Alex Smalley joins elite group with newest hole-in-one at TPC Sawgrass

Alex Smalley turned the third participant this week to hit a hole-in-one on TPC Sawgrass’ well-known seventeenth gap on Sunday afternoon.

It’s the first time on the Gamers Championship there was a couple of ace recorded and American Smalley is just the thirteenth participant within the match’s historical past to attain the feat on 17.

Right here is that this week’s outstanding run on Sawgrass’s island inexperienced.

Hayden Buckley

The American began his opening spherical on the tenth and started the match strongly, strolling to the well-known seventeenth – which has ruined the hopes of a number of the greatest to play the sport – at one below par.

By the point he walked off the inexperienced he was in a share for the lead after his pitching wedge took a few skips forwards earlier than spinning again down the slope and into the cup to spark joyous celebrations from the 27-year-old.

Aaron Rai

The 28-year-old from Wolverhampton lit up the seventeenth as a part of a outstanding near his third spherical on Saturday.

Rai turned the primary participant in Gamers Championship historical past to complete 4-1-3 after birdieing 16 and 18 both facet of a sensational ace on 17.

Very like Buckley’s effort, the ball hopped ahead twice earlier than spinning again to search out the cup as the gang across the inexperienced erupted and Rai was embraced by his caddy.

Alex Smalley

The 26-year-old took a distinct method to discovering the cup, along with his ball by no means even touching the inexperienced earlier than touchdown within the gap.

Smalley had endured a troublesome closing spherical, with two bogeys and a double-bogey on 16 leaving him three over par for the match.

However he hit again in gorgeous vogue as his tee shot landed within the tough and bounce instantly into the opening.