Golf pals defy 17m-to-one odds with holes-in-one

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Rob Davis said it "was surreal" to see both balls in the hole after he and long-time playing partner David Lewis hit aces in the same round on the 15th hole at Royal Liverpool.

Seventeen cardinal to one. That is the estimated likelihood of what has happened connected the 15th spread of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club.

Long-time friends Rob Davis, 67, and David Lewis, 64, golfing partners of much than 30 years, some made a hole-in-one, connected the aforesaid spread and successful the aforesaid round.

Rob holed his archetypal ace with a pitching wedge connected the 107-yard, par-three hole.

David followed moments aboriginal with the aforesaid nine for what was his 2nd hole-in-one, astir 12 years aft his first.

"We knew my changeable had deed the flag, but due to the fact that of the green's topography we couldn't spot the basal of the pin," said Rob.

"I honestly thought it had bounced disconnected into the fringe, truthful I wasn't that excited astatine first. David's looked adjacent too, but again, we couldn't spot the finish.

"When we walked up and saw nary balls connected the green, 1 of our playing partners told america to spell to the spread together. Seeing some balls successful determination was surreal. We conscionable shook hands and tried to instrumentality it each in."

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