80-year-old Gary Player sinks hole-in-one at US Masters warm-up event (VIDEO)
Golfing veteran Gary Player wowed the crowds with a hole-in-one at the Par 3 Contest at Augusta, ahead of the US Masters tournament.
The 80-year-old was taking part in the annual pre-Masters competition before the main event gets underway on Thursday.
Watch @garyplayer become the oldest player to make a hole-in-one in the Par 3 Contest. #themastershttps://t.co/bBJgSWiiMj
— Masters Tournament (@TheMasters) 6 April 2016
The nine-time major winner carded his ace on the seventh hole, becoming the oldest player ever to achieve the feat in the contest.
Eight others also shot aces in the Par-3 Contest: Americans Rickie Fowler, Zach Johnson, Smylie Kaufman, Webb Simpson, Jimmy Walker and Justin Thomas, Englishman Andy Sullivan, and Swede David Lingmerth.
Watch the record-setting collection: all nine holes-in-one from today's Par 3 Contest. #themastershttps://t.co/PcFbOXHKr7
— Masters Tournament (@TheMasters) 6 April 2016
Player, however, now has the record for holes-in-one at the event, with this latest ace being his fourth.
American Jimmy Walker won the contest, posting an 8-under-par 19 – a tournament record.
Congratulations to @JimmyWalkerPGA on his record-setting Par 3 Contest win. #themasterspic.twitter.com/O9jLpwvDum
— Masters Tournament (@TheMasters) 6 April 2016
The short-form contest is the traditional warmer to the main event, which tees off today, with young stars Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlory among the favorites for the coveted green jacket.
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