Last Thursday’s Medley Stableford at Ballina Golf & Sports Club delivered a moment that will go down in golfing folklore. On one of the club’s par-3 holes, members Glenn Tomalty and Tony Parry achieved what can only be described as a once-in-a-lifetime feat: two hole-in-ones in consecutive shots.
The drama unfolded quietly. Glenn Tomalty struck first, sending his tee shot toward the green. The ball looked good, but from the tee, there was no clear view of the hole. Moments later, Tony Parry followed with his own shot, equally well struck. Both balls disappeared from sight.
It wasn’t until the group walked up to the green that the magnitude of what had happened became clear—both balls were in the cup. Two aces, back-to-back, same hole, same group.
To put this in perspective, the odds of an amateur golfer making a hole-in-one are estimated at 1 in 12,500. The probability of two players doing it on consecutive shots? Roughly 1 in 156 million. It’s the kind of story that becomes legend.
Congratulations to Glenn and Tony for creating one of the most extraordinary moments in Ballina Golf & Sports Club history.
