Frank Bensel Jr., a educating golf skilled in New York and Florida, made aces on back-to-back holes on the US Senior Open on Friday at Newport Nation Membership.
Within the second spherical on the Rhode Island format, 56-year-old Bensel struck holes-in-one on the par-3 fourth and fifth holes.
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The Nationwide Gap-in-One Registry calculates the chances of hitting two aces in the identical spherical as 67 million to at least one — a lot much less doing it on consecutive holes, with back-to-back par-3s seldom seen on their very own.
It had by no means occurred earlier than over 1,000 prior US Golf Affiliation occasions over 129 years.
“Initially, I’ve performed quite a lot of golf in my life, and simply to see a hole-in-one in a match is fairly uncommon,” Bensel mentioned.
“I’m out right here making an attempt to play nicely and make the lower, and on the time, it was fairly essential for me to do this.
“So, the primary one was nice. That acquired me below par for the day. After which the second, I simply couldn’t consider it. To even suppose that that might occur was wonderful.”
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No US PGA Tour participant has had two aces in the identical spherical since American Brian Harman, the reigning British Open champion, on the 2015 Barclays.
Bensel, who has made 14 aces over his lifetime, made seven bogeys over his last 12 holes and fired a four-over-par 74 for the second spherical to face on nine-over 149 and a probable missed lower.
Bensel’s first ace got here on the 173-yard, uphill fourth gap and 14-year-old son and caddie Hagen prompt a 7-iron, however Frank selected a 6-iron and put the ball onto the inexperienced however couldn’t see it roll into the outlet.
He chosen a 6-iron on the 202-yard fifth gap and noticed the ball all the best way because it landed proper of the flagstick and trickled into the outlet.
“This will likely be remembered clearly endlessly and ever,” Bensel mentioned.