Closest ive ever had was an uphill par three 178 yards. Hit an amazing shot..ball release up perfectly on line. Got to within about 2 inches to the cup and literally went back 5 inches do to the upslope and fast greens. Very comical. Its like the ball was scared of the dark deep hole...
HIO are usually mostly luck...
A couple of years ago on the first round of the year I had an eagle on a par 4, stiffed a wedge from 117 yards straight in the cup. And then HIO on the very next hole, a par 3, 135 yards with an 8 iron. 4 under par for two holes.....Yeeaah!!! Thought this would be my year with two "eagles" already, but was not even close to another eagle for the rest of the season.