A young golfer from Powassan, Ont., accomplished an incredible feat last week while on the links: he dropped back-to-back holes-in-one. Aydin Beharie, 17, had his incredible day July 29 at the Highview Golf Course in Powassan. Beharie, who only started golfing three years ago, said in an interview this week that he quickly learned why some people love the sport so much. “It doesn’t even feel real still,” he told CTV News on Tuesday morning. Beharie was golfing with a few of his friends in a birthday tournament. His remarkable round started on the 17th hole, which from the white tees is a short 98-yard par 3. He teed off using a 56-degree wedge. “We saw it drop, but we all thought it went long,” Beharie said. “Then we walked up. None of my buddies saw the ball … We checked the cup obviously out of instinct — and it was in there.” He was still celebrating his first hole-in-one as the group moved to the 18th hole — a 293-yard par 4. Beharie grabbed his new driver and swung as hard as he could. “We all saw it hit the green and we were like, ‘Whatever,’” he said. “There was a bunch of people waiting at the clubhouse for us. So, they all saw me take it out of the hole. Nobody saw it drop — I picked up the ball and started freaking out. No one believed it at first.” Officials at the Highview Golf Course said in the club’s 40-year history, they’ve never had one person or the same group hit back-to-back holes-in-one. The golf course plans to etch Beharie’s name on the clubhouse plaque and present him with a trophy. The course did present him with two hole-in-one towels. “We were at a loss for words — as I am still now in absolute shock,” said Cole Harrington, the course’s pro shop manager. “He’s been giving people tips over the last couple of days, for sure.” According to the PGA, the odds of hitting two standard holes-in-one in the same round are one in 67 million. The odds of the same player sinking consecutive hole-in-ones on a par 3 and par 4 are one in 75 billion. ‘I got it done somehow’ “It’s kind of still sitting in the back of my head like, ‘How did that even happen?’” Beharie said. “It’s near impossible — but I got it done somehow.” When he’s not golfing, Beharie plays hockey. He recently signed with his hometown Powassan Voodoos after coming off a successful season with the North Bay Trappers U18 AAA team. But his recent golfing success has him questioning where his athletic future lies. “I’ve been questioning if I kept playing golf, what would happen. But I’m going to stick to hockey for now,” he quipped. “Maybe golf will be an afterthought.”
