The odds of a hole in one are around 2500-1 for a Tour Pro...could Edoardo Molinari make an ace from 500 balls?
WATCH: Can Edoardo Molinari Make An Ace From 500 Shots?
The odds of an average golfer making an ace are around 100,000-1, whilst stats suggest the odds of a Tour Pro recording one are more like 2,500-1.
Ahead of this week’s Italian Open, the European Tour challenged three-time winner Edoardo Molinari to go a couple of thousand better.
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With 12 hours, 500 balls and a nine iron to play with on a 145-yard par three, could he manage to score the holy grail of golf?
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What began as a light-hearted challenge developed into something more profound; a trip inside the psyche of a complex golfing mind and a journey to the verge of madness for Dodo Molinari.
This makes for excellent viewing:
How many shots would it take a pro to make a hole-in-one?We gave Edoardo Molinari 500 balls, here's what happened…
Posted by European Tour on Tuesday, October 10, 2017
The Rolex Series returns this week at the Italian Open at Golf Club Milano, featuring a strong field including the likes of Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick and Francesco Molinari.
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