Illinois State Student Curt Hocker of El Paso Golf Club Makes Five Holes in One

Curt Hocker was just some Illinois State University student until recently when the El Paso Golf Club member purportedly made five holes-in-one over the course of just six days. Think that sounds insane? That’s because it is.

The Journal Star reports:

Eighteen months ago, Hocker - a 22-year-old from El Paso - was just like most golfers. An avid player with solid game, he was still looking for his first career hole in one. Then it happened, on May 31, 2007. Then, a week later, it happened again.

And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again.

Twelve times in all Hocker has allegedly made a hole in one, a double eagle or both. In August, the Journal Star published a story about Hocker, who apparently made an ace on a par 4 and a double eagle on a par 5 in the same round of golf.

But that's nothing compared to what's happened in the past week at the golf club near Kappa. Beginning Oct. 29 and ending Tuesday about the time Barack Obama began sweeping the East Coast, Hocker and several witnesses say he made five holes in one in a six-day span...

Statistically, Hocker has a better chance of being struck by lightning while collecting his Powerball winnings on the way to a Ralph Nader victory rally than he does of making five aces in six days.

The last time I got struck by lightning while collecting Powerball winnings on the way to a Ralph Nader rally, I got so messed up from the electrocution that I thought I’d made five holes-in-one. Really though, it's easy to wonder about the veracity of Hocker’s story, but the small probability of its truth doesn't mean it actually isn't true. And if it is, well, wow.

Hocker will finish his degree at Lincoln College.