Not One But Two

Here is an encouraging story for those of us who wonder if it will ever happen to us.

TRAVERSE CITY -- Sixty-seven million to one.

Grayling's Bob Hickey became the one on Thursday, making the impossible plausible with not just one -- but two holes-in-one -- during the same round at Marsh Ridge in Gaylord.

It all began on the 10th hole when the 66-year-old Hickey aced the 167-yard hole with a 7-iron. It was the first hole-in-one for Hickey, who has been playing the game of nearly 50 years.

Hickey didn't have to wait long for the second, acing the 147-yard No. 17 with an 8-iron.

According to Golf Digest, the odds of getting one hole-in-one is 5,000 to 1. For two in a round, it's 67 million to one.

Gee. I hope Bob didn't use up all of my chances with his 67,000,000 to 1 shot.