PGA tour Golfer Hayden Buckley made the second hole-in-one of his career in the first round of the Players Championship on Thursday, the 40th ace in tournament history.
Buckley, who turned pro in 2018, hit the impressive 125-yard tee shot on the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass.
Hayden Buckley of the USA celebrates a hole-in-one on the 17th hole during the first round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on March 9, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Buckley celebrated the ace, tossing his hat in the air as fellow players Taylor Montgomery and Adam Long congratulated him.
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According to the PGA Tour, it was the 40th hole-in-one in tournament history and only the 35th at the Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida course.
Hayden Buckley of the USA reacts on the 17th green during the first round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on March 9, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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The first hole-in-one of Buckley’s career came in 2021 at the Shriners Children’s Open, also on the 17th hole of the first round.
«I had a feeling something like that could happen this week. I don’t know, I’ve been hitting it well, but it’s always good to see it happen on that hole as well,» Buckley said after the round, via Canal Golf.
Hayden Buckley of the USA celebrates scoring a hole-in-one on the 17th hole during the first round of the Players Championship on March 9, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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Buckley, who started on the back nine, shot a 73 after hitting two bogeys and two doubles to close out the first round.