ROUND COMPETITION

Nearest Pin - Hole 5

COMPETITION COMPLETE

Aaron Gentle took home nearest-the-pin honours at Chalgrave’s infamous fifth, parking a tee shot just 5 feet away on this slippery “Scoring Chance” with a shallow, sloping green.

Codicote FC Golf Day CFC Golf Day Chalgrave Manor 20 Jun 2026
Competition format

The “Nearest Pin - Hole 5” competition

Competition Nearest Pin - Hole 5
Event
Codicote FC Golf Day
Round
CFC Golf Day
Date
20 Jun 2026
Scoring type Manual result entry

Points are earned hole by hole against handicap; the highest total wins.

Ties: Shared placing
Make-up Individual competition

Each player competes for their own final position.

Prize places & prizes 1 prize place

1st · Winner

The story of the title

Aaron Gentle takes the title

Victory for Aaron Gentle in the Hole 5 nearest-the-pin contest was achieved with a precision shot that braved both gravity and geometry. Navigating the shallow green’s wicked collection of front-to-back and left-to-right slopes, Aaron’s ball settled at a modest 5 feet. Avoiding the treacherous left, the shot landed in the safe zone – a quietly heroic feat for any golfer discounting overnight tent pitches.

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The hole behind the challenge

Hole 5: Hole 5

The Scoring Chance

A shallow green that slopes both front to back and left to right—avoid putting from the left side of the green downhill. The tricky contours here make an accurate tee shot essential.

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Hole5
Par3
SI16
Winning mark5 Feet
The challenge

A shallow green that slopes both front to back and left to right—avoid putting from the left side of the green downhill. The tricky contours here make an accurate tee shot essential.

How to play it

Best results from tee shots that avoid the left and settle in the safer right or central green zones. Take into account green slopes that can quickly send putts astray.

How this was won

Aaron Gentle found the winning moment

Aaron Gentle produced the winning result on Hole 5.

AG
WinnerAaron Gentle
Winning result5 Feet
Result detail5 Feet
PrizeWinner
The course behind the contest

Chalgrave Manor

Dunstable Rd, Toddington, Dunstable LU5 6JN, UK, Dunstable, BDF, United Kingdom

Hole 9 set the toughest examination. This was the sternest scoring test in the field. Hole 6 gave the field its best scoring chance. This offered the clearest scoring opportunity.

Explore the Course
Toughest holeHole 96.71 average gross. The field found its sternest examination here. Best scoring chanceHole 62.92 points average. The clearest scoring opportunity arrived here. Also contested hereHole 7Nearest Pin - Hole 7. A stern par‑3 with mounded hazards front‑right and water front‑left. If you miss, you’ll face a tough up‑and‑down from the rear valley. Precision is essential. Also contested hereHole 9Longest Drive. The longest hole on the course and a monster test of power and placement. The second shot is key: stay left to open the angle, or go right and you face a sideways, sloping lie into a green surrounded by trees. On a good line—down the left—you can still be left with a demanding third and a tight, precise green entry. Also contested hereHole 10Nearest Pin - Hole 10. Chalgrave’s signature: a short par‑3 completely across water to a severely sloping green. Missing the right‑side, below the flag can leave you with a downhill or sidehill putt that is anything but a “gimme.” Keeping the ball low and to the right yields the best chance at a two-putt or better.
Final Standings

Nearest Pin - Hole 5

Manual result entry

Pos Photo Player Prize Result Detail Scorecard
1 AG Aaron Gentle Aaron Gentle View scorecard Winner 5.00 5 Feet Scorecard
RET Player retired WD Player withdrawn NR No return DQ Disqualified
Event rule: remaining holes are completed using net double bogey.