Not one however two PGA Tour gamers hit a hole-in-one on the identical par-3 gap throughout the opening spherical of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi.
Niklas Norgaard and Matt Kuchar have been the 2 PGA Tour gamers who hit a hole-in-one on the fourth (Picture: Getty)
Lightning struck twice on the Sanderson Farms Championship as not one however two PGA Tour gamers aced the identical gap on the identical day. Matt Kuchar and Niklas Norgaard have been the lads to take action on the 183-yard par-three fourth on the Nation Membership of Jackson in Mississippi.
For the latter, it was his first hole-in-one on the PGA Tour, however the Dane didn’t get to observe his ball go in because of the hidden placing floor on this explicit gap. As such, comparatively restrained celebrations adopted, though Norgaard did finally elevate each arms aloft after choosing his ball out of the cup, receiving a heat response from the gallery.
Kuchar then hit an nearly an identical shot to the participant 14 years his junior, additionally touchdown his tee shot in an identical spot, round 12 yards from the opening, earlier than the ball rolled up the inexperienced and into the opening.
The veteran additionally birdied the earlier par-five gap and ended his opening spherical with back-to-back birdies to complete four-under at tied for thirteenth.
Norgaard, nevertheless, adopted up his ace with a bogey, with one other approaching the eighth gap to complete the entrance 9 even. He additionally performed the again 9 even after a pair of birdies and bogeys, ending the opening day tied for 88th.
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The Dane is simply over a yr faraway from profitable the British Masters at The Belfry, his first victory on the European Tour. Kuchar, in the meantime, is a way more skilled campaigner.
He got here second to Jordan Spieth on the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, a yr after profitable the bronze medal on the 2016 Summer season Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The American is a former World No. 4 and a veteran of 4 Ryder Cup groups, between 2010 and 2016, with the latter being his solely success.
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