Will there be a hole-in-one at the 2011 British Open, which tees-off, Thursday July 14th, at Royal St George's Golf Club, in the U.K. The odds of getting a hole in one on a par-3 are 12,500 to 1 for an amateur and 7,500 to 1 for a pro. Oddsmakers have NO hole-in-one listed at -175 on the moneyline and YES listed at +125. Get your 2011 British Open: Will there be a hole-in-one Prediction in before the start of the Open Championship.
A hole-in-one is golf's ultimate shot. It’s also one of the toughest feats in sports — and an extremely rare one. "It's kind of like your first car," says 2002 PGA Championship champion Rich Beem. "You never forget your first car." Beem has one ace during his pro career.
What are the odds? A PGA Tour pro will nail an ace once in every 2,375 shots. Golf Digest estimates the average golfer will record an ace once in every 12,000 shots. On the PGA Tour last season, there were 33 aces. Of the 731 holes in one on the PGA Tour since 1983, 227 (31%) of them occurred in the second round of the tournament, more than any other round.
Players have recorded more holes in ones at the U.S. Open than any other Major since 1983: The Masters (8), U.S. Open (21), British Open (6), PGA Championship (20).
Swede Peter Hedblom was the last PGA player to sink a hole-in-one, on June 17 during the U.S. Open at one of the tour's toghest courses, Winged Foot.
Notables:
Jack Nicklaus – 20 aces
Gary Player – 19 aces
Arnold Palmer – 18 aces
Tiger Woods – 18 (2 on PGA Tour)
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The Bottom Line: the Open Championship is the least holed-in-one Major, but players will be trying to keep the ball low, due to windy weather, and adapt to a low run n gun shot. Once the ball rolls onto the green anything can happen. Get your 2011 British Open: Will there be a hole-in-one Prediction in before the start of the Open Championship.
