Myrtle Beach Miracle: Man Records 3 Holes-in-One in 3 Days

From PGA and LPGA Tour pros to regular hacks, millions of golfers have played countless rounds in Myrtle Beach, but we can safely say no one has ever had a golf trip like the one Dom Debonis recently completed.

The 81-year-old Debonis (pictured in the orange shirt, third from left) did the seemingly impossible on a recent Myrtle Beach golf trip, making a hole-in-one on three consecutive days, defying 1 in 1.953 trillion odds!

Debonis began his magical run by acing the 112-yard, par 3 17th hole at Farmstead, a singular accomplishment that would’ve made his trip memorable. But he was just getting started.

The following day he made a hole-in-one on the 6th at hole at Thistle, a 129-yard par 3. That night while his group was relaxing in the whirl pool at Long Bay Resort, one of Debonis’ friends told him not to worry about the water because “you won’t sink, just walk across the water.”

Little did they know Debonis’ miraculous run wasn’t over.

The following day he aced the 118-yard fourth hole at Blackmoor, completing what might be the greatest run of holes in one in golf history.

“I was flabbergasted,” Debonis said. “I couldn’t believe it was happening. (The excitement of) it never gets old.”

His run ended at TPC Myrtle Beach, where a fourth consecutive day with a hole in one wasn’t in the offing.

But it was a remarkable streak, made even more so when one considers that Debonis had another hole in one in early September playing at home in The Villages. A former collegiate golfer at Duquesne, Debonis has played the game for 65 years, and he hadn’t recorded an ace in 45 years before having four in just over a month.

His Grand Strand exploits earned him national attention. After the local newspaper in The Villages ran a story on his feat, Gerry Dulac, the longtime golf writer for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette penned a story on the Pennsylvania native and his story went viral.

Debonis has since been featured on Golf Channel, ESPN.com, PBS and numerous other outlets.

His new found fame hasn’t changed life at home – his wife still makes him take the trash out every night – but it has reconnected him with old acquaintances. He has heard from old fraternity brothers and a friend from his childhood that he hadn’t communicated with in more than 40 years.

Debonis was invited to join a group of 11 other guys for the trip to Myrtle Beach.

“After being down here (in The Villages), you want a break every once in a while,” he said. “We went to Myrtle Beach and had such a good time.”

The members of his group, several of whom were with him for all four aces, surely had a good time collecting the free drinks, totaling nearly $500, that Debonis purchased.