Tommy Fleetwood seems to be in the habit of making aces.
Just two weeks after he made a hole in one during the WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play, he did it again on the 16th hole at Augusta National during the first round of the 2021 Masters.
HOLE IN ONE ALERT! 💥
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Tommy Fleetwood makes an ace at Augusta's par-three 16th. ⛳️
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Fleetwood's day had been filled with frustration until he reached the 16th, carding four bogeys on the second, fourth, sixth and 11th holes before making his first ever eagle at Augusta National.
And the Englishman's perfect approach to the 170 yard par three with a nine iron proved to be a timely one, turning his day around as he moved back to just two over par.
"It was a lovely looking shot," said Fleetwood.
"I mean, it was in between clubs. I was sort of verging on a smooth 8, then I said hard 9. That kind of fit the shot a bit more. Stood up and hit 9. I think Scott hit one before, and he couldn't quite catch it. Hit it, slight pull. It wasn't going straight at the pin, but it was still a great shot, and a couple of bounces and in.
"I think it played a little bit down. It's easy choosing that one than it is on 12. So that was nice. It's tricky. The wind does swirl a little bit. The course is playing hard up until that point, and I had zero momentum. So it was nice just to kind of do something special and get something out of the round. So it was good."
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Asked where it ranked among the most memorable shots of his career, Fleetwood answered "really high".
"Really, really high," he said. "We're walking down, and Tim, Phil's brother, you get a nice bit of crystal as well for an eagle. I went, wow, I've never made an eagle at Augusta. So fifth out and I finally got one.
"It's nice to have one at the Masters. It's really nice to have one at Masters. I think that's two in two competitive weeks as well. I'm racking them up all of a sudden quickly. I'll try to keep it going.
"It's very special. Doing it at a Major is great, doing it competitively is great, but at Augusta is probably just another edge."
Fleetwood finished his round off with two pars to close out an opening round 74.
