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Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023

Golf Score Terms: Hole in One

A hole-in-one, also known as an "ace" is when you hit a shot from the tee box and make it in the hole.

Written By: Zach Gollwitzer

Posted in: Golf Score Terms

Term Overview

A brief overview of the term including definition, usage, origins, helpful visuals.

definition

A hole-in-one, also known as an "ace" is when you hit a shot from the tee box and make it in the hole. In the golf world, if you are playing with a group and make a hole-in-one, it is tradition to buy drinks for everyone in the group after the round. That is why a golfer who recently got a hole-in-one might say, "That hole-in-one drained my bank account!"

how it's used in a sentence

Great hole-in-one! Now you have to buy all of us drinks after the round!

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