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One-Armed Golfer Gets Hole-in-One: 'Golf Gave Me the Will to Live'
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One-Armed Golfer Gets Hole-in-One: 'Golf Gave Me the Will to Live'

An Irish golfer celebrated his first ever hole-in-one after learning to play the sport following an accident that left him with only one arm. He credits golf with saving his life.

February 3, 2026
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Source: Good News Network
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Patrick Duke, 67, beat the odds of 100,000 to 1 when he hit the perfect tee shot on the fourth hole at Overstone Park in England. The Irishman learned golf after a 2012 workplace accident that changed his life. "I'm not very good at golf, but it's saved my life," Pat told SWNS.

"Golf is not my game: I'm 280 pounds and 6-foot-2; my games were always rugby, Gaelic football, soccer and cricket. I couldn't see a way back for me, at times, but then a friend asked me if I had ever played golf." He developed his own one-armed technique with help from a pro.

The Irishman learned golf after a 2012 workplace accident that changed his life.

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