Miguel Angel Jimenez sets Euro Tour record with 10th ace
Miguel Angel Jimenez set a new European Tour record on Saturday, making his 10th career hole-in-one to break a tie with Colin Montgomerie.
The Spaniard made the ace in the third round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club in England, using a 9-iron from 148 yards at the par-3 second.
“My irons, they are like darts. It’s nice to have the record,”Jimenez said after a 4-under 68 leaves him four shots behind joint 54-hole leaders Francesco Molinari and Byeong-hun An.
This is Jimenez’s third ace of the year, following up on holes-in-one at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in January and last week’s Open de Espana.
So what’s the 51-year-old’s secret?
“The main thing is I’ve got the right club in my hand and make a good swing,” Jimenez said.
However, Jimenez didn’t have the shot of the day. That went to Tommy Fleetwood, who made an albatross on the par-5 fourth hole.
Fleetwood shot 7-under 65 to pull a shot ahead of Jimenez and within striking distance heading into the final round.
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