British golfer's double hole in one

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2006

LONDON (AFP) — A British golfer told how he celebrated after hitting a hole in one -- then was left "bewildered and stunned" when he did it again at the same hole the following day.

Robert Edge, 35, took one shot with a nine iron to complete the 167-yard (153-metre) 12th hole at Bentley Golf Course in Brentwood, east of London, on Saturday. He then repeated the feat on Sunday.

"I was delighted after the hole in one," said the recruitment consultant.

"But on the 13th it all went to pieces. I finished with 75, three over par.

"On the Sunday I stepped up at the 12th and hit another hole in one. I was bewildered and stunned. I had a big ear-to-ear smile."

Andy Hall, the golf club's managing secretary, said: "To do it one day is fair enough but to...