Eagles!?!?!

[$2 Nassau]

Only one in my lifetime!! And that was a chip in. Have had a fair amount of oppprtunities this season but can't seem to cash in.

[TommyD69]

Once I lowered my handicap to the point where I could get close enough to a green to make an Eagle, I started by holeing out from the fairway, then I started chipping them in from around the green and from the fringe. Lately, I have been lucky enough to actually hit a green in 2 and make the put. I have missed my share of Eagle putts, but I have also made a few.

It's what keeps you coming back!!!

[Jay-Bird]

Missed two legit chances today. Drove a par 4 (had 15 mph wind with me), two putt birdie from 18'. Then I went Driver (340), 8 iron (170) to a 510 yard par 5 (w/maybe 20 mph wind) and two putted from 20'.

eagleless on the year still. It's getting to annoying.

[RickPro]

i hit 10 plus at my home course. a par 5 that can be reached in 2. i just have to get it over the trees & houses on my drive and im golden because it is a dogleg to the right. usually u hit it foward. then 2 shots up. but if you cut the corner you can get on the green in 2.

[Guest]

I've only had two lifetime where I actually putted it in for eagle. I seem to chip in or hole out from the fairway once a year for eagle. My ball striking is MUCH better than my short game. It bugs me because it is great when I practice. I just can't take it to the course.

Oh, I did have my first (I say that like it might happen again - NOT!) Albatross a couple weeks ago. Holed out from 231.

-Nick

[Garnet Haze]

I've only had one eagle. Now I've only been playing seriously for a few years, and have just gotten to a point where I can have opportunities. I've made the green in two several times on par 5's, but couldn't convert the putt.

However, the one time I did get an eagle was at a 520 yard, dogleg right, par 5 at my home course. The only way for me to get a shot at the green in 2 is to have the tee shot cut the corner over some large oak trees. Then the next shot is about 220 to 230 yards out with a pond that splits the fairway (which really doesn't come in to play) and a large bunker system guarding the front right of the green (which definitely comes in to play).

I hit the drive off the tee perfectly: cutting the corner, avoiding the trees, and landing right in the middle of the fairway. The second shot was a 3W for me, which landed just off the left side of the green in the rough. From there I was able to hit a decent pitch shot that just tracked in to the hole for eagle. I yelled pretty loud after that, which was kinda embarassing since a twosome was on the next tee box about 50 yards from the green I was on. I apologized for the outburst, and they just laughed and said 'nice shot'. I love this game.

[Jay-Bird]

Made my first eagle of the year today! Nothing like waiting until the end of October to get one. 490 yard par 5 straight, downwind - hit a huge driver to 160 out (I realize that equates to a 330 yard drive, which is impossible according to most people here ). Hit a perfect 8 iron on a line to the hole, landed twelve feet short of the pin and rolled to three feet. Made the three footer center cut, but was super nervous about it.

[bogeyhitter25]

Drove a par 4 one time. Only about 15 feet away. Left it short, I was rippin'.

[mirv]

i've had two in my life - one i have a hard time counting because it was such a short par 4. the hole was only like 230 yards. i drove it to the green with a 3 wood and then 1-putted. the eagle that i really count and am proud of was a 330 yard par 4 where i drove the ball just shy of 300 yards . my second shot, i took a nice soft pitch that landed on the green and rolled about 10-12 feet straight into the cup.

[Rusty2228]

I had none prior to this year and had three this year. All Par 5s, a chip in from under a tree was my first. On the fringe in two and made the putt. And then a driver, five iron to 3 feet. That one was sweet because it was with the group of guys that I play with consistently and won me the years largest $, a whole ten dollars.

[cmay119]

Never had an eagle. I just don't hit it far enough to plausibly reach the green in 2 on a par 5. I've actually been on the putting surface once for eagle on a par 5 at my local course, but I was about 35-feet away. Missed the eagle putt and the corresponding birdie putt. Dammit I was pissed after that one.

[cubdog]

I've had two this year. When I lived in Denver they were more common. The elevation made it easier to reach the par 5s in two.

cubdog

[Jay-Bird]

Made my first eagle of '09 today. #8 at Alvamar public 471 yard par 5 right angle dog leg left. (250 to the dogleg, 220 up a hill to the green. I hit a huge drive and turned it over perfectly, cutting the corner, but ran through the fairway. I was 160 to the pin (uphill) and hit a perfect 7 iron right at it. I had a 10 footer with a slight break to the left. Rolled it in center cut.

[ryohazuki222]

I am 0/4 in eagle putts in my golf lifetime. Considering I started playing in August 08, I think stastically, I'll get one sooner or later.

[iWALK18]

I've got 3 lifetime.

#1. A hole out with my 7 iron.
#2. Driver, Punch 7i out of the trees, 8' Putt
#3. Driver, 52* Wedge, 20' Putt.

[Big Padrigo]

made my fourth last week, 3 have been on the same hole, a 500 yard par-5 that usually plays downwind. Last week, driver, 8-iron was enough to leave me with a 15 footer. Pretty sure that previously on the same hole I've needed a hybrid to get home, so you have an idea how strong the wind can play at my course.

[Big_M]

I've got 3 lifetime.

what the hell kind of short holes were you playing on #2 and #3.

I have had 3 putts at one so far this year... missed all by a fair bit. On a 280y par 4 I hit the pin with my second from a greenside bunker... hopefully my first of the year will be soon. Also had one rolling RIGHT at the hole on a par 3 but stop 1 foot short (pretty sure that eagle will never happen for me ).

[Grndslmhttr3]

I've gotten very close to getting eagles, such as driving the green on a par 4, on in two on a par 5, etc. I've never made the eagle putt, but I almost always get the birdy.
Still waitin' on that first eagle...