As seen in the subject of this story, getting a hole in one by yourself with no witnesses is every golfers nightmare, right? They say a hole in one for golfers is a once in a lifetime thing. Every hole in one is unique and an incredible accomplishment. At the 4th hole of Stonewall Golf Club, A 203 yard uphill par 3, I hit a hole in one. On the range before my round, I was hitting the ball better than usual and I just felt good going onto the course. Then, things started getting weird. I had a 5pm tee time, and was waived through by a foursome on both hole number #1 and hole #2, due to the fact it was going to start getting dark soon. My round basically started on hole 3, where I still found myself hitting the ball better than usual and ended up bogeying the 520+ yard par 5 capped off with a 15 foot bogey putt. Onto #4. This hole has not been kind to me in the past. The design of the hole has water and shrubs for about 100-110 yards in front of the tee box, so if you don't get it over that ball is gone. I picked up my 3 wood and was determined to land my shot on the green. When I hit my ball, I hit one of the hardest balls I've ever hit. The ball was traveling low, but it made it over the hazards, and it was headed straight towards the hole. The ball hit the rough going uphill.. skipping onto the very short fairway.... then skipping onto the green, straight towards the hole. Due to the uphill nature of the hole, I didnt see it go in the hole. I hit the ball so hard that I was expecting it to be towards the back of the green. When I got up to the green and didnt see it on the green, something told me to go directly to the hole and see if it's in there. And there was my brand new Titleist 2 velocity, sitting right in the cup. For about 3 seconds, my brain didn't know how to react. Nobody saw it, right? I just pulled off one of the rarest things in golf, and nobody saw it. I then reacted how anybody would, and started screaming and running around. After my brief scream and run, I hear a voice say, "Did you just a hole in one?" I turn around and there's a 10 year old kid and his mom sitting on their patio. Their house backs up to the 4th hole with a clear view of the green. As it turns out, I did have a witness to this accomplishment (which im still smiling about). That mom and her son were in the right place at the right time and I'm incredibly grateful that they are my witnesses, because I don't know how'd I'd be able to cope with getting my first ever hole in one and have no witnesses. Moral of the story, don't golf by yourself, you never know if today could be the day you get a hole in one! In the photos, you'll see the ball mark from where my ball skipped on the rough due to how hard I hit it. This ball was never used and it will never be used again. Thanks Titleist! -Mark Denholm

PS- My grandfather died of skin cancer 19 years ago, and September 25th would have been his 78th birthday. He loved golfing, and he would have loved to have golfed with me as I grew up and started to fall in love with golfing. I’m 23 years old, and have only been playing consistently for about 5 months now. I’m a 19 handicap (getting better day by day), but for me to hit one after just 5 months of golfing is hard for me to believe. Due to the fact that I hit one on his 78thg birthday, I truly believe he was with me on that shot.