For some, it happens once in a lifetime. For others, it's only a dream. But for one amateur golfer, it's come three times in five hours.
UK amateur golfer Ali Gibb hit three holes-in-one during a five-hour stint at the Croham Hurst Golf Club in the UK, defending her clubchampionship on Tuesday.
In her two rounds of golf, Gibb hit a hole-in-one twice on the 5th hole, par 3, and once on the 11th hole, par 3, stunning viewers and club members.
"Today was just a weird day. It was just very, very strange," she said. "On my card I had a nine, two eights, sixes, fives, fours, threes, twos and three ones.
"Our pro Adam came up to me and said: 'I've had one hole-in-one in 42 years, you've just had three in five hours.'
"It's just absolutely extraordinary. I think I will wake up tomorrow asking if I've just been dreaming about it and if it is club championship day today instead!"
Ali Gibb hit two holes-in-one at the fifth and another at the 11th. Photo / Ali Gibb
It's not the first time Gibb has claimed the honour of hitting a hole-in-one.
The 51-year-old revealed she's hit three holes-in-one prior to her extraordinary day out on Tuesday, taking her incredible tally to six.
Club secretary Jean Cooke told the BBC: "Scoring one hole-in-one in a whole lifetime is unusual but three in one day is extremely rare if not unique."
Gibb's feat has since been humorously compared to former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il after he claimed to hit 11 holes-in-one during his first-ever and only round of golf in 1997.
While Gibb's feat has been verified and approved, Jong-il's audacious claims appear to be made up, making Gibb's feat even more incredible.
