English golfer Aaron Rai drills second hole-in-one at seventeenth gap of PLAYERS Championship

Aaron Rai took benefit of some useful pin placement on the seventeenth gap at TPC Sawgrass on Saturday.

The English golfer knocked an ace for the forty first hole-in-one in PLAYERS Championship historical past.

It was additionally the primary hole-in-one of his profession.

Aaron Rai of England reacts to a par putt on the eighth inexperienced throughout the first spherical of the Arnold Palmer Invitational introduced by Mastercard at Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Golf Course on March 2, 2023, in Orlando, Florida.  (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Hayden Buckley drilled a hole-in-one of his personal on Thursday. He was simply the sixth particular person to tee up on the opening within the match.

Buckley went wild after his ace, however Rai performed it cool, merely elevating his arms within the air and high-fiving spectators alongside the joyous stroll to the cup.

“Insane. It’s such a blur,” Rai informed the NBC broadcast after his spherical. “To see it disappear and my caddie operating to me, it is one thing I’ll at all times keep in mind.”

He did give his caddie fairly the celebratory bearhug, although.

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The ace immediately put Rai into reputable rivalry, placing him at eight-under for the match, tied for seventh. He then birdied 18 to complete his day tied for fourth at -9. 

He turned the primary golfer in PLAYERS historical past to complete his spherical with birdie-ace-birdie, in line with the published, capturing a 31 on the back-nine.

Rai has six skilled wins beneath his belt, however none but on the PGA Tour. (He does have two victories on the DP Tour, aka the European Tour.)

Aaron Rai of England performs his shot on the fourth inexperienced of the South Course throughout the second spherical of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on January 26, 2023, in La Jolla, California.  (Olando Ramirez/Getty Images)

Rai completed T18 within the 2021 PLAYERS, his final look within the match. He’s principally recognized for carrying two gloves as a substitute of the standard one, however now, he has one other declare to fame.

M.W. Lee leads the best way at -13, whereas Scottie Scheffler trails him by a stroke.