An amateur golfer was left "frozen" and "could not stop shaking" after hitting a hole in one from 411 yards (376 metres) - a one-in-six-million chance, according to one estimate.
Matthew Vigurs, from Droitwich in Worcestershire, narrowly missed out on claiming a Guinness World Record when he sank the shot during a league match at Great Barr Golf Club in Sandwell near Birmingham.
The record sits with Robert Mitera who in 1965 at Miracle Hills Golf Course in Nebraska, USA, hit a hole in one from 447 yards (408 metres).
But despite being 36 yards (33 metres) short, 32-year-old Vigurs said: "I got married last year so obviously that's number one but this is definitely up there as a close second best moment of my life."
England Golf, the national governing body for amateur golf, believes Vigurs' achievement could be a national record, but that is yet to be confirmed.
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Matthew Vigurs, from Droitwich in Worcestershire, narrowly missed out on claiming a Guinness World Record when he sank the shot during a league match at Great Barr Golf Club in Sandwell near Birmingham.
The record sits with Robert Mitera who in 1965 at Miracle Hills Golf Course in Nebraska, USA, hit a hole in one from 447 yards (408 metres).
But despite being 36 yards (33 metres) short, 32-year-old Vigurs said: "I got married last year so obviously that's number one but this is definitely up there as a close second best moment of my life."
England Golf, the national governing body for amateur golf, believes Vigurs' achievement could be a national record, but that is yet to be confirmed.
#amateur #national #matthew
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