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Amateur Fort Worth Golfer Shaun Hensley Makes Hole-In-One, Wins New Luxury Car

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - September 19 will be a date that one Fort Worth golfer will never forget -- probably because he'll be talking about it from now on.

It was on that Saturday when Shaun Hensley made a hole-in-one at the Mira Vista Country Club.

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Hensley was playing in the 2020 Classic when he made the 178-yard drive on the third hole, using a 7-iron.

In addition to bragging rights, Hensley won a 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300.

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The golfer's achievement is actually pretty remarkable, according to the National Hole in One Association, an amateur golfer's chance of making a hole-in-one, or an ace, is 12,500 to 1.

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