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Colin Montgomerie Records Two Holes‑in‑One at Opening of Wee Course

The improbable pair of aces drew attention to the new short course designed to get young players into golf.

Overview

  • Colin Montgomerie made two holes‑in‑one during the Wee Course's official opening, acing the 43‑yard third and the 60‑yard fifth on consecutive shots he played on Monday, July 6.
  • Montgomerie said he used a chipper borrowed from Jeff Fettig for one ace and then kept the club as a memento, and his play raised the course's recorded aces from 51 to 53.
  • Local TV stations captured the shots on video, with one clip showing the ball hit the pin and drop into the cup and another showing Montgomerie's celebration.
  • Reports cited common odds used to show rarity — roughly 12,000‑to‑1 for a single amateur ace and about 67 million‑to‑1 for two in a day — and those figures are best treated as rough estimates rather than precise calculations.
  • The Wee Course is a nine‑hole, 20–80 yard par‑3 layout Montgomerie helped design to expand access and junior programming, and the aces are likely to boost local interest and participation in its youth initiatives.