Tee-rrific! Jersey family trio defy golfing odds

Credit: England Golf

Jersey trio Carl and Lewis Ham-Howes and Paul Soares have defied all odds and landed their first holes-in-one within the same month.

Lewis, who is 18 years old, scored his career first on Par 4 - known as an albatross, - at St Clement's Golf Club during this summer's Jersey Golf Junior Festival.

England Golf's Tom Vale says it is a remarkable feat from the youngster.

"To put it into perspective, the odds of [a hole-in-one on a Par 4] are an astonishing six million to one."

Lewis' father, Carl bagged the trio's first hole-in-one in Scotland, on a trip to watch The Open at Royal Troon in July.

The pair, who are both members of La Moye Gold Club, were playing on the resident golf course at Cameron House on Loch Lomond.

On the 17th hole, Par 3 of 151 yards, the ball bounced twice on the green and rolled into the hole.

It was a maiden for the 49 year old, who has been playing golf since the age of 13.

Three weeks later, Paul, Lewis' stepfather, followed with a perfect shot whilst playing the 5th hole at a club competition in St Clement.

Another Par 3, at 134 yards, the family sunk another ace.

England Golf puts the odds of a hole-in-one on a Par 3 at 12,500-1.

Lewis messaged his father to say: "That's you and Paul both with holes-in-one, me next....!" 

He wasn't wrong - completing the family hat-trick the following week and sealing an un-fore-gettable summer of golf. 

Tom Vale from England Golf said:  "Carl and Paul's achievements are impressive while Lewis' is remarkable, and the fact they've all picked up their first ones in the space of a month is astonishing.

"For everyone still dreaming of one, it instils that bit of inspiration and belief - and that's why we love the game!"

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