Doug Brownley hit a hole in one 3 times all within 6 weeks and "owes it all to Maple Hill Golf's custom fitting and his buddy's golf bag". Brownley says the hole in ones definitely boosted his golf confidence.

BYRON TOWNSHIP, MI – In 35 years of playing golf, Doug Brownley never made a hole-in-one.

But after purchasing a new set of irons, the Byron Township resident and Railside Golf Club member went on a remarkable streak of good fortune.

In a span of a little over six weeks – 48 days to be exact – the 49-year-old Brownley recorded three aces.

“The first one was really exciting because it's your first one. The second one was 'Oh my God, that didn't just happen,' and the third one, we all just laughed,” Brownley said.

All three of Brownley's hole-in-ones occurred on par-3s at Railside while competing in member functions.

The first one took place May 24 on hole No. 16, which measured at 148 yards, and was made using an 8-iron.

Brownley converted his second June 15 at No. 8 with a 7-iron from 153 yards. His third was at No. 8 again on July 10, but it measured longer (163 yards), and he clubbed down to a 6-iron.

“I saw every one of them, and I knew they went in,” Brownley said. “The third one, the pin was deep so I couldn't tell for sure, but the guys I was with said it went in. They were all good shots, straight at the pin, they hit the ground maybe 2 feet left, bounced and ran right in.”

Brownley, an 11 handicap golfer, bought a new set of Callaway X-Hot irons at Maple Hill Golf Course in mid-May after going through a fitting on the course's new state-of-the-art Trackman.

He said he was given a bag used to hold balls, commonly known as a 'trash bag', by a fellow member a week before his first hole-in-one.

“The guy told me it would bring good luck,” Brownley said.

The odds of an average golfer making a hole-in-one are 12,500-1.

“I've never heard of anyone getting three this close together,” Brownley said. “I've heard about people getting two in the same round, but never three this close.

“To be honest, I was shocked, and there is so much luck involved. They were all three really good golf shots, but I've hit really good golf shots my whole life and they never went in. It's crazy to have all three go in all at once. I would like to say that it was my new irons, and I think the Trackman fitting was great and had a lot to do with it.”