Woods Brothers Relive Aces
The odds of two amateur golfers in a foursome each getting a hole-in-one on the same hole are 26 million to 1, according to the National Hole-in-One Association. The odds of those two golfers being brothers, one of whom had hit an ace on the same hole 14 years prior while playing with the same brother…Unknown. But for Tahoe residents Paul and John Wood, who pulled off the spectacular feat on the 14th hole of the Incline Village Championship Golf Course on August 19, 2016, beating the odds seems to come easier when they’re playing with family.
10 years later to the day (August 19, 2026) the back-to-back ace brothers reunited to play a round on the Championship Golf Course to remember that incredible event and pay tribute to their other brother, Mark Wood who was there that day and has since passed away. Watch this video as they talk about that special day:
Original Story: 26-million-to-1: Tahoe brothers hit back-to-back aces at Incline golf course
(published September 21, 2016 in the Bonanza – provided by IVGID)
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The odds of two amateur golfers in a foursome each getting a hole-in-one on the same hole are 26 million-to-1, according to the National Hole-in-One Association. The odds of those two golfers being brothers, one of whom had hit an ace on the same hole 14 years ago while playing with the same brother … Unknown. But for Tahoe residents Paul and John Wood, who pulled off the spectacular feat on the 14th hole of the Incline Village Championship Golf Course on Aug. 19, beating the odds seems to come easier when they’re playing with family.
While Paul is an enthusiastic golfer who plays twice a week and has recorded three previous hole-in-ones (prior to last month’s double ace), his brother John is a twice-a-year player who had never gotten a hole-in-one before. Rounding out the foursome that day was another brother, Mark Wood, and Victoria Thompson, who both witnessed the feat.
Playing in the evening, the group was reminiscing about Paul’s ace from 14 years ago on the tee box at the 14th hole, right before he stepped up and recreated the feat with his 8-iron. “We stepped to the tee and sure enough, I hit it in the hole and we were all excited,” Paul said. “And then our other brother Mark hit. And then John gets up and hits his on the same line as mine and boom, boom, boom … in the hole.”
For John, it was his 7-iron and barefoot style (a habit he picked up years ago after going shoeless on the back nine, after a mid-round sole delamination, and shooting the best nine holes of his life) that proved the perfect combination in creating a magical family moment.
“When I stepped up I jokingly said, ‘Hey, is there room in the hole for one more?’” John said. “I had never gotten a hole-in-one before, so I didn’t really think lightning would strike twice.”
After driving up to the green and verifying that both balls were indeed in the hole, the brothers went into celebration mode.
“It was pandemonium,” Paul said. “We were all jumping up and down and taking selfies.”
Choosing to call it a day at that point and drive in, the brothers were left with one final dilemma to solve: Whether the first or the second hole-in-one buys the traditional celebratory round of drinks?
