A college golfer has done the unthinkable: aced the toughest hole on “the toughest golf course in the world.” Bret Melson hit a 448yd hole-in-one on the 18th hole at the Ko’olau Golf Club — an insanely difficult course to say the least. (The Golf Chick has played this course a few times — just let her explain.) According to the San Diego Golf Academy, student Melson went big where no one thought it was possible:

With a slope rating of 158 and a course rating of 74.4 from the gold tees, there is not much room for argument. The deep hardpan bunkers, sloping fairways, deep ravines and thick jungle all around make it a golfers nightmare, one every golfer should challenge at least once in their lifetime. Bret Melson is the first person ever to ace this hole!

The previous hole-in-one record was a 444 yarder hit by Robert Mitera in 1965 at the iracle Hills Golf Club in Omaha, Nebraska.

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