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Last Thursday\u2019s Medley Stableford at Ballina Golf & Sports Club delivered a moment that will go down in golfing folklore. On one of the club\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drama unfolded quietly. Tony teed off first, sending a solid shot toward the left side of the green where the pin was tucked. Glenn followed with a lower but well-struck shot in the same direction. From the tee, the hole was blind, so neither player could see where their ball finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t until the group walked up to the green that the magnitude of what had happened became clear\u2014both balls were in the cup. Two aces, back-to-back, same hole, same group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glenn recalls the moment:
\u201cToday I experienced something truly unbelievable in golf. I had my first hole-in-one\u2014and then found out Tony had one too, right before me!<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019s the kind of story that becomes legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Glenn and Tony for creating one of the most extraordinary moments in Ballina Golf & Sports Club history.<\/p>\n\n\n

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