Daniel Chopra makes 2 Aces in 1 Round at Pebble Beach

[mvmac]

Wow!

Chopra Article

Quote:

Playing with rookie Richard H. Lee, Chopra aced the postage stamp par-3 seventh hole before recording another 1 at the 17th hole. Chopra used a 50-degree wedge from 104 yards on the seventh, then struck again with a 7-iron from 176 yards at No. 17.

According to a 2010 Golf Digest article, the estimated odds of an amateur making two holes-in-one in a round are one in 64 million. The odds, of course, would be better for a player of Chopra's skill.

Making two aces in a round would be like hitting the lottery for a lot of people but, in fact, it is easier than winning America's biggest lottery. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 175,223,510.

Chopra may have wanted to save the aces for the money rounds, but he has been prolific with them in his PGA Tour career. He has a trio of aces in tournament competition in consecutive seasons.

[Ernest Jones]

Everytime I see a picture of Chopra I think he's wearing one of these:

[iacas]

Mike, quick question: if Chopra wasn't a PING staffer, would you have posted this story? :-)

Just teasing ya buddy. ;-) I wonder how the 17th and the 14th will play this year.

[mvmac]

Originally Posted by iacas

Mike, quick question: if Chopra wasn't a PING staffer, would you have posted this story? :-)

Just teasing ya buddy. ;-) I wonder how the 17th and the 14th will play this year.

Chopra's a PING guy?  wow I had no idea Guess that's the reason why he made 2 aces hahaha

[Shindig]

Awesome for Chopra. And for Richard Lee, who gets the consolation prize of witnessing two aces up close. I'm surprised the article didn't mention Yusaku Miyazato (Ai's older brother), who managed this in Reno a few years ago during a tournament round.