Frank Bensel Jr. probably won’t play in the US Senior Open this week, but he will draw a historic conclusion from the tournament.
During the second round of play at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island, the 56-year-old Bensel Jr. carded back-to-back aces.
Yes, that’s right: two consecutive holes-in-one.
Bensel’s first ace came on the 184-yard par-3 fourth hole. He followed that up with another on the 203-yard par-3 fifth hole.
Frank Bensel Jr. hit BACK-TO-BACK holes-in-one at the US Senior Open this morning. And yet somehow he’s still there on the day! pic.twitter.com/rj0FsLLv9j
— Ryan Ballengee (@RyanBallengee) June 28, 2024
The odds of making a hole-in-one, according to the National Hole-in-One Register, are 12,500 to 1. Consecutive aces? 156,250,000 to 1.
Bensel Jr. shot a 75 in the first round on Thursday and after 10 holes on Friday he had just one stroke left for the day, even after those two aces.
As Bensel Jr. doesn’t hit aces, he coaches golf at Century Country Club in Purchase, New York. He has competed in six PGA Tour events in his career, including three PGA Championships and the 2007 US Open.
