I can’t think of any two athletic achievements that have less in common than a hole in one and an Olympic gold medal. One takes seconds, is launched on a whim and involves some luck, while the other usually represents a lifetime of hard work realized in a superior triumph under unrelenting pressure.
But maybe, somewhere in the back of my brain, I wondered if anyone had ever accomplished both in the same year. Until now.
On June 7, Lindsey Vonn, the gold and bronze medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, made a hole in one on a 167-yard par 3 in Monterey, Calif. It was just Vonn’s second time playing 18 holes.
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