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Pro Golfer Gets Back-to-Back Aces at U.S. Senior Open

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Lots of golfers can go their whole lives without getting a single hole in one. It's a pretty difficult thing to achieve, as it takes some skill and a whole lot of luck.

All that makes what Frank Bensel Jr. did Friday at the U.S. Senior Open in Newport, R.I., even more impressive. He didn't have just one hole in one. He had two. On back-to-back holes. He got his first one on the 184-yard fourth hole and then got his second one on the 203-yard fifth hole.

Not too shabby.

Have yourself a day, Frank Bensel Jr.!


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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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