Just a few days after taking out a 6-iron to record a hole-in-one in a social game with his father at Lake Nona, and Sweden’s Peter Hanson used the same club to hole out from 184-yards for an eagle during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Peter Hanson uses his trusty 6-iron to post a 9th hole-in-one last week at Lake Nona and then eagle the sixth on the opening day of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. (Photo – www.golffile.ie)

Hanson’s ace at the par three 17th was his ninth in his professional career and while admitting ‘it also cost me a fortune’ he stands to reap a bigger reward this week in starting with an eight under par 64 in the $US 6.8m event in Louisiana.

“It was funny because back home in Orlando last week after Augusta, I made a hole-in-one with the same 6-iron playing with my father and a couple of friends at Lake Nona,” he said.

“So that 6-iron has holed out in two days but then the hole-in-one cost me a fortune in drinks.

“But as for the eagle I aimed right of the flag as it was tucked over a bit of a mound and it just rode with the wind a little bit and came down straight at the pin.

“It pitched like about four inches from the hole, and I guess it dropped given the crowd reaction”.

Hanson’s round of 64 was his lowest score ever on the PGA Tour.