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Teenage Amata Spring Country Club champion Conor Kelly has made global headlines with what is believed to be a unique golfing feat.

Conor Kelly celebrates his remarkable achievement. Picture by AJGA.

Playing in the final round of an American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournament, 16-year-old Kelly made a hole-in-one and an albatross on consecutive holes.

“Is this the greatest feat in golf history?” asked the AJGA, while Golf Worldreported that: “A junior golfer just pulled off something that’s probably never been done in a tournament before.”

Kelly’s remarkable efforts upstaged the performances of compatriots Kiradech AphibarnratJazz Janewattanawond and Danthai Boonma who were battling to make the cut in the Open Championship at Carnoustie.

Using a five-iron, Bangkok-based Kelly aced the 198-yard, par-three eighth hole at the Country Club of Halifax. “I didn’t see it go in, but when I walked up and saw it in the hole, it was a good feeling,” Kelly told Golfweek of the first ‘ace’ of his life.

Choosing to stick with the same ball, with his next shot Kelly struck a 260-yard drive at the par-five ninth hole. With 220 yards to the flag, Kelly pulled out his four-iron and sent the ball into the cup for an albatross-two, although he didn’t realise it at the time.

“I didn’t hit it too well, so I thought it might come up short in the bunker,” admitted Kelly. “But then I got up there and it wasn’t in the bunker. When I saw it in the hole, it was pretty crazy.”

Not content with that, Kelly added a birdie at the par-four 10th for a 1-2-3 scorecard run, putting him at six-under-par for that remarkable three-hole stretch.

He eventually signed for a five-under 67 to tie for 17th at eight-over in the AJGA Junior Golf Hub Championship.

In his native Thailand, Kelly is a member at Amata Spring, Thai Country Club and Laguna Phuket Golf Club, all Golf Course Facility Members of the Asian Golf Industry Federation.