Friends Michael Bidmead, 72, and Milos Bilic, 51, achieved the feat on the 15th at Oxford Golf Club. 

The pair both used a six iron on the 200-yard par three.

But it wasn’t until they walked up to the green and saw the two balls in the hole that they realised what they had achieved. 

Milos, a gardener, was the first to tee off. 

“It was the best shot I have ever played but it’s luck really,” he said. 

“I should have bought a lottery ticket. We punched the air with delight, hugged and shook each other’s hands. 

“Some guys on the next tee came over to congratulate us.” 

Retired kitchen surveyor Michael said: “We both hit the ball well and knew we were close but we didn’t expect to see both our balls in the hole.” 

It is his 10th hole-in-one since he took up the game in 1978. 

He added: “This one was probably the best. It was brilliant to share that magical feeling with Milos.” 

And a third member of the club aced the same hole earlier that day.