So, I was kicking back the other day, watching some golf highlights, you know, the usual stuff. And then a guy nearly sinks one from the tee, and it got me thinking, who actually has the most holes-in-one on the PGA Tour? I mean, you hear about these things, they’re like legends, but who’s the king?
My first thought, probably like yours, was it had to be one of the big, big names. Maybe Tiger, or Jack back in the day. Seemed logical, right? More tournaments, more chances.
My Little Digging Adventure
Well, I decided to do a bit of digging. It wasn’t like I was training for a golf quiz or anything, just pure curiosity. Fired up the old laptop, started poking around. You’d think this stuff would be super easy to find, front and center. But nope. You gotta wade through a bunch of articles, forums, and stats pages. Some sites say one thing, another says something slightly different for “all-time golf” versus “PGA Tour official events.” It gets a bit muddled, to be honest.
I spent a good hour, maybe more, just clicking around. Kept a little notepad next to me, jotting down names and numbers. It felt like I was on a mini-quest for this one specific piece of trivia. My wife even asked what I was so engrossed in, and when I told her “PGA Tour hole-in-one records,” she just shook her head and laughed. Fair enough.
After a while, patterns started to emerge. A couple of names kept popping up for the PGA Tour specific record. It wasn’t as straightforward as I thought. It’s not like they hand out a giant trophy for this, so the info isn’t always blasted everywhere.
So, Who Is It Then?
And here’s what I landed on, after all that sifting. It seems the record for the most holes-in-one in PGA Tour history is actually a tie. Yep, a tie! Between Robert Allenby and Hal Sutton. Both of them, apparently, have managed to card 10 aces in official PGA Tour events. Ten! Can you even wrap your head around that? I’m thrilled if I hit the green in regulation, let alone get it in the cup from the tee.
It’s pretty wild, eh? These guys are obviously incredible golfers, but maybe not the absolute first names that would have jumped into my head for this particular record. It just goes to show, there are all sorts of amazing feats in sports that don’t always get the main headline.
I also saw some mentions of guys like Norman Manley, who has a crazy number of aces overall, like 59 or something, but that’s across his entire golfing life, not just PGA Tour sanctioned events. Sticking to the PGA Tour, Allenby and Sutton are the guys. It’s a pretty exclusive club. Think about the odds – something like 12,500 to 1 for a tour pro on a par 3. And these guys did it ten times in competition. Mind-boggling.
So yeah, that was my little research project for the day. Started with a random thought watching TV, and ended up learning something pretty cool. Now I’ve got that little nugget of info tucked away. Maybe it’ll win me a bar bet someday, who knows?
