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Spiers Kevin Lee [Male] b. 31 MAY 1962 Borger, Hutchinson County, Texas

Education: MAY 1985

Education: MAY 1980

Event: Membership: 4 JUN 2003

Kevin Spiers and wife Darla Renea Ross Spiers

Kevin and Darla met on Friday the 13th of December 1991 and were engaged on a Friday the 13th.

Kevin and Darla were married Friday the 13th of December 1996, on a sailboat at sunset just south of Oahu, Hawaii.

Kevin Andrews, Kevin Spiers and Scott Willson
Junior High School Friends, 25 years later.

Also Known As Duece. In a weeks time I had 3 dueces on par 4's and a par 5.

Sports
Central Texas holes in one
Posted: 07/27/2011 7:01 PM

Kevin Spiers (double-eagle), 3-wood, 505-yard 2nd hole at Lions; witnesses: Kavin Kelp, Jason Teis, Bruce Martin

Kevin had his first hole in one in January 2012
Because it was an unusual situationthe Austin Statesman didn't run it in their usual column. It was blogged about by Sports writer Kevin Robbins on the online edition instead.

When is an ace maybe not quite an ace?
By Kevin Robbins | Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 06:01 AM
Austin American Statesman Online

So we received this week a hole-in-one notice from Lions Municipal Golf Course. A player on the 13th hole Saturday dunked a sand wedge for an ace.
Or was it?
Work on No. 13 that day shortened the par-3 hole to 27 yards. Not 127. Twenty-seven.
That, folks, is an 81-foot shot. Now I don’t want to take anything away from holing an 81-foot shot. But if you’ve played Barton Creek Cliffside, you’ve probably had an 81-foot putt. And making an 81-foot putt is a magical moment in golf. So is chipping in from 81 feet with, say, a sand wedge. But is it worthy of the Holy Grail of golf shots? Of earning membership in the most exclusive club in the game?
Before you answer, let’s run some numbers:
On the PGA Tour last year (the 2012 season is far too young for such an important and sophisticated analysis), Phil Mickelson led all players in proximity to the hole from 50 to 75 yards, which is the shortest distance category the tour uses to calculate proximity leaders. In 79 rounds, Mickelson averaged 8 feet, 2 inches. He had 18 attempts from that distance in 2011. He played them at minus 5.
In approaches from the rough from the same distance, Marc Turnesa averaged 10 feet, 2 inches. I know, I know. The ace in question took place from the tee, which even at Muny is maintained at lengths lower than the roughs on the PGA Tour. But I include it for this reason: It’s another variable to consider.
Heath Slocum led all players last year in proximity to the hole from all distances. He averaged 31 feet, 11 inches in 1,324 attempts. Who knew! (I include this for players such as myself, who tend to unleash strings of demoralizing, self-defeating and otherwise psychologically damaging observations of inferiority when it comes to hitting the ball close to the hole.) Thank you for humoring me. I feel better now.
Justin Rose was the best player from 125 yards and closer in 2011. He registered a greens-in-regulation percentage of 89.59 in 79 rounds. Another variable. And another statistic to unfairly, disproportionately and devastatingly measure myself against when I miss the green — again! — on No. 5 at Jimmy Clay.
Turnesa — seriously? — led the tour in GIR from 75 to 100 yards. His number: 92.5 percent. I do not feel better now.
In GIR from less than 75 yards, Ian Poulter ranked best at 96.43 percent. I would say I miss the green 96.43 percent of the time, but (a) that isn’t true and (b) that isn’t healthy, even to joke about. What would Rotella say?
Now for some more relevant data:
In scrambling from 30 yards and in, Rod Pampling secured par or better 45.45 percent of the time in 72 rounds.
Scrambling from 20 to 30 yards, you ask? There’s Poulter again. He got up and down 70.97 percent of the time in 52 rounds.
Let’s talk about proximity to the hole from that distance. Sergio Garcia led the way, averaging 7 feet, 5 inches.
Who made the three longest putts last year on the PGA Tour? Angel Cabrera holed one of 103 feet, 5 inches in Phoenix. Alex Cejka made a 96-footer at the Northern Trust and Charles Howell III sank an 88-footer at the BMW.
That should be enough useless information to answer the question: Does our man at Muny deserve the distinction of an ace for his 27-yard shot Saturday in Tarrytown?
Or is it simply what, in my opinion, it is: a very nice hole-out from scrambling distance that merits a slap on the back and not much more?

By Kavin Kelp
January 31, 2012 11:43 AM | Link to this
By Mr. Spiers’ reference to the USGA definition of an ace, this is an ace. I do not think saying it was 81 feet is going to be difficult, but an amusing fact.
If you want to have a shot at a hole in one at Muny, you had better hurry. I have the feeling that the wonderful courses’ days are numbered. Get out and SAVE MUNY!
By Kevin Spiers, PGA
January 31, 2012 10:14 AM | Link to this
Having worked PGA Tour events and witnessed first hand what Mark Turnesa can do with a wedge, I am not at all surprised that he is leading the tour in the short game stats. He is most proficient at hitting golf balls into a water bucket in the practice area from 50 yards out.
Comparing a Muny player to Phil Mickelson, really, Mr. Short Game!
The stats for making an ace for a PGA Tour pro is 1 in 3,756 and an amateur’s are 1 in 12,750. Additionally, If you are a low-handicapper and play 1,000 rounds in your life, you have a 20-percent chance of recording an ace. If you play 5,000 rounds, your odds are 1:1.
The odds of an Albatross, or a hole in one on a par four or two on a par five, are an astronomical 1:6,000,000. Napkin math suggests that it takes more than 750,000 to achieve for a low handicapper.
The most exclusive club in the game isn’t the hole in one, much less the Holy Grail of golf. That would suggest that there had only been one, ever.
The Condor, or a hole in one on a par 5, would be close to being The Holy Grail but there are said to be at least three of those.
The true Holy Grail would be the Condor with a 3-iron! That one was made by Shaun Lynch, playing at Teign Valley Golf Club in Christow, England, in 1995, on the 496-yard No. 17.
Statistics being what they are. What is the definition?
The USGA® recommends that a hole-in-one be considered valid: If made at a hole with a temporary tee and/or putting green in use, even if the Committee did not specifically define the teeing ground with tee-markers.
Given that the hole was played as it was set up for that day’s play and it was played from between the tee markers, what would you write on the scorecard?
Kevin Spiers, PGA
By OU
January 27, 2012 2:53 PM | Link to this
Its not officially an ace. its not the way the hole was intended to be played when the course was designed and built. The shot was not from an official tee box built for that hole. If the tees were all on the ladies tee temporarily, then yes i would say that it counts. That is my opinion.
By Wes Skaggs, PGA
January 25, 2012 2:37 PM | Link to this
It is an ACE. He played a regulation length golf course from the tees set up for that day. Regardless of length, he made an ace. I’ve heard of a high school golfer that shanked one on #4 at Muni, hit the trees and it deflected into the hole for an ace. What does it matter how it was made or how long the hole was. The man made an ACE. Good for him.
By Vix
January 25, 2012 1:23 PM | Link to this
It is what it is. You can only play the golf course as set up that day….
And, despite what the now-defunct GreyRock Course Record says: 71 is still 71, even if there was a temporary hole that day. =)
By bajaokie
January 25, 2012 10:20 AM | Link to this
I call it an ace. That’s a lot better than shanking one off the ball washer by the next tee and having it go in off the carom. ;-P
By Paul
January 25, 2012 10:10 AM | Link to this
He can claim what he wants, I suppose. But when people ask how long the hole-in-one was, he might get sick of saying 27 yards. (Also, the scorecard is sorta not accurate.)
By HD
January 25, 2012 8:46 AM | Link to this
Nice shot, but not an ace I would claim. My friend’s ace at Butler Pitch and Putt #9 is much more impressive at about 95 yards.