The U.S. Senior Open is at Newport Country Club, and one thing actually historic occurred throughout the second spherical on Friday morning. It is such a uncommon accomplishment to file a hole-in-one, a lot much less two in a spherical.
For Frank Bensel Jr., although, he made back-to-back holes-in-one throughout the second spherical of the U.S. Senior Open.
The first ace got here at 184-yard par-3 4th. On the 203-yard par-3 fifth, his tee shot additionally discovered the underside of the cup.
Consecutive aces have been made earlier than, even supposedly on par-4s, however to do it in competitors is extraordinarily uncommon.
He could have finished the unattainable, however his spherical derailed shortly afterward, which might have been anticipated. Bensel made 4 straight bogeys following these two aces. While it’s unbelievable to see him make back-to-back aces, it could be the one vibrant second of his spherical.
Four straight bogeys would upset a participant on a typical day, however two aces will doubtless trump something that occurs the remainder of the spherical.
The odds of making two aces in a single 18 holes is 67 million to 1, per the PGA of America, and that’s not for a aggressive spherical of golf.
Bensel’s bar tab at Newport Country Club must be steep with two aces to have fun.
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