Nationwide Star Makes Consecutive Hole-In-Ones on Same Hole

In 1999, Golf Digest reported that the odds for any Joe Hacker to make a hole-in-one was around 1 in 12,750. In that same article, the magazine said that the odds of an amateur making two hole-in-ones in the same round were 1 in 9,222,500. Ladies and gentleman, I give you Brendon Todd.

Todd made consecutive hole-in-ones on the same hole in his first and second rounds of the Nationwide Tour's Athens Regional Foundation Classic, becoming the first person in the 20-year history of the Nationwide to ace the same hole twice in one tournament.

"It's still hard to believe," Todd said after posting a 1-under 71. "It's a bit surreal, even now."

On Thursday, Todd hit a 7-iron on the par-3 17th hole from 157-yards, knocking it in for the ace and a solid round of 68. On Friday, the same man stepped on the same tee box, choosing an 8-iron from 147-yards and knocking it in for the very, very rare double-uno.

"I had just come off a bogey and so I wasn't in a great mood when I stepped on the tee. I wasn't even thinking about making it," he said. "It was a perfect yardage and I flagged it. It looked pretty good in the air and then landed about 4 feet short and left of the hole and rolled in the back of the cup. I guess I played the break perfectly."

Graham Marsh did this in the 2004 Senior British Open, along with five PGA Tour players dating back to 1955 who recorded two hole-in-ones in the same event. Yusaku Miyazato in 2006 and Bill Whedon in 1955 actually made their aces in the same round.

Todd currently sits in a tie for 5th place after two rounds.