Seven-iron was the weapon of choice.
The hole was cut about one-third of the way on to the green so he couldn’t see the bottom of the flag.
“I hit a really pure shot, right at it,” Morley said. “I immediately thought ‘cool, I will have a chance at a two’.
“As it landed, I bent down to pick up my tee and as I stood back up, I saw the guys on the third tee going bananas.”
He then realised what had happened.
“I was a bit stunned but the high-fives proceeded.”
An eye witness told him the ball landed “softly” about five-feet from the hole, gently rolled up to the cup and just dropped in.
Morley is part of a group of players known as the Thursday School, who indulge in a weekly haggle among themelves.
Those directly in front of him and the group behind him are all part of the school, so were able to share the moment with him.
“It was a cool feeling.”
Former Poverty Bay representative cricketer Morley added the perfect shot to several other golfing successes over 2021.
He was a member of the Poverty Bay team who won the Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants title and was named player of the pennants series.
He has got his handicap down to a career-low 1.6, which is scratch off the white tees at the Bay.
And the rounds that helped him get there included a personal-best, bogey-free 3-under 69 on June 12.
