Fun hole-in-one on one of the most famous holes in the world

The tournament The Players Championshiphe CPTconsidered the fifth grand slam of golf, started this Thursday in an unparalleled way because Hayden Buckleypart of the second group of the day, achieved a sensational ‘ace’ on one of the most famous holes in the world, the 17th hole of sawgrass from Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida, USA), a 114-meter par 3 whose green on an island is one of the most iconic images in golf.

🚨 BUCKET FOR BUCKLEY! 🚨 @HBuckley13 makes a hole-in-one on the 17th hole in the second group of the day! pic.twitter.com/Cd7BULOB2W

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 9, 2023

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Buckley, who began his round on the 10th hole, became the sole leader at five under par thanks to a hole-in-one and four birdies (11, 12, 18, 1) barely fouled by a bogey. on the 15th.

However, it seems like he is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydethat happy performance eventually turned into a disaster and the American player completely sank in his last six holes, accumulating +6 in them due to two double bogeys (6, 8) and two more misses ( 3, 4).

After the joy experienced on the first hole in 2023, the final card of 73 (+1) was undoubtedly a pitcher of cold water for Buckley, 27 years old and world number 107. The interim leader at the home-club is his countryman Chad Ramey with 64 strokes and eight birdies without any errors (-8).