A moment in time

I had a moment the other day.

It was Saturday. I spent a couple of hours in the office in the morning but spent the afternoon playing golf.

A rare treat on a Saturday for a guy like me. I have been playing golf for about three years now. I’m not very good yet because I don’t practise enough.

However, that day I was playing on a championship course at Dale Hill. The par three 5th hole is a tricky little thing. A large green with fierce undulations, surrounded by sand traps and deep rough. You don’t want to be short. You don’t want to be wide. Too long would be out-of-bounds. Landing the tee shot on the green is no guarantee of par.

So - what's going to happen next ?

As it turns out, on that day, all of this was completely irrelevant.

I struck my tee-shot sweetly. It pitched 2 metres from the pin and the ball rolled, guided by the undulating green, straight into the cup.

A HOLE IN ONE  !!!

So, the question is ………………………. was it a fluke ?

I suppose you could say that. I have only been playing a relatively short time. I play off a high handicap and to be fair, the chances of me ever doing this again, I must admit, are slim.

Slim …… but not non-existent.

Was I lucky ?

Well yes, I guess so. But, I did actually do, exactly what I was aiming to do.

A rare moment, when intention was followed by perfect execution.

If it can happen to me on a golf course. There is hope for us all.