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04/11/26 03:14:00
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04/11 15:12 CDT Shane Lowry makes Masters history: His second hole-in-one at
Augusta National earns him crystal bowl
Shane Lowry makes Masters history: His second hole-in-one at Augusta National
earns him crystal bowl
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) --- Shane Lowry became the first player with two career
holes-in-one at the Masters, adding one Saturday at the sixth hole during his
third round at Augusta National to the ace he made on the 16th during the final
round of the 2016 tournament.
Playing with Tommy Fleetwood, the former British Open champion hit a 7-iron
from 190 yards and watched the ball hop three times before disappearing into
the cup. His celebration was a near-carbon copy of the way he celebrated his
other ace a decade ago.
It was Lowry's second ace in as many events. He had a hole-in-one on the second
at Memorial Park during the Houston Open.
As for the Masters, it was the first hole-in-one since Stewart Cink's on the
16th in 2022. And it was just the seventh ace to happen on the difficult sixth
hole, the last coming from Corey Conners during the 2021 tournament.
Anyone who makes a hole-in-one during the Masters is rewarded with a crystal
bowl.
Lowry has a rapidly growing list of aces at some of golf's iconic venues. Along
with his two at Augusta National, and his recent one in Houston, the Irishman
has aced the 17th at TPC Sawgrass --- the famed island green --- and the
seventh at Pebble Beach.
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