Golfer shoots 57 with 3 aces, 2 of which were on par-4's

[jsgolfer]

Must be an awesome golf family.  And you play 54 holes in one day.

1	Patrick Wills	-4	68	57	66	191
2	Charlie Wills	0	70	67	68	205
3	Christopher Wills	3	76	74	70	220

I have friends that played in the same tournament, I'll ask them what they heard.

[9wood]

How many mulligans

[bkuehn1952]

He has not posted his "57" to GHIN yet and he does regularly post scores.  For someone who posts scores, not posting that score says to me he knows there is something going on.

Could someone have assisted his balls into the hole without him knowing?

[Mop Bucket]

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[Golfingdad]

Here's an interesting thought experiment:

This article was posted as if this feat was legitimate - which it very well could have been.  Many jokes have been made comparing it to Kim Jong Il's record round of -38 with 11 aces.

Other than the 17 security guards that "witnessed" it, I think it's a safe bet that there isn't a soul on earth who would buy that story for a second.  But there are souls who buy this guys story.

This means that there is a threshold in there, somewhere between 2 holes-in-one and 11 holes-in-one, that gets crossed where everybody says "nope, no chance, you're full of it."

I'm curious where that line is for most people?

For me, this Wills guy is sitting, pretty much, on the line.  I want this to be true, but at this point, I just can't buy into it.

[MyrtleBeachGolf]

I too find this difficult to believe but I've met the guy and he doesn't seem the type make something up like this. Like someone said earlier, it would be really strange to make up a story as far-fetched as this. Then again who knows...

It's the Internet. It's full of 1000's of made up far fetched stories daily.

[newtogolf]

Here's an interesting thought experiment:

This article was posted as if this feat was legitimate - which it very well could have been.  Many jokes have been made comparing it to Kim Jong Il's record round of -38 with 11 aces.

Other than the 17 security guards that "witnessed" it, I think it's a safe bet that there isn't a soul on earth who would buy that story for a second.  But there are souls who buy this guys story.

This means that there is a threshold in there, somewhere between 2 holes-in-one and 11 holes-in-one, that gets crossed where everybody says "nope, no chance, you're full of it."

I'm curious where that line is for most people?

For me, this Wills guy is sitting, pretty much, on the line.  I want this to be true, but at this point, I just can't buy into it.

He lost me with claiming two Par 4 aces, might have been more believable if he hit 1 Par 3 and 1 Par 4.

[Lihu]

Definitely 4 aces per round. . .three is the limit for me. . . BTW, has anyone tried to enter 57 into GHIN? Is there a score typo checker? [quote name="9wood" url="/t/82900/golfer-shoots-57-with-3-aces-2-of-which-were-on-par-4s/36#post_1162223"]How many mulligans [/quote] 2 mullion, of course! :-D

[Golfingdad]

Definitely 4 aces per round. . .three is the limit for me. . . BTW, has anyone tried to enter 57 into GHIN? Is there a score typo checker? 2 mullion, of course! :-D

Only the two times I've actually scored that, nothing more though.

[No Mulligans]

I don't believe it.

Remember this story about the woman and all her hole in ones.  (This one is obviously a lie also)

http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2007-11/gd0711kindred_gagne

[DrvFrShow]

My low score for 18 is a 50.... It was at The Old Course at St. Andrews in Tiger Woods 2013.

[RandallT]

Not to be outdone, this guy shot -28 at the same course, Laurel Hill (https://www.gamegolf.com/player/errols5697/round/317293) on May 9th.

Started slow with only 4 birdies:

Then he picked it up on the 5th for a run of eagle, eagle, double-eagle, eagle:

I believe 4 holes in one for the day. Not too shabby:

[Lihu]

Not to be outdone, this guy shot -28 at the same course, Laurel Hill ([URL=https://www.gamegolf.com/player/errols5697/round/317293]https://www.gamegolf.com/player/errols5697/round/317293[/URL]) on May 9th. Started slow with only 4 birdies: [URL=http://thesandtrap.com/content/type/61/id/126256/] [/URL] Then he picked it up on the 5th for a run of eagle, eagle, double-eagle, eagle: [URL=http://thesandtrap.com/content/type/61/id/126257/] [/URL] I believe 4 holes in one for the day. Not too shabby: [URL=http://thesandtrap.com/content/type/61/id/126258/] [/URL]

Okay, I get it. These are clearly 15" holes. :-D Or. . . They are hitting into the soccer golf holes!:-D :-P :-D

[jsgolfer]

I have a couple of friends who played in this same tournament, here was his response to me about this guy.  I asked him if he was aware of Patrick Wills.

"

Yes

Very aware

Played in the same event with him a handful of times

Nelson and Dzubin were in the field that day. He is a +5 HCAP

Hard to believe but hard to question his integrity

I am friends with the publisher of the magazine -Michael Keating and played with him in the same ever at a different venue 2 weeks before this one

Was well aware of what he has done in the past including a 59 at Quantico and a 58 at Laurel Hill"

[boogielicious]

I have a couple of friends who played in this same tournament, here was his response to me about this guy.  I asked him if he was aware of Patrick Wills.

"

Yes

Very aware

Played in the same event with him a handful of times

Nelson and Dzubin were in the field that day. He is a +5 HCAP

Hard to believe but hard to question his integrity

I am friends with the publisher of the magazine -Michael Keating and played with him in the same ever at a different venue 2 weeks before this one

Was well aware of what he has done in the past including a 59 at Quantico and a 58 at Laurel Hill"

Thanks for following up.

[Braivo]

For me, this Wills guy is sitting, pretty much, on the line.  I want this to be true, but at this point, I just can't buy into it.

The more I think about it, I just can't buy into this story at all. Were there other groups who witnessed these aces on par-4s? Groups on the green or next tee to verify this? Wouldn't a crowd start to gather late in the round once word got out about these aces and his score? He doesn't enter 57s and 59s into GHIN? He is a +4 capper shooting 57s and 59s? None of it adds up to me.

[Golfingdad]

Were there other groups who witnessed these aces on par-4s? Groups on the green or next tee to verify this? Wouldn't a crowd start to gather late in the round once word got out about these aces and his score?

Right - these are the obvious questions.  I don't question his ability or whether or not he's a nice guy, but how are there not more witnesses to this event, which occurred during a tournament mind you, other than his two sons and some random military guy.

He doesn't enter 57s and 59s into GHIN? He is a +4 capper shooting 57s and 59s?

Somebody said above that he hadn't YET posted this score, that doesn't mean that he doesn't post them though.  It's easy to pile up a few scores if you play often and enter them all at once, or to just post a few days later for whatever reason.  Also, in tournaments, its possible that they took on the posting responsibility.  My brothers club does that at some of their tournaments.

He is a +4 capper shooting 57s and 59s?

Not anymore. ;)  If that was the only score that he added to his GHIN, then he's now a +5.6.  That's borderline PGA tour skill right there.

[Fourputt]

I like to give people the benefit of the doubt on everything and I have absolutely ZERO basis with which to say this is untrue so I'll just say that, for me, this is something that I would HAVE TO see to believe, and I didn't see it .... So I'll leave it at that.

I'd like to know how many people in the entire world, Tour Pros INCLUDED even have a 278 and 310 yard hole out to their credit ... IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFETIMES.

Let alone in the same round ... and not to mention alongside another hole in one with a 5 iron.

EDIT: He also has the fact that it was in a tournament going for him as well. There should have been some oversight at least.

But it looks like it was a "bring your own team" tournament.  That tosses the oversight idea right out the window.  With his sons and a friend for witnesses?