Sport: The odds of hitting a hole-in-one are about 1 in 12,500…

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Did you know? The odds of hitting a hole-in-one are about 1 in 12,500 for amateurs. For professionals it's 1 in 2,500. On 30 May 1989 four different professionals scored a hole-in-one on the same hole (the sixth at Oak Hills) during the US Open — a statistical impossibility of 1 in 1.9 million.

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The odds of hitting a hole-in-one are about 1 in 12,500 for amateurs. For professionals it's 1 in 2,500. On 30 May 1989 four different professionals scored a hole-in-one on the same hole (the sixth at Oak Hills) during the US Open — a statistical impossibility of 1 in 1.9 million.

De kans om een hole-in-one te slaan is voor amateurs ongeveer 1 op 12.500. Voor professionals is het 1 op 2.500. Op 30 mei 1989 sloegen vier verschillende profs hetzelfde gat (zesde hole van Oak Hills) hole-in-one tijdens de US Open — een statistische onmogelijkheid van 1 op 1,9 miljoen.

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