New Yorker aces No. 14 at Mackenzie Tour stop
New York’s Max Buckley will have fond memories of No. 14 on the Talons Course at Country Hills, site of his hole-in-one during the ATB Financial Classic.
The 27-year-old Buckley now has five aces on his resume, although he didn’t get to fully enjoy the latest — a smooth 7-iron on the downhill doozy, which was stretched to 210 yards for Friday’s second round of the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada stop.
“I hit my shot and kind of put my sunglasses down and said, ‘I have no idea where the ball is,’ ” Buckley said. “And then we just hear the group on the next tee put their arms up, and I put my arms up.”
The ATB Financial Classic weekend festivities also included a junior clinic at Blue Devil, and Kyler Smith provided the shot of the day with an ace on the 90-yard second hole on the Li’l Devil layout. The 10-yearold Smith drilled a driver for the 90-yard ace .
George Wilson notched an ace during club championships at Glencoe. Wilson was one-anddone on the fifth hole of the Slopes loop thanks to a flawless 5-iron from the 176-yard blocks.
Carol Empey can always brag that she scored the first ace on the finishing hole of the Spitzee Six at Highwood in High River. Empey selected a 7-iron and was right on target on the 86-yard challenge.
Also at Highwood, Gary Cardiff cruised through the third on the Mountainview layout, flag-hunting with a 4-iron from 161 yards out.
Adam Buckles didn’t just hit the green on No. 16 at Links of GlenEagles, he aced the stunning signature hole, launching an 8-iron from 182 yards away.
If you were whizzing by on Crowchild Trail and witnessed a celebration on the third hole at Richmond Green, it could have been Robert Herle reacting to his ace on the 112-yard assignment. Herle had a 52-degree wedge in hand for the superb shot.
Brennon Buist didn’t require his putter on the second test of HeatherGlen’s Hills Nine, instead swatting a 7-iron and then making the 176-yard stroll to retrieve his ball from the bottom of the cup.
Evan Anderson capped a round at Lakeview with an exclamation point, acing the closer at the ninehole muni with an awesome 8-iron from 107 yards out.
Thomas Scott scribbled a “1” on his scorecard on the eighth hole at Maple Ridge. He hit an 8-iron from 144 yards out.
Ed Murphy mastered No. 14 at Pinebrook thanks to a fantastic 4-iron that covered 195 yards.
Earle Shim will be saying only good things about his seven-wood after a 180-yard pin-seeker on the fourth hole at McCall Lake.
Jung Jae Kim picked a perfect line with a pitching wedge on No. 12 at Shaganappi Point, which measures 98 yards.
Harry Homer-Dixon completed No. 11 at the Winston Golf Club with one crack of a 9-iron from 123 yards away.
Reg Maye made short work of the seventh at Turner Valley, finishing his business with one swipe of a 7-iron from 140 yards out.
Paul Marriott made memories of his own with a hole-in-one on No. 17 at Fox Hollow. 9-iron was the right call for the 140-yard task.
Susie Reid and Kelly Larson can swap stories about their aces on the third hole of the Deer Nine at Coyote Creek Resort in Sundre.