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Will Wilcox, a journeyman 29-year-old golfer currently ranked 134th in the world, hit a hole in one on the legendary 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass on Friday. The ace marked the first time since 2002, or in 6,300 efforts, that a golfer knocked it in from the tee on the island green at the Player’s Championship.
Wilcox stuck his tee shot, but began to walk away from the tee-box before he realized the ball was tracking even closer to the hole. Take a look. His celebration is almost as good as the shot itself:
ESPN’s Jason Sobel did some digging and found this stat, which really goes to show how impossible an ace is on the island green:
From 1983 until today, there have been 14,343 tee shots at the 17th hole. Only six of ’em have gone in.
— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelESPN) May 12, 2016
And here’s another look at the 17th, to give you a sense of why that’s the case.
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