Sergio Garcia of Spain celebrates his hole in one on the 17th during the first round of the THE PLAYERS Championship on May 11, 2017. (Getty Images) PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Year of Sergio Garcia continued on Thursday at The Players Championship when the reigning Masters champion made an ace on the island-green […]
Rickie Fowler aces No. 17 at Sawgrass during TPC practice round
May 11, 2017 by
Highlights featuring the 17th hole at Sawgrass usually feature more tragedy than triumph. But Rickie Fowler submitted one of the latter on Wednesday, recording an ace on the famed island hole during a practice round for The Players Championship. His playing partner Justin Thomas wasn’t impressed. Hit it to a foot… lose the hole. Thanks […]
Va. golfer shoots 57 with 3 aces, including 2 on par 4s
June 28, 2015 by
If someone told you they shot 57 for a round of golf, there are two natural reactions: 1. Facetiously ask, “Was that for nine holes?” and then laugh; 2. Slap them in the face and call them a liar. However, Virginian Patrick Wills did just that, carding a 14-under 57 in a tournament round played […]
81-year-old Pennsylvania man makes 3 aces in 3 straight days
October 19, 2014 by
Dom DeBonis already got his hole-in-one, back in 1969. But, at 81 years old, the Pennsylvania man had gone longer waiting for his second than he had for his first. That all changed last week in an incredible span where he made four aces in a 33-day span, including three in consecutive days in Myrtle […]
Ben Crane nearly aces the par-4 17th at the Waste Management Open
February 1, 2014 by
It’s pretty incredible when you think about it, but there has only been one hole-in-one on a par-4 in the history of the PGA Tour. Where did it take place? On the 17th hole at TPC Scottsdale, a relatively short par-4 that allows players to pound driver at the green if only they can avoid […]
High school golfers card aces on same hole by bouncing ball off cart path
April 18, 2012 by
We’ve seen some incredible hole-in-one stories over the last nine months. There was Daniel Chopra carding two aces in the same round at Pebble Beach, a 12-year-old recording two in nine holes, and an amateur golfer holing out from the tee on a par-4. But the story you’re about to hear … well, let’s just say […]
Daniel Chopra makes two aces in Pebble Beach practice round
January 24, 2012 by
Every golfer dreams of a few things. A round in the 70s (or 60s for those lucky few). Playing Pebble Beach. Making a hole-in-one. But what if you could do all of those things at the same time, in the same round, twice? That’s what Daniel Chopra did. The 38-year-old Swede was playing a practice […]
