The first hole-in-one of the week at Augusta National goes to Shane Lowry.
Lowry was completely good from the tee field at the par-3 sixth on Saturday afternoon. His tee shot landed proper within the middle of the inexperienced, hopped twice and rolled proper into the cup.
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Naturally, Lowry erupted again on the tee field.
That received Lowry to 8-under on the day, which pushed him into a tie for second place at the time. He nonetheless trailed chief Rory McIlroy, who began the day with a six-shot lead, by 4.
That was the seventh hole-in-one all-time at the sixth gap at Augusta National. It additionally marked Lowry’s second profession ace at the Masters, following one he hit at the sixteenth a decade in the past.
Remarkably, that’s simply the newest hole-in-one that Lowry has hit. He made one earlier this season within the remaining spherical of the Texas Children’s Houston Open earlier on the PGA Tour. He additionally has a number of aces on notable holes all through the golf world, together with at No. 7 at Pebble Beach and at the enduring island inexperienced at TPC Sawgrass.
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Lowry, after a 2-under opening spherical, posted a 3-under 69 on Friday to get to 5-under for the week. The Irishman has gained 3 times on the PGA Tour in his profession, together with at the British Open in 2019, and his finest Masters run got here again in 2022 when he completed T3. Lowry entered the week at No. 32 within the Official World Golf Rankings.
While Lowry doubtless doesn’t have a real looking shot at the inexperienced jacket this week at Augusta National, contemplating the place McIlroy put himself in at the halfway level of the key championship, Lowry has yet one more ace to his title.
