Shane Lowry produced a moment of magic during the third round of the PLAYERS Championship with a hole-in-one on the iconic 17th at TPC Sawgrass.
There are few better places to hit an ace in world golf than the Island Green, which was almost unplayable during the earlier rounds due to the swirling winds.
But the popular Irishman made the most of much better weather conditions on Sunday to send the crowd almost as wild as his own celebrations.
Lowry is just the 10th player to ace this notorious hole following on from Brad Fabel (1986), Brian Claar (1991), Fred Couples (1997), Joey Sindelar (1999), Paul Azinger (2000), Miguel Angel Jimenez (2002) Willy Wilcox (2016), Sergio Garcia (2017) and Ryan Moore (2019).
⛳️🙌 Shane Lowry's magical hole-in-one on the iconic 17th at Sawgrass.
— Sporting Life 🎯🔴🎾⛳️🥊🏏🏉 🏈 (@SportingLifeFC) March 13, 2022
👏 Sensational moment and just look at those celebrations! pic.twitter.com/Jlkt1bp9os
After retrieving his ball, Lowry threw it across the water into the crowd, sparking a brief scramble among a handful of spectators.
The lucky fan who emerged with the ball quickly made his way to beside the 18th tee and was able to get Lowry to sign it.
The eagle lifted Lowry, who has also made a hole-in-one on the 16th at Augusta National during the Masters, to four under par, four shots off the lead.
Golf’s richest event is set to finish on Monday evening following several lengthy weather delays over the first few days.
