Watch: 4-year-old makes hole-in-one at Knoxville golf course
Levi Antal made a shot golfers dream of at Beverly Park Junior Course in Knoxville, a-hole-in-one, and his dad caught the special moment on camera.
Video provided by Hayden Antal.
A 4-year-old boy named Levi Antal scored a hole-in-one at a Tennessee golf course.Levi’s father, Hayden Antal, captured the impressive shot on video.The odds of an average golfer making a hole-in-one are 12,000 to 1.Levi learned to play through a Tennessee program that allows kids to play golf for free or at a discount.
A 4-year-old boy had an un-fore-gettable moment at a Tennessee golf course.
Hayden Antal caught his son Levi’s first-ever hole-in-one while playing The Barn at Beverly Short Course near Knoxville.
The video shows Levi teeing up the ball with pre-professional precision, readying his stance and preparing for the perfect shot. After a moment, he swings hard and ends in a stance of solid follow-through
Levi has good contact with the ball and the video shows it flying through the air. The ball hits the fairway and smoothly rolls onto the putting green before perfectly gliding into the hole.
Levi’s face at the end says it all.
“Oh my gosh!” Antal exclaims. “You just made it in! You got a hole-in-one!”
Levi said he was feeling “great” after he sank the shot.
Not even Antal scored a hole-in-one on that round.
Though Levi is just 4, he already has years of golfing experience. He has been golfing for two years, so, for half his life.
How rare is a hole-in-one?
Let’s just say Levi certainly defied the odds.
The odds of the average golfer making a hole-in-one are 12,000 to 1, according to the National Hole-in-One Registry. Only 1-2% of golfers who play score a hole-in-one in any given year.
Another statistical improbability is making a hole-in-one at Levi’s age. Sixty percent of golfers who score the coveted ace are 50 or older, according to the National Hole-in-One Registry.
Is there a way for kids to play golf for free?
Levi learned how to play golf at such a young age through the Scott Stallings Kids Play Free Junior Golf Initiative, a Tennessee program that allows youth age 17 and younger to play for free or discounted prices at more than 20 facilities around the Volunteer State.
Knoxville’s “The Barn at Beverly Short Course” is part of the Scott Stallings Kids Play Free Junior Golf Initiative, along with Concord Park Par 3, Williams Creek Golf Course and more. It’s a 9-hole par 3 course designed with kids in mind. Adults can play, too, for just $12, according to the golf course.
Allison Kiehl covers trending and breaking news from Knoxville for the Tennessee Connect Team. Email: allison.kiehl@knoxnews.com
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