Only two of that incredible total, which both occurred during the same round, have yet to be veri"ed, however, as scepticism regarding her succession of aces increased, Gagne managed to accomplish the feat for the cameras.

Filmed at the par-three eighth hole at Mission Hills Country Club, she duly produced another hole-inone which was broadcast on ACB's Good Morning America and on CNN Headline News. Last month when Gagne had only 10 holes-in-one, The Wall Street Journal estimated that the odds on her achievement were 12 septillion to one.

TENNESSEE WALTZ TO A VERY IRISH TUNE Britain and Ireland have contributed their fair share of talent to the American college system over the years, with Luke Donald (Northwestern) and Graeme McDowell (University of Alabama) just two of the more recent stars.

However, East Tennessee State appear to have been taking the Britain and Ireland connection a bit further by fielding a team without a single American player for the current NCAA Division One championship finals.

Gareth Shaw, a Walker Cup panellist and former Irish Youths and North of Ireland champion, another former Irish Youths winner, Seamus Power, and the 2004 South of Ireland champion, Cian McNamara, make up the home representation, while the five-man team is completed by Rhys Davies of Wales and Scotland's Jordan Findlay. At a time when there is much debate about the lack of quality American players coming through their own college system, East Tennessee might have proved the point.

THE CURRAGH'S NEW HOLES A FINE ADDITION Not so unusual these days that a club has a makeover, but the Curragh's unveiling of three new holes today, which now means that players now don't have to cross the road, is a bit special. Opened in 1883, the Curragh happens to the country's oldest course.