Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (June 6, 2025) – The 2nd hole of BallenIsles Country Club’s South Course will always be a special place for members Lori Garon and Lisa Hoberman as the ladies recently made history there – collecting an incredible two holes-in-one while playing in the same group. The odds of a single hole-in-one for an amateur are 12,500 to 1, the odds of TWO players from the same foursome acing the same hole are an astounding 1 in 17 million.
On Tuesday, May 6th Garon and Hoberman were playing the South Course with friends Susan Sack and Suzanne Sussman when they approached the 97-yard, par-3, 2nd hole. Just prior to Garon hitting her shot, Hoberman mentioned to the group that her husband Larry had made a hole-in-one on the 2nd hole in December 2024. Garon stepped up after hearing that and lo and behold, made a hole-in-one! Hoberman then after telling the story of her husband’s ace, and witnessing Garon’s grand feat, was the last to hit, watched her ball land on the green and roll straight into the hole, for the second ace. That’s right, two balls in the hole waiting to be retrieved! While all the story telling and action was going on near the tee, at the greenside, a longtime BallenIsles Country Club maintenance crew associate, Estequer Renoit, was working nearby and had paused to watch the ladies hit. Renoit, who had set the hole location earlier that morning, witnessed both of the holes-in-one and was aghast to what he witnessed and waited to be there to celebrate with the ladies.
The aces were the first for both Garon and Hoberman. Garon has been a member of BallenIsles Country Club since December 2014, and Hoberman since March 2015. The two regularly play together but have never experienced anything like this before.
With three 18-hole championship golf courses – South, North and East – BallenIsles Country Club averages approximately three holes-in-one per month. According to the Club’s golf staff, this is the first time in recent history that two golfers in the same foursome have made aces.
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About BallenIsles Country Club
In 1963 legendary Florida developer John D. MacArthur and the PGA of America teamed up with golf course architects Dick Wilson and Joe Lee to design a championship-caliber golf facility. Over the next ten years, BallenIsles, then called PGA National Golf Club, hosted numerous major tournaments like the PGA Championship and PGA Seniors Championship and was home for the Professional Golfers’ Association of America. The Club was also the host site for the original PGA TOUR Qualifying School and held the inaugural PGA Merchandise Show.When the MacArthur/PGA of America agreement expired in 1973, the Club was renamed the JDM Country Club for John D. MacArthur. For the next 15 years, the prestigious local country club hosted many celebrities and professional golfers and staged many events on the three golf courses on the property. In 1988, the three golf courses and surrounding property were sold by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and renamed BallenIsles Country Club. A multi-year and multimillion dollar plan to develop a private country club community was unveiled. Since the early 2000’s, BallenIsles Country Club has been consistently ranked as one of the Top 100 Clubs in America.
A $35 million clubhouse renovation was completed in 2018, featuring 115,000 square feet of luxurious space. In November 2024, a $19 million renovation and expansion of the 71,000 square foot Sports and Lifestyle Complex include a renovated Aquatics Center with resort-style grand swimming pool, outdoor Cabana bar, Artisan dining venue and more. The Club amenities also include a world-class 21-court tennis and 9-court pickleball complex, a full-service Cosmo & Company salon and spa, health and wellness fitness center, Pilates and spin studios.
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