Only % of golfers score a hole-in-one over the course of the year, with the average years of playing being 24, and the average handicap being Golfers. shot: golf's holy grail, a hole in one. Ad. How Paradym Ai Smoke gave this 9-handicap more distance and accuracy | ClubTest Debrief. While professional golfers are more likely to hit an ace on any given hole, 57 percent of hole-in-ones are hit by players with a mid-range handicap. Of course. Statistically, the odds are 12, to 1. But you need to keep in mind, there are hole in one odds by handicap that will affect those odds. Consider this, the odds of.
But miracles can happen, as it did for me last week. Still kind of surreal. We have a hole-in-one pot in our league, and probably the best part was being able to use a chunk of the money to buy a round of beers for everyone. Perfect timing then, huh?
Congrats on the milestone. Keep making the sport better and cheers for hopefully many more to come. BTW, I celebrate a hole-in-one on minigolf pretty much like the real thing until it happens for me. You give me hope Bob. Super glad that the golf gods gave you the joy after all those years committed to the game.
I have not made an ace, but one of my family members has made two in one week. He is a scratch golfer and both aces were recorded during league and or tournament play. The event being so rare, was published in the local paper. I am 66 and have been playing for 25 years.
I have had 2 aces. Just scored my 7th eagle last night. Richard Bliss Brooke Lanai, Hi. Aloha Richard. Thanks for sharing. Hole in one odds by handicap I am a handicap now. I got my first one when I was probably a 12 hdcp. That was in , the last was in All were on good shots. No flukes off of a tree or a skull job that ran the down the fairway and through a trap and then somehow found the bottom of the cup.
What I am most proud of, even beyond the number of holes-in-one that I have had, is the distances from which I have made them. Yardages are , , , and A nearly yard average. I feel very, very lucky. You should feel proud Scott. Five hole in ones is a sweet, sweet achievement.
And talk about holing out from . Beautiful course, Adam. Hello Luis — I must have beaten the odds because I had a hole in one in competition in playing off 18 — another one in playing off 14 — another competition one in playing off 12 and one more in competition in at yards on the 17th in Millicent Golf Club.
Hey Des, thanks for sharing. Wow, four!!!. I like your odds on the lottery. I have been golfing for 34 years now and golf a lot!!. I shake my head at players who have had multiple aces, wondering if I will ever get mine. The golf is still good and maybe one day I will have mine. I beat the odds too Luis. Instant exhilaration. Each course reports between aces per year.
Basically, that means a hole-in-one is scored once in every 3, rounds. The average years of playing golf for a player before making an ace is Can you believe that. The age group that makes the most hole-in-ones. These numbers may be staggering, but it is also worth noting that the average handicap of a golfer who makes a hole-in-one is That should prove encouraging for a lot of folks.
You clearly don't have to be the best player on the course An albatross is achieved when a player either aces a par 4, or scores a "2" on a par 5. The Double Eagle Club, which touts itself as, "the worldwide registry for double eagles scored," features a story from former longtime Golf World writer Bill Fields, that states the odds of an albatross are an estimated 6 million to 1.
Dean Knuth, who was senior director of the handicap department at the USGA from to and now a Golf Digest contributing editor, says they're lower than that but still great, about a million-to-one shot. That makes your chances of becoming one of the couple of hundred golfers a year to make a double eagle as opposed to 40, aces better than being killed by a shark 1 in million or dying from a dog bite one in 18 million but worse than being struck by lightning one in , or, for a woman, having quadruplets without the aid of fertility drugs one in , An albatross or double eagle is achieved when a player either aces a par 4, or scores a "2" on a par 5.
Depending on where you look, the data states the odds of making an albatross are between six million to 1 and one million to 1. This means that making an albatross are even more rare than a hole in one. The a bsolute rarest shot in golf is called a condor, which is a "1" on a par 5.
Currently, there are only 5 recorded condors in history. A condor is so uncommon in golf that bookmakers don't even offer odds on such a feat. Either way, the odds and the event are what create true excitement. Imagine being there with a live audience- that is a memory that will last forever. For more information about Hole In One Coverage, call Stay Connected. Privacy Policy. Customer Portal Login.