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A hole-in-one is a great feat for any golfer.
But what if two people who are golfing together sink an ace on the same day and at the same hole? The odds of such a feat are 17 million to 1.
And yet, that’s exactly what happened to Shawn Brown and Trevor Fackrell on June 26 at the Galt Country Club in Cambridge, Ont.
They two golfers were part of a foursome on the mild and overcast day, and were on the downhill, par-three 14th hole.
“Beautiful little hole with a rock face to the right of the green,” Fackrell recalled.
The Galt Country Club shared this image of the fourteenth hole. (Galt Country Club)
Fackrell, a left-hander, got the first hole-in-one.
“It was a perfect 8-iron for me, and I just stood up, and hit it pure and it landed about six feet short of the hole, took one little hop and just jumped into the hole and it was incredible,” he said.
Brown congratulated Fackrell, then the right-hander stepped up to tee off.
“You’re just coming down off of the excitement. Obviously, you don’t get to witness these things very often,” Brown said.
“Then all of a sudden, two swings later, I knock it in on top of Trev.”
Fackrell said he remembers jumping up and he “bear-hugged Shawn, and he bear-hugged me right back.”
WATCH | Shawn Brown and Trevor Fackrell celebrate their holes-in-one:
Golfing buddies both sink a hole-in-one on same day, same hole at Galt Country Club
In this video shared by the Galt Country Club, Shawn Brown and Trevor Fackrell celebrate after they each hit an ace on the 14th hole on June 26, 2026.
Not their 1st holes-in-one
Brown and Fackrell are no strangers to a round of golf. Brown has about five holes-in-one under his belt and Fackrell has six.
Fackrell is also the former head golf professional at Burlington Golf and Country Club, a golf professional with the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) of Canada and past president of the PGA of Ontario.
The two met last year when they golfed with friends Dave Smallwood and Shawn McGeachy and things didn’t go nearly as smoothly.
“I actually hit [McGeachy] with my golf ball. I shanked a shot on No. 11,” Fackrell said.
“I hit him right square in the back with a chip shot. So I was looking forward to redeeming myself.”
The foursome that day were Dave Smallwood, Shawn McGeachy, Brown and Fackrell, left to right. (Galt Country Club)
Beating odds of 17 million to 1
This time around, after confirming with witnesses that the feat had been accomplished, the Galt Country Club posted the news on its social media feeds and the story was highlighted on the PGA of America website.
A story on the PGA of America website notes that data compiled by the National Hole-in-One Registry shows:
- The odds of an average amateur making a hole-in-one are roughly 12,000 to 1.
- The odds of two golfers in the same group hitting a hole-in-one on the same day: 6.5 million to 1.
- The odds of two golfers in the same group hitting a hole-in-one at the same hole on the same day: 17 million to 1.
It’s tradition for someone who gets a hole-in-one to buy a round of drinks for people in the clubhouse.
Brown and Fackrell celebrated the feat that night in the clubhouse, although Fackrell admitted he had to leave early to get home to family.
Brown said the club has a pool where people who get an ace get some drink tickets to spread around, adding “it was a pretty busy night that night and my tab got worked over pretty good.”
LISTEN | Shawn Brown and Trevor Fackrell talk about their holes-in-one:
The Morning Edition – K-W7:172 golfers from the same foursome hit same hole-in-one
A hole-in-one is a pretty amazing accomplishment for any golfer. But imagine you get one on the same day as your friend. That happened late last month at the Galt Country Club. Shawn Brown and Trevor Fackrell talk about the exciting moment.