Worthington resident Cory Fidler hit a once-in-a-lifetime golf shot during his work league round at Mental Memorial Golf Course in Columbus on June 25, his accomplishment even rarer than a hole-in-one.
Fidler is a project manager for the Ohio Department of Transportation and an 11.2 handicap. On the third hole, a par 5, he made his miraculous second shot from about 240 yards out for an albatross.
An article from the PGA in 2021 states that the odds of a golfer finishing a single hole three strokes under par are between one-million-to-one and six-million-to-one. The odds for an average golfer to make a hole-in-one are closer to 12,500 to 1, according to the National Hole-in-One Registry.
Playing from the white tees, Fidler was 513 yards from the hole on his tee shot. After landing in the rough with an imperfect lie, Fidler said he typically would lay up to the green. The golf cart's rangefinder read 243 yards from the pin.
"My golf partner is in the cart with me [and] is kind of razzing me to go for it," said Fidler. "So I pulled out the 3-wood. It was a little uphill stance, but hit it well. Not the best shot I've ever hit, but it was hit pretty well and right at the flag."
Fidler is a project manager for the Ohio Department of Transportation and an 11.2 handicap. On the third hole, a par 5, he made his miraculous second shot from about 240 yards out for an albatross.
An article from the PGA in 2021 states that the odds of a golfer finishing a single hole three strokes under par are between one-million-to-one and six-million-to-one. The odds for an average golfer to make a hole-in-one are closer to 12,500 to 1, according to the National Hole-in-One Registry.
Playing from the white tees, Fidler was 513 yards from the hole on his tee shot. After landing in the rough with an imperfect lie, Fidler said he typically would lay up to the green. The golf cart's rangefinder read 243 yards from the pin.
"My golf partner is in the cart with me [and] is kind of razzing me to go for it," said Fidler. "So I pulled out the 3-wood. It was a little uphill stance, but hit it well. Not the best shot I've ever hit, but it was hit pretty well and right at the flag."
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