisfactory for a player to self-attest to complying with the Rules when many players don't even know them properly.

In my opinion, an ace made while playing alone, during an 18 hole round of golf, played under the rules, is valid.

In my opinion, an ace made while playing alone, during an 18 hole round of golf, played under the rules, is valid.

Kevin

Kevin, I've been waiting for you to post this . . .

USGA: Hole-in-One FAQs

A shot struck from the teeing area, as the first shot struck from said area by the player in the current round, then goes in the hole is a hole in one. Period.

If you do not play according to the rules for any other part of the round (not advocating that but just to make a point), THAT is a hole in one. I may play 2 balls on every hole, use OB as a lateral so I do not have to go all the way back to the tee, may take gimmies on the green, etc. However, if I arrive at a par 3 (or short par 4, for that matter) and my FIRST ball goes in the hole from my tee shot, then that is a hole in one. I could not care less what is or is not attested to, nor do I care if my buddies believe me. I know in my own mind what it is that I did. Likewise, someone lying about a hole in one (maybe a re-teed shot or their 2nd ball, whatever) knows in their head that they did not really get one. When it comes down to it, that is all that matters.

All of the above is tossed out if this is a hole with a prize of some sort for closest to teh pin or a hole in one prize or something. Then it MUST be witnessed by someone and be in full accordance with the rules.

Hi Mathew,

Wow, I have not seen that. According to the USGA, my answer is wrong on almost all levels. I learned something new today, thank you!

Kevin

OK, so now I'm confused. A solo round then is not admissible for my handicap? I mean, if a hole-in-one is not valid without someone attesting, then one has to assume a birdie is not valid without someone attesting, or 18 pars for that matter, right?

OK, so now I'm confused. A solo round then is not admissible for my handicap? I mean, if a hole-in-one is not valid without someone attesting, then one has to assume a birdie is not valid without someone attesting, or 18 pars for that matter, right?

Q. What constitutes the validity of a hole in one?

A. The Rules of Golf do not address the issue of the validity of a hole-in-one. It is up to the Committee to determine whether a hole-in-one is valid. The USGA recommends that a hole-in-one be considered valid:
a. If made during a round of at least nine holes, except that a hole-in-one made during a match should be acceptable even if the match ends before the stipulated round is completed.
b. If the player is playing one ball; a hole-in-one made in a practice round in which the player is playing two or more balls should not be acceptable.
c. If attested by someone acceptable to the Committee.
d. If made at a hole with a temporary tee and/or putting green in use, even if the Committee did not specifically define the teeing ground with tee-markers; the length of the hole at the time should be stated on any certificate.
e. If made in a "scramble" competition, which is played as follows: A side comprises four players. Each member of a side plays from the teeing ground, the best drive is selected, each member plays a second shot from where the best drive is located, and so on.

Kevin, I've been waiting for you to post this . . .

USGA: Hole-in-One FAQs

Doesn't matter. As stated in the FAQ, those are USGA "recommendations".

If you knock it in off the tee with your first shot of the hole, by definition, it's a "[in the] Hole in one [shot]"

Hi Mathew,

Wow, I have not seen that. According to the USGA, my answer is wrong on almost all levels. I learned something new today, thank you!

Kevin