It solely took 10 minutes for Adelaide to erupt once more as Masters champion Patrick Reed nailed a hole-in-one on the Watering Gap to cue mayhem on the opening day of the LIV occasion.
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Two years after Chase Koepka despatched the followers on the par three twelfth gap into delirium, with the scenes going viral, Reed matched the feat taking part in simply his second gap of the day.
After amping up the gang earlier than his wedge to the flag 151m away, Reed’s ball hit the inexperienced wanting the cup earlier than rolling in and sending the gang on the “Social gathering Gap” right into a frenzy.
The roar was so loud it may very well be heard across the total course as plastic cups and their contents reigned down on Reed’s group, which included his 4 Aces teammates Harold Varner III and Thomas Pieters, forcing a post-shot clean-up.
It was solely the sixth tee shot of the event on the twelfth gap at The Grange Golf Membership.
LIV officers opted to vary their coverage to serve water bottles with out lids to keep away from potential calamity ought to a hole-in-one be made after Australian Lucas Herbert’s caddie was hit by an errant bottle, thrown in celebration, in 2024.
Forward of the event, Aussie star Marc Leishman stated attempting to get the “large one” on the Watering Gap demanded one thing totally different.
“I feel it’s one of many few occasions that you simply really regardless of the place the pin is you’re aiming straight at it as a result of sure, you wish to try to make that one,” he stated.
“I feel usually you’re fascinated by penalties, you’re considering, if I miss this a little bit proper, it’s fairly screwed over there, I’d higher goal a bit left of the pin simply to provide myself a bit extra wiggle room, a bit extra margin for error.
“That one for me, I’m aiming straight at it each time. It’s simply enjoyable. I feel it’s actually cool, yeah, attempting to get that large roar.”