Golf Digest’s “Miracles Issue” hit newsstands last September. Too bad, because we didn’t get to include the tale of English amateur golfer Ali Gibb.
On Tuesday, the 51-year-old Gibb pulled off a miracle of her own by making three holes-in-one during the 36-hole club championship at Croham Hurst Golf Club in Surrey, according to BBC Sport. You read that right: THREE holes-in-one in a 36-hole competition. More accurately, the three aces came in a 25-hole span, only eight of which were par 3s. Remarkable.
“It’s just absolutely extraordinary,” Gibb told BBC Sport after. “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!”
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Not surprisingly, Gibb, who said she had three previous aces, won the tournament, successfully defending her club title. But despite the three hole-in-ones, the amateur golfer’s two rounds weren’t without their hiccups. The six-handicapper made a 9 to end her first 18 holes and an 8 to begin her second, which kept her from breaking 80 in either round. Check out this bonkers scorecard:
“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,’” Gibb said.
And one bonafide miracle in our book.
