NEWPORT, R.I. — Frank Bensel turned up a pair of aces — on back-to-back holes — within the second spherical of the U.S. Senior Open on the Newport Nation Membership on Friday.
Bensel aced the 184-yard fourth gap after which adopted it with one other hole-in-one on the 203-yard fifth. Each are par 3.
Whereas consecutive holes-in-one are exceedingly uncommon, it is also uncommon for a course to have par 3s on two consecutive holes, just like the setup on the 7,024-yard, par-70 Newport Nation Membership this week.
Bensel, 56, is from Jupiter, Florida. He has performed in six PGA Tour occasions and by no means made a minimize.
Even with the aces, Bensel has had a tricky time on the seaside course. He opened at 4 over and had back-to-back bogeys to observe his aces.
