August 12: England’s Matt Wallace made the headlines at the US PGA Championship when he aced the16th hole for his career’s first hole-in-one at the Bellerive Country Club on Saturday.
Playing alongside three-time Major winner Jordan Spieth, the 28-year-old Wallace holed out with a five-iron from 232 yards before signing for a third round two-under-par 68. He trials leader Brooks Koepka by seven shots in tied-21st place on five-under-par 205 total.
“Best shot of my life probably,” said Wallace, who sits in second place on the Asian Tour Habitat of Humanity Standings, thanks largely to his victory at the Hero Indian Open earlier in March. “In front of a few thousand people, in front of Jordan, my caddie Dave (McNeilly) as well – finally picked a good club for me!
“I flushed it right into my zone. We can’t see where it lands into the shade, but when it landed the crowd started cheering and then it rolled in and they went mental and it kind of reverberated back to the tee and then I just went crazy. So, yeah, special day for me today," added Wallace, a three-time winner on the European Tour.
Wallace made his first cut in four attempts at a Major championship after carding a second round 66. He has missed the cut at the past two US Opens and The Open at Carnoustie last month.
Japan’s Yuta Ikeda settled a further three shots back in tied-45th place following a 71.
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