LPGA Tour "Special Hole-in-One"... Marlon Leads with 8 Most

$20,000 Donation per Hole-in-One, Green and Geolbis "Rare Record of Two Holes-in-One on the Same Hole"

Mac Malon made the most hole-in-ones with 9 during 9 seasons on the LPGA Tour. Photo by LPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Hole-in-ones on the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour are special.

Since last year, the 'Cares Challenge' has been held with sponsorship from CME Group. Every time a player makes a hole-in-one in an official tournament, CME Group donates $20,000, and the funds are donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Last year, 32 hole-in-ones were made, resulting in a donation of $640,000. This year, before the season was suspended due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), $80,000 had been raised.

Since data collection began in 1992, there have been a total of 620 hole-in-ones on the LPGA Tour. Ten players have made at least five hole-in-ones. Mac Malon (USA) holds the individual record with eight hole-in-ones over nine seasons. Vicky Furgon (USA) ranks second with seven hole-in-ones over 11 seasons. Karrie Webb (Australia), Katrina Matthews (Scotland), and Charlotte Sorensdam (Sweden) are tied for third place with six each, while Brittany Lincicum and Morgan Pressel (both USA) are tied for seventh with five each.

At least 15 hole-in-ones have been made on five courses. The most, 23, were made at Highland Meadows Golf Course in Sylvania, Ohio, where the Marathon Classic is held. The 6th hole (par 3) alone saw eight hole-in-ones. Following that are Corning Golf Course (19), Columbia Edgewater Golf Course, and Mission Hills Golf Course (both 15). Tammy Green and Natalie Gulbis (both USA) hold a unique record of making two hole-in-ones on the same hole.

The season with the most hole-in-ones was 1999, with 37. In the first round of last year's Meijer LPGA Classic, four hole-in-ones were made on the 15th hole (par 3), the most in a single round. At the ShopRite LPGA Classic held at the Seaview Bay Course, an interesting scene occurred in 2018. One hole-in-one was made each day for three days on the 17th hole (par 3). Since the hole is only 103 yards long, players mainly used pitching wedges or 54-degree wedges.

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