{"id":14815,"date":"2014-11-12T12:44:17","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T12:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/ten-surprising-facts-about-hole-in-ones\/"},"modified":"2014-11-12T12:44:17","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T12:44:17","slug":"ten-surprising-facts-about-hole-in-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/ten-surprising-facts-about-hole-in-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten surprising facts about hole-in-ones"},"content":{"rendered":"

A hole-in-one is something golfers may not achieve in a lifetime of playing golf. Getting a hole-in-one requires a great deal of luck and skill, so it is not surprising that it often requires experience and lots and lots of practice. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, once you get your first hole-in-one, you may be surprised to learn that statistically the odds are not so stacked against you and it is possible for the miracle to happen again.<\/p>\n

With this and other statistical oddities in mind, we’ve compiled a list of 10 surprising hole-in-one facts you probably didn’t know.<\/p>\n

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\u278a<\/span> IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET A HOLE-IN-ONE ON A PAR 5…. IF YOU ARE LUCKY<\/p>\n

Most holes-in-one are, of course, made on par 3 holes. Already on a par 4 the chances of making it are significantly less. You would be making an albatross in this case. A hole-in-one on a par 5 will get you what is known as a condor or a triple eagle. <\/p>\n

Not all holes-in-one get international attention, of course, but those that are achieved on par 5s have, despite the fact that it is almost impossible to hit a 500-yard drive. The way to hit to try to reach the green of one on a par 5 is to look for shortcuts over trees or other obstacles if the shape of the course allows it. <\/p>\n

One example of a golfer doing just that was Shaun Lynch. His hole-in-one on a par 5 was achieved with a 3-iron in Devon in 1995. The distance he needed to cover was 496 yards and, according to an article in Golf World magazine, Lynch’s ball cleared a seven-meter high hedge before rolling down a slope and plunging into the hole. <\/p>\n

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\u278b<\/span> THE LONGEST HOLE-IN-ONE.<\/p>\n

The longest hole-in-one on record was made by Mike Crean in Denver on a 517-yard hole.<\/p>\n

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\u278c<\/span> THE ONE WHO HAS DONE THE MOST.<\/p>\n

Norman Manley of California is perhaps the luckiest or most skillful player in the world, with his hair-raising record of 59 holes-in-one. He made them in a period of 15 years, between 1964 and 1979. <\/p>\n

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\u278d<\/span> HOLES IN ONE ARE MOST COMMON<\/p>\n

THAN YOU THINK<\/p>\n

You may be surprised to discover that a hole-in-one is achieved somewhere in the world every 3,500 rounds on average.<\/p>\n

\u278e<\/span> YOU DON’T NEED TO BE A GREAT PLAYER TO<\/p>\n

GET HOLE IN ONE<\/p>\n

Statistically speaking, you are more likely to get a hole-in-one if you are an average handicapper. Fifty-seven percent of holes-in-one are achieved by golfers at that level, so don’t be discouraged. <\/p>\n

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\u278f<\/span> THE MOST LIKELY CLUBS WITH WHICH TO GET A HOLE-IN-ONE<\/span><\/p>\n

In case you are wondering which clubs give you the best chance of making a hole-in-one, 40% of them are made with the 7, 8 or 9 irons.<\/p>\n

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\u2790<\/span> YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO MAKE IT.<\/p>\n

Have you ever heard of a golfer over 50 getting a hole-in-one? I’m sure you have, because the majority of players in this age bracket have. Ian Wright, an 81-year-old golfer, recently got a hole-in-one after scoring his first 20 years earlier. <\/p>\n

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\u2791<\/span> LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE, BUT IT CAN STRIKE IN GOLF.<\/p>\n

site, but you can do it in golf<\/p>\n

Fourteen percent of golfers who get a hole-in-one go on to make another. This gives hope to golfers who can compete for a hole in one with a million dollar prize this year. <\/p>\n

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\u2792 NO NEED TO BE AN EXPERT.<\/span> <\/p>\n

BUT EXPERIENCE HELPS<\/p>\n

It is no secret that getting a hole-in-one requires years of experience, unless you are very lucky. On average it takes a golfer 24 years of playing to get a hole-in-one. <\/p>\n

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\u2793<\/span> IF THE CLUBS ARE IMPORTANT FOR A HOLE-IN-ONE, THEN WHAT ABOUT THE BALL?<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

45% of holes-in-one are achieved with a Titleist ball. You can look at this in two ways, either they have a better chance with Titleist than all other brands or they might get even luckier using another brand. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A hole-in-one is something golfers may not achieve in a lifetime of playing golf. Getting a hole-in-one requires a great deal of luck and skill, so it is not surprising that it often requires experience and lots and lots of practice. However, once you get your first hole-in-one, you may be surprised to learn that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}