# The greatest Hole in One in history just occurred at The Masters **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** golf\ **Created:** [November 10, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240 "2020-11-10T19:47:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/1 "2020-11-10T19:47:45Z")
> Simply. Incredible. Possibly one of the greatest plays ever in any sport. Uh… I guess this is now The Masters thread? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/2 "2020-11-10T19:58:21Z")
Impressive, but to throw a bit of a wet blanket on it: - It was in the practice round, not competition - He was at least the 4th player to do it since 2009. > **[A tradition unlike any other: Skipping balls on 16 at Augusta National](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2019/04/08/golf-skipping-balls-16th-hole-at-masters/)** > > AUGUSTA, Ga. – The first time you visit Augusta National for a Masters practice round, you suddenly hear a commotion on the 16th hole and you start looking around, like, what am I missing? The murm… ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/3 "2020-11-10T20:02:19Z")
Ah, thanks for that. I wondered why the heck he was skipping it. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/4 "2020-11-10T20:03:23Z")
Not the first time. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RLzX62nXPTo/hqdefault.jpg "Masters -Vijay Singh-ACE- Another View - Skips Ball Across Water- Hole In One 4/7/09") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLzX62nXPTo) ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/5 "2020-11-10T20:47:39Z")
It’s like that old Nike advertisement with Tiger bouncing the ball and then driving it. Sometimes people are so good at their respective professions that even when they goof around it’s cool. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/6 "2020-11-10T21:26:59Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > Not the first time. I like Ken Duke’s reaction to the shot (he’s the one in blue who was supposed to follow Vijay). He was about to tee off himself, but instead just walks away with a “nope, we’re done here. I’m not following that.” ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/7 "2020-11-10T22:21:54Z")
Lol, when you work at home, every day is Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![stuccosuperstar2020](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/8 "2020-11-13T10:02:28Z")
This is what makes the Masters so magical. ANYTHING can happen at the Masters. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/9 "2020-11-13T11:56:26Z")
So, does a skipped ball count in any way for one’s score? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/10 "2020-11-13T12:59:49Z")
It’s a regular shot, no change if it skips or not. But this is a practice round and they’re doing it for fun. They’re not really keeping score at that point. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/11 "2020-11-14T00:16:47Z")
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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/12 "2020-11-14T01:46:26Z")
And they’re not hitting from the Tee box, it’s just a fun tradition they do every year. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/13 "2020-11-14T15:22:56Z")
I’m still not sure I understand… If it’s a regular shot, and it’s not from the tee box, then they necessarily already had at least one stroke to get there. And it therefore couldn’t be a hole in one, because there was the shot to get there and the skipping shot. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/14 "2020-11-14T15:31:15Z")
It’s not a regular shot. It’s apparently a tradition to drop a second ball there during the practice round after hitting your first ball from the tee. ---
**Author:** ![mako88sb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@mako88sb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mako88sb)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/15 "2020-11-15T22:44:07Z")
Watched the last 2 rounds. I knew it was going to be weird without the crowds and roars but it was great to see the course like this. Dustin Johnson kept it all together and pretty well cruised through the final round. Seeing how choked up he got afterwards was pretty moving. A well deserved win by someone who obviously has worked very hard to get the minor flaws out of his game that saw him lose the lead 3 times during a major after being ahead after the first 3 rounds. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-hole-in-one-in-history-just-occurred-at-the-masters/925240/16 "2020-11-16T02:38:31Z")
It’s just for fun. Don’t over think it. Edit: Yes the OP is misleading.