Club professional Frank Bensel Jr. made an astonishing two consecutive holes-in-one during the second round of the U.S. Senior Open.
USGA organizers posted a photo of Bensel’s scorecard on social media, which showed an ace on the 184-yard fourth hole and an ace on the 203-yard fifth hole at Newport Country Club.
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According to the National Hole-in-One Registry, the odds of rolling two aces in the same round are one in 67 million.
And the odds of this happening twice in a row are reportedly one in 156 million.
The Aravel Golf Andorra Open will experience an exciting result this Saturday, with Frenchman Boulet leadingNo video of any of the shots was initially shown, but the USGA released a post showing Bensel, a longtime professional at Century Country Club in Purchase, New York, retrieving a ball from a hole.
The only other instance of a player making consecutive holes-in-one during a tournament is believed to have occurred under even more remarkable circumstances, during the 1971 Martini International at Royal Norwich.
John Hudson followed with a hole-in-one on the 195-yard 11th hole with another ace on the par-four 12th, which measured 314 yards.
Hudson finished joint ninth and earned £160 of the tournament’s total prize money of £7,000.
Bensel, 56, has competed in six PGA Tour events and has never cracked selection.
He finished his second round with eight bogeys and finished nine over par in both.
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The Florida native started at four over and made two consecutive bogeys.
Stephen Ames currently leads the U.S. Senior Open at eight under par.
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