Dale Whitnell hits two holes-in-one all the way through DP International Excursion prevent in South Africa

Dale Whitnell completed the day with a 9-under 63 that still featured seven birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey. (Photograph through Luke Walker/Getty Pictures)The Nationwide Hollow-in-One registry says excursion avid gamers have 3,000-to-1 odds of constructing an ace all the way through event play.However two? Smartly, that shoots as much as 67 million to one and Dale Whitnell made it occur all the way through the DP International Excursion’s prevent this week in South Africa.The 36-year-old Whitnell registered a couple of aces on Thursday all the way through the hole spherical of the South African Open at Durban Nation Membership.Whitnell’s first got here from 185 yards out on the second one hollow the use of a 7-iron. His 2nd ace was once from 128 yards on No. 12 the use of a 50-degree wedge.“By no means had one in event play,” Whitnell mentioned in a while. “In an effort to have two in at some point is beautiful particular.”Whitnell completed the day with a 9-under 63 that still featured seven birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey as he heads into the second one spherical within the best 10.“I had the whole lot as of late,” Whitnell mentioned. “To come back out 9 below par, I will’t whinge.”As is custom, Whitnell equipped the beverages after his historical day.Handiest two avid gamers — Andrew Dodt (2013) and John Hudson (1971) — have ever made two holes-in-one in one spherical at the DP International Excursion. Invoice Whedon (1955), Yusako Miyazato (2006) and Brian Harman (2015) did it at the PGA Excursion.