Player, playing with Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson, used the slope on No. 7 to pull the ball back from the right side of the green into the hole on the front left.
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Putters were given the day off at Augusta on Wednesday thanks to a record nine holes-in-one during the Masters Par 3 Contest.
“I think we’ll do it”, Walker said of ending the hoodoo.
Numerous golfers bring out their families and dress up their kids in adorable jumpsuits to caddie for them during this fun filled event.
Steven Bowditch and Ian Baker-Finch did in fact hit a spectator each, with Baker-Finch nearly getting an ace of his own off the rebound.
Even more impressive than this solo shot?
Thomas and Fowler were playing alongside defending Masters champion Jordan Spieth, but the 22-year-old was unable to make it a hat-trick.
As the crowds chanted his name, Spieth could only hit it to six-feet – prompting fits of boos followed by howls of laughter.
Jimmy Walker followed a near-miss at the first with an ace at the next on his way to a course-record eight-under 19 to claim a three-shot win, with Smylie Kaufman completing the set with a hole-in-one at the eighth.
“I saw him the other day, he’s 80 years old, he’s phenomenal, he still looks like he did 20 years ago”, said Trump. Then they just went nuts and just erupted. Former champions, current players and special invitees play in the event.
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England’s Danny Willett was also among the later starters and admitted he was still on a “tired cloud nine” following the birth of his first child last week.
