This can't be: Golfer nails 5 holes-in-one in a week

I don't play golf that much anymore, but I can attest that it is a difficult, challenging, and even cruel sport at times. Non-players can't identify with this because they can't understand what could possibly be so difficult about hitting a ball that isn't moving. But trust me, it is difficult.

With this in mind, consider the recent streak amateur golfer Curt Hocker of Kappa, Ill., went through. Within one week, he scored five holes-in-one, according to an Associated Press story. So far this year, he has seven of them, and five occurred on par-4s.

Remarkable. The AP story doesn't include what the odds of doing this is, but it has to be in the trillions.

Some folks just have a knack for such things, I guess.

The luckiest man in the world (this week anyway)

I don't play golf much anymore, but in my younger days, I played a lot. I played on my high school team (that wasn't quite the honor most of you probably think it was), and I played a lot into my 20s.

Perhaps the most coveted achievement golfer's desire is to score a hole-in-one. I've come close a few times, and I've played in groups where other golfers came close. It is a rare achievement so I always take notice when somebody gets one.

However, consider what Ted Kemp did recently. Kemp, who is a 12-handicapper, scored holes-in-one on back-to-back par 3s on his local municipal course in Muscatine, Iowa.

He got his first one using a pitching wedge from 130 yards. On the next hole, he nailed an 8-iron from 182 yards out.

According to published reports, the odds of getting two holes-in-one in one round are 67 million to one.

Well done, Mr. Kemp.

Now go away.