Si Woo Kim produced a magic memory for the history books with a hole-in-one during the third round of The 152nd Open at Royal Troon.
The Ayrshire course had already been the scene of five previous aces in the event’s history, with the South Korean adding his name to that list at the par-three 17th.
Measuring 238-yards, almost double the length of the signature Postage Stamp eighth, Kim struck perfection with his three iron as his day drew to a close at the final Major Championship of the year.
🚨 HOLE IN ONE! 🚨#TheOpen pic.twitter.com/IsvquV5FSY
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It's the longest ace in recorded history at The Open Championship (since 1980), overtaking the effort by Frank Lickliter II at the 212-yard par-three fifth at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2001.
Playing in the 09:40am local tee time group, the World Number 48 Kim brought huge cheers from the fans behind the tee and greenside.
Kim’s ace brought him back to level par for the day after earlier mixing four birdies with six bogeys as he closed out for a level-par 71 to head into the final round at five over.
Who else has made a hole-in-one in The Open at Royal Troon?
- 1997 - Pierre Fulke
- 1997 - Daniel Olsson
- 1997 - Dennis Edlund
- 2004 - Ernie Els
- 2016 - Louis Oosthuizen
