I was on a local course with friends. The 7th hole has a complex green with 2 levels. Pin was lower level front at 119, so I set up to fade a 130-yard shot into a backstop separating the upper and lower levels of the green. The idea was for the ball to spin off the slope back to the hole, etc.
When I hit the shot it rode up the club face so if felt like it would be short, but I thought it had a chance to hit the green. And I knew it was on line. It just ballooned up is all. That's what I thought. I didn't actually see the ball because it wasn't my normal flight. But I expected it to come down just a beat or two later than normal.
And then "thoop", "tick". It landed 6 inches past the hole slightly left with a little backspin and bounced right into the hole.
What fun. That green is close to the 1st hole and the 8th tee and a water cooler, so a number of groups hear the roar and shared in the celebration.