Former professional golfer Bobby Locke once said, “You drive for show and putt for dough.”
For Koen Ekstrom at Echo Falls Golf Club on Sept. 7, he drove for show and dough all in one swing.
According to the National Hole-In-One Registry, the official database of hole-in-one achievements, the odds of a tour player making an ace is 3,000 to 1. A low-handicapper making an ace is 5,000 to 1.
But what is it for an average player looking to play a few rounds per month with no intention of ever competing for the Green Jacket at the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club?
12,000 to 1.
On Hole 3, a 235-yard, par 4, the scorecard advises players the hole is “a very short par 4 that can be treacherous. It is 230 yards to carry the water hazard down the right side. The best play is to lay up 125 yards and approach the green with an iron.”
Ekstrom not only defied the odds of getting a hole-in-one, he also didn’t need to lay up. Instead, he teed up a driver and watched the ball roll into the cup, awarding him a one on a par 4, aka, hole-in-one, and an albatross, aka, double eagle.
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