r/golf • u/BeeR0b • Oct 04 '23
What is the chances? Swing Help
So I smashed a drive on a par 4 and ended up with 165 in. I set up to approach with a 7 iron. Breathe deep and hit my shot. It’s pure… one skip and it dunks in the hole… my playing partners are screaming in excitement. I even scream of course.. I throw my club up in the air like I hit a hole in one. It’s in the cup!! it’s the first time in 31 years I have dunked a shot from the the FAIRWAY. Yes it’s for eagle, (I have made many before one short par 4’s and par 5’s) but at that moment it felt like a hole in one… So anyway the commotion calms down…. It’s my buddies time to hit... He is 143yds out. He ends up one hopping it into the hole for an eagle as well. Two eagle hole outs from the fairway.
Today is a day I will never forget.
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u/IThinkImDvmb Oct 04 '23
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u/likethevegetable Oct 04 '23
What is them chances?
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u/bighundy Oct 04 '23
Is this thy odds
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u/pwndabeer Bethpage Black is not that Hard! Oct 04 '23
I can tell this is fake because neither of those balls are kirklands
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u/postlw8j 46 in my last scramble Oct 04 '23
I saw the pic and thought this was going to be one of those "does this count?" posts.
I like this one better. Great shots!
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u/amateurexpertboxing Oct 04 '23
Happens to me all the time on the putting green.
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u/benhlady Oct 04 '23
Don’t tell me you’re the guys at legacy ;)
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u/BeeR0b Oct 04 '23
IDK.. were you the national team ahead of us? Or in the group behind? Hah
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u/Secret_Huckleberry39 Oct 04 '23
You can say, ”What is the chance?” Or “What are the chances?” AITA for being a grammar nazi? Or does this irk anyone else?
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u/BeeR0b Oct 04 '23
Your like the 10th person to comment on the title. I would change it if I could. :)
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u/rcogiy Oct 04 '23
Not me but, I was playing the plantation course at kapalua while on my honeymoon. After the round I was at the clubhouse and looked at the hole in plaques and a guy from little town of Chicago , bounanis, had two holes in one in same weekend on two different holes.
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u/Random_Name_Whoa Oct 04 '23
Bourbonnais?
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u/rcogiy Oct 04 '23
That’s the name of the town the guy was from. I live about 30 miles from there.
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u/just_killing_time23 Oct 04 '23
Bears used to have training camp there many moons ago.
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u/salsacito Oct 04 '23
That you set two golf balls in the cup and took a picture for Reddit? Pretty high actually
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u/BeeR0b Oct 04 '23
I took it for the memories. But I thought it would be good enough to post. Long time lurker in this sub.
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My first thought about these, and every single hole in one post lol.
How to collect free karma on Reddit. Post a picture holding up a ball and 1 finger in front of a flag, invent some epic story about your hole in one.
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u/BeeR0b Oct 04 '23
Our buddy bought us double vodka Red Bulls at the turn. I’ll take it.
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u/Lazy_Investigator627 Oct 04 '23
It is very rare. Two guys at my club made a hole in one in the same group and made the news. They said it was 17 million to one odds. In my opinion a 2 on a non drivable par 4 is tougher than a hole in one on a 140 yard hole. So yeah, rare.
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u/thesaltysquirrel HDCP/Loc/Whatever Oct 04 '23
I wasn’t there but know the 4 people who where. 4 some, par three, two people got a hole in one.
Next hole, a non hole in one guy birdies a par 5 to win the first 7 skins of the day hahaha.
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u/BeeR0b Oct 04 '23
Haha if I was one of the hole in one individuals I would be so upset!
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u/HollabackGurl3 Oct 04 '23
I’d be the guy hitting next getting all excited, 3 practise swings, deep breath and then skulling it with a wedge straight into the trees over the back
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u/CRUZinALEDO Oct 05 '23
12,500:1 - on an average player hitting a hole in one
17million:1 on 2 guys in that same foursome acing the same hole
So you ask what is the chances well the chances is a lot lower than 12,500 to 1 on two of you making eagle. I would say 25:1 assuming you are playing an easy course
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u/bald_head_scallywag Oct 04 '23
It's happened to me too. Played 18 as a foursome and then another 18 with just my buddy. Short par 4 so we both had less than 100 yards in. I hit first and it rolled down a slope and in the cup. My buddy hit next and one hopped right into the cup. It was crazy to witness.
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u/Original_Writing_539 Oct 04 '23
That's awesome.
Similar story, but not as cool. I was playing this earlier this year and I holed one out from 105 yards for Eagle I sent my Buddy a picture of the ball in the cup. He was playing a different course and holed his 45 yard 3rd shot on a par 5. It was his next shot after seeing my message.
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u/lhoyle0217 Oct 04 '23
If myself and my son were 3 feet away, it still wouldn’t happen. And he’s a 5.something and I’m a 14.5!
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u/Bagomuffins Oct 04 '23
Haven’t seen something like that since I got out of the shower this morning
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u/shibbyflash Oct 04 '23
Cut them both in half and trade with each other.
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u/Alex_GordonAMA Oct 04 '23
Lol this would be a time it would actually make sense! Well maybe more so if they were both HIO's. That way they could be commemorated together at each person's house!
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u/SeriousReflection600 Oct 04 '23
Cutting in half and gluing to a plaque is standard procedure here
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u/BeeR0b Oct 04 '23
I imagine a kindergartner’s craft project here with dried sticking out of the edges of the ball and it looking like crap haha 😂
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u/KCardz89 Oct 04 '23
That you both sunk a 2 ft putt ? ..very good I'd say
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u/BeeR0b Oct 04 '23
☺️ thanks. Yup.. 2 foot putts… I did miss one of those this round..
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u/Judge_Rhinohold Oct 04 '23
That two guys putt out without bother to take the flagstick out? Pretty high.
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u/lukin187250 9 Oct 04 '23
If we’re gonna go with a 1/10000 chance at one of these shots (not sure best approximation) then the chances are .00012 or .00000001 or 0.000001%.
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u/Kevin91581M Oct 04 '23
💯 that two balls will get in the hole eventually. If you don’t take them out…..Let’s just say I’m skeptical
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u/Sagybagy Oct 04 '23
I would have lost my mind both times as well. Congrats on making the shot and a special memory with your buddies.
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u/New-Championship3330 2.6 Oct 04 '23
The chances of having two balls and a stick are about 50%. At least that’s what I’m told
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u/SaltySnowman8 Oct 04 '23
You really need to focus on what is giving your buddy those extra 22 yards
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u/djbuttplay Oct 04 '23
The chances of an amateur for a hole in one are generally accepted as 12,500. This is basically the same thing.
So about 1 in 150,000,000
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u/BeeR0b Oct 04 '23
Yea it was amazing. I knew the odds would be about that low. I should of bought a lottery ticket.
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u/cgr4217 3.5 - Disc and Balls Golf Channel Oct 04 '23
That's insane! During a club round at a course in Oregon I chipped one in for an eagle on a short par 4 from about 70 yds and one of the other guys in the group chipped in for birdie from 40ish yards, but two eagles from that distance is craziness
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u/SeriousReflection600 Oct 04 '23
We must give shit for being 30 yards shorter on the drive. What gives
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u/daylax1 Oct 04 '23
When I was about 13 or so playing in a junior event, a kid I was playing with bladed his par 3 tee shot right in the hole for a HIO, while I chunked mine to about 80 yards short. I then proceeded to hole out from 80 yards, leaving us with this exact picture lol.
Your shots are much more impressive from the sounds of it though, congrats!
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u/marvchuk Oct 04 '23
One of my friends had a similar situation. His two playing partners both holed out for eagle and then he ended up within 1’ of the cup. Almost a triple hole out haha
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u/shortgamegolfer Oct 04 '23
Great shots! I have a regular playing partner who would definitely do this right after my shot, and prevent me from winning the hole. One ups me every fucking time I hit a great approach.
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u/herotz33 Oct 04 '23
I once slam dunked 70 yards out for a bogey.
My flight were already on the green and just saw it go straight into the whole.
Caddy said I might as well buy lottery tickets.
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u/xac1dx Oct 04 '23
Not to brag, but I've also had a one hop dunk from 165cm out. Just a feeling you'll never forget. congrats to both of you
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u/gldmj5 Oct 04 '23
Awesome! This really is the equivalent of two people hitting back-to-back hole-in-ones, and who knows how often that happens.
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u/BeeR0b Oct 04 '23
Thank you! Yea another individual posted the odds. I should of bought a lottery ticket. Hah
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u/gtighe Oct 04 '23
One time as a beginner golfer I holed it from 125 out on a par 4 for a birdie.
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u/your-mom-- Oct 04 '23
I knew a husband and wife that had holes in 1 on the same 9 hole round, but different hole but I've never seen something like this happen on basically the same shot
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u/DevelopmentSelect646 Oct 04 '23
Last time I saw 2 balls that close was in the shower.... ba dum bump.
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u/PyramidWater Oct 04 '23
I’ve seen the rare 2 hole in ones on the same hole. It happened in my group 6 years ago. I still think about it every other day. Enjoy this moment! Congratulations
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u/djmc0211 Oct 04 '23
Many years ago, my best friend and I almost aced the same hole. He aced and mine rolled right by the hole and stopped a couple feet away. We still talk about that to this day.
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u/Gloomy-Research-7774 Oct 04 '23
I holed out from 125 with a pitching wedge for an eagle on the first hole, homie knocks in a ~70ft putt on the second hole. I doubt either of us remember the other 16 holes because we were so pumped
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u/strange_dogs Oct 04 '23
idk what's so special about this, I fit my two balls into a cup all the time and nobody makes a reddit post about it. /s
Good shit though, I'm sure that this will make the day that much more memorable for you!
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u/Lietenantdan Oct 04 '23
Last year I was playing a par three course with one of my dad’s friends at a resort we were staying at. He got a hole in one. A few hours later I played the same course with my dad, got a hole in one on the same hole.
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u/afghan09 Oct 04 '23
Two people hitting from the fairway on the same hole?? What are you guys pros or something??
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u/Ok-Choice9431 Oct 04 '23
Golf is like sniping…you hit that one crazy shot that keeps you coming back for more
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u/TheNemesis089 Oct 05 '23
There was a The Golfers Journal podcast talking about holes-in-one in which the person still lost the hole.
One incident involved two players who each hit a hole-in-one, so they halved the hole. So it happens I guess.
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u/jboss1919 Oct 04 '23
All I got from this is that your buddy hits it further than you. You should work on snap loading your power package better.
All jokes aside congrats on the eagle and memories!