He carries a 10 handicap and generally scores in the high 70s to low 80s range. ![]() Over the last few years Pon's reintroduced himself to the game now that his kids are in high school. He figured his ball was lost when he went looking in the area where it usually ends up. Nobody witnessed the ball land, but Pon assumes it got a once-in-lifetime bounce (maybe two) off the cart path that zig-zags down the fairway. Kevin Pon taking a selfie with a stranger at Lake Chabot Golf Course How else does anyone explain a 550 yard drive? That's over 200 yards longer than a bomb from Bryson DeChambeau, the heaviest hitter on the PGA Tour. ![]() "The conditions were ideal that day," Pon said of the warm December afternoon that enabled the fairway to allow maximum roll. The other four condors occurred with an ace on a par five. Pon got his condor in two strokes on the monster downhill finishing hole. He's just the fifth golfer in recorded history to get a condor, and the first to do it on a par six like the 650 yard 18 th hole at Chabot. "Most people don't know what it is because it rarely happens," Pon said. Four under par on one hole – fittingly called a condor. Like a fish tale, Pon's story has spread around Bay Area golf courses since management at Lake Chabot Golf Course posted on Facebook what many consider to be the impossible in the game. ($49."They'll ask, 'Are you the guy that got the condor?'" Pon said of the countless new social interactions he's navigated. Crafted from 100% Combed Cotton, it is one mighty comfortable tee and the crew neck regular fit offers timeless style. ![]() It is a blue Stonewashed T-shirt that will offer excellent comfort and style on the greens and in the clubhouse. Looking just as good in the taproom as on the fairways, this brilliant Rising Eagles Tee from Birds of Condor ($49.95AUD) is right up our street here at Coolector HQ. Your birdies, eagles, albatrosses and, yep, your Condors.Ĭheck out our favourite pieces of apparel and accessories from the guys at Birds of Condor below: Rising Eagle T-Shirt – $49.95 (AUD) It’s also known as a Triple Eagle and that’s what the Birds of Condor logo represents. Coming from a surfing and music background the question that set the tone for Birds of Condor was, what is the equivalent of a perfect tube where time slows down or a melody and bass line that stops you in your tracks? You know, the feel goods, the pure stoke and out of body experiences. Only a handful ever recorded, none of which have occurred in professional golf. Birds of Condor offer a massive point of difference connecting and inspiring new and next generation golfers to the game.Ī Condor is a hole in one on a Par 5 and, as you might expect, is the rarest event in golf. Young, contemporary golf brand Birds of Condor are one of the leading new wave brands for headwear and apparel and they’ve already won us over here at The Coolector. Coloured by beach, street and a visual pop via their clever take on golf and quality products. It’s great to see new brands like Birds of Condor emerge who dare to take the bull by the horns and create golfing apparel that looks great but also offers the sort of functionality that is essential. Gone are the days when golf had a somewhat stuffy image – it’s now a much more vibrant sport where you can showcase your style with your choice of apparel. ![]() Golf is now a much more mainstream sport than it once was perhaps with more and more young men taking up the sport and the fashion worn on the fairways and greens needed to move with the times and, thanks to awesome brands like Birds of Condor, it has done exactly that.
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