When Canadian John Weissbach holed a hole-in-one on the 13th at the Kings Links by the Sea course on Canada Day he could hardly believe it. Two holes later, on the next par 3, his tee shot caused the ball to hit the green, roll straight to the flag and sink into the hole.
“Everyone in the group burst out laughing and said, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun if you made another hole-in-one,'” stated Weissbach, who owns a plumbing business in Canadian British Columbia.
The group arrived at the green and there was only one ball. His partner looked into the hole and there was Weissbach’s ball. “I thought this couldn’t be real,” said the struggling golfer, 51. “I was speechless,” he recalled.
And no wonder. It was the first time anyone had ever made two holes-in-one in the same match on that course, where Weissbach has been a member for 15 years and plays three to four times a week.
According to the National Hole-in-One Registry, the odds of an average player making a hole-in-one is 12,000 to one. Weissbach made his first hole-in-one last year after playing golf for 35 years. The odds of getting two holes-in-one in the same round are 67 million to one.
For his unusual accomplishment, Weissbach received $200 for each hole-in-one, but it’s going to cost more than that when the club reopens after renovations in mid-August. It’s tradition for someone who makes a hole-in-one to invite everyone in the clubhouse for a round, and Weissbach will have to pay for two rounds. “Sometimes someone makes hole-in-one and doesn’t want anyone to know,” said club pro Neil Bidewell. “This one is so famous, he can’t hide from anyone – it’s going to cost him an arm and a leg!”
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