[mykey1961]

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... The odds of a golfer scoring an ace: 5,000-to-1. But the odds of two players in a foursome performing such a feat [back to back] are 17 million to 1, according to a Golf Digest article in 2000.

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Assuming the 5000:1 is true (who really knows), the possible combinations of back to back, when two players do one after another, not any two in the group, can only happen 3 ways.

I do not see how they come up with the 17M:1 odds for this. Is this right or wrong?

DanS

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Part of the problem is the article doesn't claim 17 million to 1 is for [back-to-back], just 2 in a foursome.

DanS seemed to add the back to back part to the statistic for some reason.