Good Friends Golf

Today at Cedar Chase Golf Club, Jim Rosasco recorded his second GFG outing hole-in-one of this season.  A smooth swing with a 7 iron on the 14th hole found its way to the bottom of the cup - the 4th hole-in-one we've witnessed this year.

Let's do some math. 

So far this year there have been 19 GFG event outings...

With four par three's on each course, that's 76 par three holes we've played...

Roughly 40 players participated in each event, that's 3,040 tee shots...

And 4 went in for an ace, that's 1 in 760.

The odds for a PGA professional making a hole-in-one are 1 in 2,500.

There are still 7 events left on this year's schedule. That means there will be about 1,120 more attempts still to come this year.   Dare we imagine one more magical moment?

What are the odds of getting a hole-in-one?

According to the National Hole-in-One Registry, the odds of the average golfer making a hole-in-one are 12,500 to 1. That said, it looks like Good Friends Golf is no average group of golfers.

Defying these odds, three GFG members have carded an ace during this season - Jim Rosasco, John Kobs, and Jeff Worman. Congrats gentlemen!

Consider this: The USGA reports that a hole-in-one is officially registered about once every 3,500 rounds. If you play a round of golf a day, it'd take more than 9.5 years to get in 3,500 rounds. If you play twice a week, it'd take you more than 33.6 years to get in 3,500 rounds. 

Are we going to see a fourth hole-in-one this year? There are still a good number of GFG events left on this year's calendar, plenty of time change this Hat Trick into a Grand Slam.