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In golf, a hole in one or hole-in-one occurs when a ball hit from a tee to start a hole finishes in the cup. The feat is also known as an ace, mostly in American English.As the feat needs to occur on the stroke that starts a hole, a ball hit from a tee following a lost ball, out-of-bounds, or water hazard is not a hole-in-one, due to the application of a stroke penalty.
The four-time PGA Tour winner struck the first hole-in-one ever recorded on the 17th hole during the major at the fabled Scottish course, acing from 238 yards to light up the end of his third round.
On April 8, 2015, Nicklaus hit his first-ever hole-in-one at the Augusta National Golf Club at the age of 75 when participating in the Masters' Par 3 Contest, albeit on the Par 3 Course, while playing with Gary Player and Ben Crenshaw. [63] He hit 20 holes-in-one in professional tournament play at other venues over his career. [64]
Mrs. William Jenkins Sr. of Baltimore, Maryland, double-eagles the par-five 12th hole at Longview GC, the longest ever recorded by a woman. On October 7, 1965, a 50 mph (80 km/h) wind gust helped golfer Robert Mitera sink history's longest hole-in-one, a 447-yard (409 m) ace of the 10th hole at Omaha's Miracle Hill Golf Club.
Some of the best golfers can go their entire lives without scoring a hole in one. Evan Koehn, a 13-year-old from Hesston, had the experience of a lifetime on Monday when he made two holes-in-one ...
Leo Bard stands with a plaque honoring his hole-in-one shot June 8 at Meridian Hills Country Club in Indianapolis. Bard, a 13-year-old 8th grader, set a record for the youngest hole-in-one ever at ...
This article lists the lowest recorded rounds in golf.In professional competition, a round of 59 or less is regarded as a significant achievement. [1] In men's major championships the lowest rounds are 62 by Branden Grace at the 2017 Open Championship, by Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele at the 2023 U.S. Open, and by Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry at the 2024 PGA Championship.
Sometimes a near miss is the worst outcome possible.