Australian Amateur Golfer Sinks Two Holes In One in Same Round

Jim Grant has been golfing for about 15 years and carries a respectable 14 handicap.  But yesterday Grant admits he was just on the course with some friends to have some fun.  And Grant took fun to an entirely new level making not one, but two hole-in-ones in the same round. 

 

The odds of making two aces in the same session are 67 million-to-one.  Not quite the 1 in 292 million offs of winning the 1.5 billion Mega Millions lottery from a few nights ago, but still pretty crazy - all things considered.  Only three golfers have recorded two holes-in-one in the same round on the PGA Tour. 

Grant made his first ace on the par-3, 11th hole at Green Acres Golf Club in Australia. The 164-yard hole has water and bunkers on both sides, and Grant hit an 8-iron into the middle of the green.  As it started tracking towards the hole, Grant and his friends roared as the ball dropped in the hole.  That was Grant's second hole-in-one in the last two years.  So he's pretty good. 

 

Six holes later Grant was going to tempt fate again, and this time he pulled a 5 iron on the 183-yard, 17th hole.  The result was the same - in the hole for his second ace of the round, both coming on the back-9.  Grant and his friends didn't actually see this one go in, which made their reaction even more insane when they got up to the green and found his ball in the hole. 

 

Most golfers spend their entire lives trying to make one hole-in-one.  Grant made two in less than two hours. 

 

 

And that leads me to believe there's clearly a moral to this story: if you're still looking for your first hole in one, it's a really good idea to book a round at Green Acres.