Golf pals defy 17m-to-one odds with holes-in-one
Summary
Two longtime friends, Rob Davis and David Lewis, both made a hole-in-one on the same hole during the same round of golf at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. The chance of this happening is estimated at 17 million to one.Key Facts
- Rob Davis, 67, and David Lewis, 64, have been golf partners for more than 30 years.
- Both made their hole-in-one shots on the 15th hole, a 107-yard par-three.
- Rob used a pitching wedge for his first hole-in-one.
- David made his second hole-in-one shortly after Rob's, also with a pitching wedge.
- The Royal Liverpool Golf Club has hosted the Open Championship 13 times.
- The odds of both friends making a hole-in-one on the same hole in the same round are about 17 million to one.
- For comparison, the odds of dying from a shark attack are 1 in 4.3 million.
- After their achievement, the friends celebrated by buying drinks for other golfers at the clubhouse.
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