Thursday, March 26, 2015

Now, That's A Hell Of A Birdie

From the Business Insider:
Australian golfer Aaron Baddeley sank his tee shot on the par-4 17th hole during the first round of the Valero Texas Open. But unfortunately for Baddeley he was only awarded a birdie instead of the ever-rare double eagle.
The reason for the discrepancy is that Baddeley was actually hitting his second tee shot, having hit his first attempt out of bounds.
Golf Digest is calling it "the craziest birdie in golf history."
The shots are outlined in this graphic produced by the PGA Tour.
According to the Golf Network, there has only been one recorded hole-in-one on a par 4 in PGA Tour history, coming back in 2001 by Andrew McGee.
Baddeley explained after the round that he had no idea his shot had on gone in the hole.
"I hit it straight and started walking off the tee," Baddeley told the Golf Channel. "All of the sudden everyone in the crowd started going crazy and I was like 'I think I just made birdie.' So that was crazy."
As of this writing, no video has been made public as Baddeley was on the 16th hole when coverage of the first round ended on the Golf Channel.
Baddeley shot a 4-under 68 and is one stroke behind the leader.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/pga-golfer-aaron-baddeley-tee-shot-par-4-2015-3#ixzz3VYhFBgO5
Sadly, there was no video to prove that the shot existed.

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