Hole halved in one in boys’ county match

The Northumberland vs Cumbria under-18 match saw an incredible half on the par three 10th hole at Stocksfield Golf Club.

Playing first, Cumbria’s Oli Edwards holed his tee shot with a six iron from 184 yards. Playing second, Westerhope’s Cameron Thoburn followed him with an equally perfect tee shot to secure a half and head to the 11th tee with the match still in the balance.

According to the National Hole in One Registry website, the odds of halving a hole in one is 17 million to one.

Northumberland went on to win the match and complete a clean sweep in the northern half of this year’s Northern Counties Boys’ League to setup a final head-to-head with southern winners Yorkshire.