Many times while teeing up on a par 3, I think "Is this hole going to be my first hole-in-one? Today, when I teed up on the par 3 11th I told my foursome, "It would be nice if they cut some of these weeds in the ravine, so that we could see the cup." Then my thought was, "Just a nice smooth stroke like when I practice." I hit my 7-iron smooth and it went up in the air tracking the whole time. I stepped to the left about a yard, so that I could see around the weeds in the ravine. I watched my Pinnacle hit the green below the hole and roll about 10 feet up and right curling into the hole. I seemed a bit in shock and didn't dance around like I always envisioned I would. But, the excitement crept in and my friends took pictures. I've been golfing for 9 1/2 years and this is my first ace.