Will Wilcox aces par-3 17th at Players, first on the hole since ’02
This isn’t something that happens very often: Will Wilcox made a hole-in-one on the infamous par-3 17th on Friday at The Players Championship.
There had not been an ace on one of the most famous short holes in golf since Miguel Angel Jimenez accomplished the feat back for the sixth time in tournament history in 2002, when he had much shorter hair.
Wilcox is the first player to also make an ace at The Players using a non-white ball, using a yellow Srixon ball to make the 1, which moved Wilcox to 5 under par for the tournament.Â
The hole-in-one is the 27th in Players history and the first on any hole in the championship since 2013.
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