Diving deeper into the life story of Frank Bensel Jr.

Bensel crafts his name in history at 56 in Rhode Island

One in 67 million. Sounds impossible, right? Well, that’s how rare this 56-year-old golfer’s back-to-back aces in a professional event truly are, making his feat the only one recorded in any TOUR-sanctioned event on record, according to PGA TOUR Champions.

The only other possible counterpart to this USGA hero is John Hudson back in 1971 at the European Tour’s Martini International, where he shot back-to-back aces on a par 3 and followed it up with another on a par 4, becoming the only other player to ever achieve this feat on any major professional Tour.

Bensel’s case at the second round of the US Senio Open in Newport Country Club saw him carding a hole-in-one on par-3 fourth from a distance of 184 yards and following it up on par-3 fifth with another hole-in-one from a distance of 203 yards. Quite a feat, right? But what’s his take on the matter of playoffs?

Frank Bensel Jr.’s experienced advice when dealing with a playoff

Having played and won several playoffs in his time with golf, post his win at the PGA Assistants Tour Summer Major in 2015 after a playoff alongside Colin Amaral, Bensel was asked his secret to ace-ing playoffs. His tip? There is no secret. It’s actually a more nuanced combination of sticking to one’s routine and staying focused.

Bensel’s exact words were, “There’s no secret. Everyone’s a little bit more amped up and you just stick to your routines and stay focused well. I mean we’re all nervous and want to do well so you know it’s a different animal.”

It seems this discipline-centered approach has been working well for Bensel Jr. so far. Call it luck or the award of his long-going perseverance, it seems there’s only an upward hill for this hard-working area professional golfer! Don’t you think so?