Golfers Make 17,000,000-1 Holes In One
The golfers made ace on the same hole in successive shots
Two lady golfers playing together at East Berkshire Golf Club each aced the same hole on the same day at odds of 17,000,000-1!
Golfers Make 17,000,000-1 Hole In Ones
Two golfers have defied the odds by making hole-in-ones on the same hole in successive shots.
Jayne Mattey and Clair Shine were playing a round at East Berkshire Golf Club in Crowthorne, Berkshire when the unimaginable happened.
Jayne stepped up and made a hole-in-one, at odds of roughly 12,500-1.
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In the very next swing her playing partner Clair also aced the hole, meaning there had been two hole-in-ones on the same hole, on the same day in successive shots at odds of more than 17,000,000-1.
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East Berkshire GC Captain George Ennis told the BBC, "According to Google and the National Hole In One Registry, the odds of two amateur golfers getting aces on the same hole, on the same golf course on the same day are 17,000,000-1.
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But this is different, these were two golfers getting aces on the same hole with successive shots. The odds must simply be greater."
Jayne Mattey said, "We saw my ball hit the pin, but we thought it had bounced back."
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Clair Shine said, "As we were coming towards the green I heard all the commotion.
"It was just so exciting. We did high fives and probably a little dance, I can't remember."
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
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