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PGA Tour Pro Had Priceless Reaction to Hole-In-One at The Players

Hayden Buckley is already lighting up the famous 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass.

Gabrielle Herzig

PGA Tour Pro Had Priceless Reaction to Hole-In-One at The Players
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It might only be Thursday morning at the Players Championship, but there are already fireworks on TPC Sawgrass’s famed 17th hole, all thanks to Hayden Buckley. 

Buckley, who teed off on the 10th hole at 7:01 a.m. ET—just the second tee time of the championship—stepped up to the 17th tee at 1 under par. That would quickly change. 

Buckley hit the tricky 125-yard wedge shot to the island green with the utmost precision, despite having just watched his player partner dump one in the water. Buckley’s ball landed about 25 feet past the front pin location, spun back and gently rolled into the cup. 

Naturally, the 27-year-old Tour pro had an electric reaction to the incredible ace, which was just the 11th hole in one at the 17th. 

Buckley, arms spread wide and running in circles, chucked his Titleist cap up in the air and playfully threw his wedge at his caddie. The ace got him to 3 under par for the tournament, but the buckets didn’t stop there—Buckley birdied the 18th hole to reach 4 under par and take a share of the lead. 

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Gabrielle Herzig
GABRIELLE HERZIG

Gabrielle Herzig is a Breaking and Trending News writer for Sports Illustrated Golf. Previously, she worked as a Golf Digest Contributing Editor, an NBC Sports Digital Editorial Intern, and a Production Runner for FOX Sports at the site of the 2018 U.S. Open. Gabrielle graduated as a Politics Major from Pomona College in Claremont, California, where she was a four-year member and senior-year captain of the Pomona-Pitzer women’s golf team. In her junior year, Gabrielle studied abroad in Scotland for three months, where she explored the Home of Golf by joining the Edinburgh University Golf Club.

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