His {golfing} expertise is already well-known, however even by Ricky Ponting’s requirements this was different worldly.
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Taking part in within the New Zealand Open through the Professional-Am part of the occasion, former Australian cricket captain Ponting produced the shot of a lifetime, virtually making a hole-in-one on a par 4.
Paired with Queensland skilled Louis Dobbelaar at Queenstown, Ponting lashed a driver into the seventh inexperienced on Millbrook’s Remarkables course which trickled in direction of the opening and rested only a few ft away.
He made the quick putt for eagle.
The opening prior the 50-year-old, who performs off a handicap of 1, sprayed his tee shot into the water.
“I wanted to redeem issues for my group and hit it to about three or 4 ft and rolled it in for eagle,” Ponting instructed the host broadcaster. “It was a pleasant method to bounce again.
“(However) how are you going to not play nicely round right here? It’s my favorite week of the 12 months. I say it yearly. I simply hope the invite retains coming, as a result of if it does, I’ll be again. It’s superb.”
Ponting joined former New Zealand adversary Stephen Fleming, All Blacks legend Richie McCaw and Hollywood actor Michael Pena within the Professional-Am subject.
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Within the skilled part of the event, Korean Guntaek Koh took cost from Victorian James Marchesani, who’s edging nearer to the largest win of his profession, whereas Lucas Herbert’s hopes of claiming the PGA Tour of Australasia order of benefit took an enormous hit.
Koh (-17), ranked 356 on this planet, opened up a three-shot lead after a 10-under 61 across the Remarkables course on Friday to again up his opening 64.
Regardless of signing for a double bogey on his closing gap, 34-year-old Marchesani (-14) fired a six-under 65 on the Remarkables structure.
“The sport has felt shut,” Marchesani mentioned. “The placing has been actually good the final six months, and I type of new if I might get just a few seems to be, the opening would look fairly large.
“Everybody desires to return out right here and win. It appears to be getting more durable and more durable now on the Australian tour, the depth is fairly bloody good.
“I’m simply attempting to stay to my stuff. If I can shoot a low sufficient quantity and that’s ok, so be it. In any other case, we’ll go onto subsequent week and attempt to do it once more.”
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Herbert (-5) had six bogeys throughout a sluggish two-over 73 as his important order of benefit rival, chief Elvis Smylie (-10), posted one other five-under 66 to tighten his grip on the crown.
China’s Bobby Bai (-13) is third with West Australian Ryan Peake, who final week opened as much as Information Corp about turning his life round after spending 5 years in jail, becoming a member of American John Catlin and South African Ian Snyman in a tie for fourth at 11-under.
Peake, a former Rebels bikie, was solely cleared to fly to New Zealand on Tuesday evening.