Jordan Smith bagged himself and his caddie a brand new Genesis car each after firing a hole-in-one on the 17th during the second round of the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open.
Using a 6-iron, the Englishman holed his tee-shot from 186 yards to walk away with a Genesis Electrified GV70, a stylish and sophisticated SUV, courtesy of the tournament sponsor.
But he was not the only one heading into the clubhouse with a new set of car keys as his caddie Sam Matton wins a new all-electric Genesis GV60.
Smith landed his ball some 50 feet from the flag but used the contours of the green brilliantly to steer it into the hole, sparking huge celebrations at the tee.
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"We've been chatting about it during the week saying that pin over there could be a good chance for a hole-in-one. It just happened today," Smith said.
"The wind was howling off the right. Anything right of the pin would catch the slope and lucky enough that it did. Even though we couldn't see it, the crowd went nuts."
Smith admitted the puzzle of getting the car home, with his own car in Scotland with him, was a nice problem to have.
He said: "Might have to ship it back somehow. I'm over the moon."
Smith was delighted for Matton too.
He said: "He's a big part of that hole, so it's great that they have managed to support caddies for that as well.
"We grew up playing golf together down in Wiltshire and he was one of my ushers at my wedding. It's great having him on the bag."
Matton said: "It's really nice for the caddie to get a car as well. Great shot."
Their second round was a tale of two nines, with three bogeys and a single birdie on the front taking Smith to the turn in 37 blows.
But he began the back nine with back-to-back birdies at the tenth and 11th before his ace on the short 17th propelled him up the leaderboard.
A closing bogey could not wipe the smile off Smith's face as he headed into the weekend on three under par and with a new car for his efforts.
On his game, Smith said: "We've had a few unlucky breaks today. We just stayed patient obviously with the wind gearing up, it's just you had to hang in there. And at certain points we know it's going to stay up or get worse this afternoon."
