If the South African Hole-in-One Society were not so stringent in their verification of hole-in-one achievements, I would have said it was impossible. Beyond any statistical chance. No ways, Jose!
But it was verified and it did happen…so you better believe it.
Father (playing off a 16 handicap) and son (playing off a 6 handicap) were enjoying a dad vs son round and had opted to play the round as a game of skins. Having halved the first, the son won the second to take the two skins up for grabs.
From there on they halved the holes and there was a lot of needle as they walked onto the tee of the par 3 16th which had a stroke index of 17. There were now 14 skins on the table and a lot to play for! The son promptly drove the green, pitched short and left of the hole and they watched in amazement as the balled rolled slowly towards and finally into the hole.
Jumping around with delight the son demanded his skins…14 of them!
“Not yet, I am afraid” replied the Father, “I have not played yet”. The son burst out laughing but politely stepped aside for his father.
And this is where the statistics go mad! The actuaries tell us that the chances of a hole-in-one are 43 000:1. Who knows what the chances are of 2 players having holes-in-one with consecutive shots on the same hole?
But that is just what the Father did. Knocked it in with one bounce straight down the middle.
And then it gets even better.
The father won the hole because he received a handicap stroke on that hole….