How many balls would it take a professional golfer to make a hole-in-one?

The odds of an average golfer making an ace are roughly one in 100,000, while stats suggest a European Tour professional's chances are closer to one in 2,500.

Introducing Andy Sullivan...

With a day and 500 balls to play with on the 171-yard par three 11th hole on the Heritage Course at London Golf Club, we challenged the three-time European Tour winner to defy the odds.

Could Englishman Sullivan succeed where Edoardo Molinari of Italy and South Africa's Brandon Stone could not and find that one, perfect shot?

Here’s what happened…