Lots of club golfers play for years without making a hole-in-one. Even the late, great Seve Ballesteros never made an ace in his professional career – which is hard to believe.
Think about how many par 3s you’ve played over the years. Any joy? Or, like the author, is the closest you’ve ever come to making a hole-in-one several feet (not really that close).
We have heard of golfers making consecutive holes-in-one, which is another incredibly impressive feat, but I was blown away when hearing about the recent achievement of amateur golfer, Pete Sawyer.
For the average golfer, the odds of making an ace are approximately 12,000/1. Pete Sawyer, who has only been playing golf seriously for seven years, has made four – three of which have come in the last three months.
So, using a very basic formula and the much needed help of AI, that would make the odds of three in quick succession absolutely astronomical (around 1 in 1.95 trillion – apparently)…
Amateur Golfer’s Achievement Defies 1.95 Trillion To 1 Odds
“All my luck has come at once, I think,” says Sawyer, who started off as an 18-handicapper (now 3.1).
The East Herts Golf Club member plays a lot with his brother-in-law, Chris Edwards, a PGA professional and a caddie on the LPGA Tour for Gemma Dryburgh.
Edwards, he says, has never made a hole-in-one – and after making his most recent ace, at Woburn, he started to feel a bit guilty.
“I don’t know what to say,” he laughs. Chris hits the ball so well. Every par 3 he’s hitting it close, but he’s never made one. It’s incredible.”
Lots of golfers will be familiar with the feeling. One day it’ll happen, right?
The downside for Sawyer of holing out three times in rapid succession is the substantial bar bill that he’s had to cover, the first of which could have bought him a new driver.
And even though golf insurance has covered the tradition of buying a drink when you get a hole in one for his fellow members, Sawyer has noticed a small but important change in the small print.
“I’m capped at £200 ($270) now for a round of drinks,” he laughs, “so I might end up having to shop around a bit.”
DUKE’S DELIGHT
Pete celebrates making a hole-in-one on the Duke’s course at Woburn
(Image credit: Pete Sawyer)
Sawyer recorded his first hole-in-one at…
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