{"id":3967,"date":"2015-11-18T13:41:52","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T13:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipsticks.com\/blog\/?p=3967"},"modified":"2023-12-01T01:30:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T01:30:28","slug":"7-amazing-golf-shots-that-will-blow-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/7-amazing-golf-shots-that-will-blow-your-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Amazing Golf Shots That Will Blow Your Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/7-amazing-golf-shots-that-will-blow-your-mind\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Golfer-Hand-Drawn-Illustrati-80562734-600x600-custom.jpg\" alt=\"Topic: GOLF (Posture Golf swing). An hand drawn illustration converted into vector. Vector is easy editable in layers and groups.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out 7 shots that are out-of-this-world below. How many of these had you seen before?<!--more--><strong>#1. Vijay Singh: Water-Skipping Hole-in-One<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Professional-Golfer-Vijay-Sing-3991797.jpg\" alt=\"Vijay Singh 2008 90th PGA Championship Oakland Hills Country Club Bloomfield Hills Michigan\" width=\"533.5\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Professional-Golfer-Vijay-Sing-3991797.jpg 533.5w, https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Professional-Golfer-Vijay-Sing-3991797-300x150.jpg 100.03125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Vijay Singh, 2008 90th PGA Championship, Oakland Hills Country Club Bloomfield Hills Michigan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>During the 2009 Masters tournament, professional golfer Vijay Singh skipped his ball across a water hazard onto the green, where it looped around and dropped right in the cup.<\/p>\n<p>See it on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zg9GOMAB31Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>YouTube<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2. Bill Haas: Out of the Water<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3971 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Bill-Haas-24172025.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Haas\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1159.2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Bill-Haas-24172025.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Bill-Haas-24172025-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><em>BETHESDA MD &#8211; JUNE 15: The 2011 Fedex champion, Bill Haas, hits a shot at Congressional during the 2011 US Open.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bill Haas was playing for the tournament win as well as the FedEx Cup title in the TOUR Championship playoff in 2011. Unfortunately, a half submerged ball could have cost him the win. Haas not only knocked the ball onto the green about two feet from the cup, but also won the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bill Haas pars No.17 from water in TOUR Championship playoff\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_69ahipYlV4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>#3. Fuzzy Zoeller: On the Fringe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2925995470_60cbc35c8d_b.jpg\" alt=\"2925995470_60cbc35c8d_b\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2925995470_60cbc35c8d_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2925995470_60cbc35c8d_b-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fuzzy Zoeller was reaching for his sand wedge after a 170-yard drive on number 16, a par-3, during the Allianz Championship in June, 2006. That\u2019s why he didn\u2019t see the shot drop. A full 10 seconds after landing in the fringe, his ball started rolling toward the cup, giving him a hole-in-one.<\/p>\n<p>See it on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zKcBTaTed0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>YouTube<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4.<\/strong> <strong>Padraig Harrington: Not Deterred by Blustery Winds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cIt\u2019s impossible to recreate\u2026 It was awesome!\u201d | Padraig Harrington 2008 | My Greatest Shot\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h5sppcwJa6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Irish golfer Padraig Harrington had to decide how to manage a 277-yard shot across some serious wind. Aiming into the grandstand, Harrington put the ball within four feet of the cup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#5. Rich Beem: One Car Richer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3973 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2578258437_d0556553e8_b.jpg\" alt=\"2578258437_d0556553e8_b\" width=\"533.59375\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2578258437_d0556553e8_b.jpg 533.59375w, https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2578258437_d0556553e8_b-300x150.jpg 100.048828125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rich Beem won himself a new Nissan at the Nissan Open 2007 with his perfect 176-yard, par-3 14<sup>th<\/sup> hole hole-in-one. Excited, Beem jumped on the car to claim ownership and celebrate his triumph.<\/p>\n<p>See it on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VXYl44Bi5KQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>YouTube<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#6. Craig Parry: Taming the Blue Monster<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Memorable Moments: Doral Golf Resort\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/01QOqyAw7oU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Craig Parry tamed the Trump National Doral Blue Monster course by sinking a hole-in-one on the 18<sup>th<\/sup> hole. Parry didn\u2019t know the ball had dropped until the crowd\u2019s reaction clued him in. After a well-deserved fist pump, he hugged his caddy, who was his brother Glenn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#7. Phil Mickelson: from Bad Position to Winner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3975 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Phil-Mickelson-at-The-Players-42975688.jpg\" alt=\"Phil Mickelson at The Players Championship 2012\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Phil-Mickelson-at-The-Players-42975688.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Phil-Mickelson-at-The-Players-42975688-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Phil Mickelson (USA) at The Players championship PGA Tour, Ponte Vedra golf course, Florida, USA, May 20, 2012<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Phil \u201cLefty\u201d Mickelson hoisted the ball over some tall trees to its resting place eight feet from the cup, where he putted in a victory at the 2008 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the clip at <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A82Yli6lT4U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>YouTube<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out 7 shots that are out-of-this-world below. 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