Jacqueline Gagne
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Jacqueline Gagne is an American
golf
er from Rancho Mirage, California
.
In 2007, at 46 years old and despite having played golf for only five years, Gagne claimed to have hit seven holes in one
in one year. Her story gained national headlines, including on ESPN
.
Dean Knuth, creator of the U.S. Golf Association's Slope Rating System and a Golf Digest
contributor, said Gagne's achievement was "impossible". Analyst David Boyum said the odds of Gagne's feat are "1 in 2,253,649,101,066,840,000,000,000,000,000,000,000."
As 2007 progressed, the number of holes in one she claimed to have hit continued to grow. USA Today reported her number of aces that year to be up to ten, including one that was banked off a tree. The same article reported that her feat earned her a guest appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Then in June 2007, the Wall Street Journal reported the number of holes in one was up to fourteen. She also made an appearance on The Today Show.
In October 2007, published reports began openly disputing the evidence behind her claims. In November 2007, when her claim had reached seventeen holes in one, a Golf Digest journalist investigated her claims and cast doubt on her accomplishments.
Gagne briefly had an official website located at www.jacquelinegagne.com, but the website has since been disabled.
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Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er from Rancho Mirage, California
California
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In 2007, at 46 years old and despite having played golf for only five years, Gagne claimed to have hit seven holes in one
Hole in one
In golf, a hole in one or hole-in-one is when a player hits the ball directly from the tee into the cup with one shot. This is most possible on a par 3 hole. Longer hitters have accomplished this feat on shorter par 4 holes...
in one year. Her story gained national headlines, including on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
.
Dean Knuth, creator of the U.S. Golf Association's Slope Rating System and a Golf Digest
Golf Digest
Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. Condé Nast Publications also publishes the more specialized , and Golf World Business. The...
contributor, said Gagne's achievement was "impossible". Analyst David Boyum said the odds of Gagne's feat are "1 in 2,253,649,101,066,840,000,000,000,000,000,000,000."
As 2007 progressed, the number of holes in one she claimed to have hit continued to grow. USA Today reported her number of aces that year to be up to ten, including one that was banked off a tree. The same article reported that her feat earned her a guest appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Then in June 2007, the Wall Street Journal reported the number of holes in one was up to fourteen. She also made an appearance on The Today Show.
In October 2007, published reports began openly disputing the evidence behind her claims. In November 2007, when her claim had reached seventeen holes in one, a Golf Digest journalist investigated her claims and cast doubt on her accomplishments.
Gagne briefly had an official website located at www.jacquelinegagne.com, but the website has since been disabled.