Thongchai Jaidee gave fans arriving early a treat with the first hole in one of the week as the third round of the 110th US Open Championship got under way in California.
Birdies had been hard to come by for the tournament tailenders at Pebble Beach on another cool, overcast morning and Jaidee had been no exception until he aced the 195 yard par three fifth hole with an eight iron.
Starting at seven over par, the Thai golfer had bogeyed the second hole and double-bogeyed the fourth before his ace at the next, the seventh recorded in the five US Open Championships held at Pebble Beach and the first at that hole since Bill Brodell holed out from 180 yards in the 1982 second round.
Jaidee carried that momentum forward and birdied the sixth but returned to eight over for the tournament with a bogey at the eighth and finished with a 74 to go into the final round ten over par.
“We make eagle yesterday and hole-in-one today,” said Jaidee. “It’s a very tough course - a hole-in-one is not very easy. You need some luck.
“It’s a very good memory for me, one eagle and one hole-in-one for yesterday and today.”
