Not One, Not Two But Three Aces At 16th On Master Final Day.

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Not one, not two but three aces on the final day of the 80th Masters.

Past Open champion Louis Oosthuizen had patrons cheering wildly for a third time with the most bizarre ace on the final day of the Masters.

Earlier in the day, Ireland’s Shane Lowry ended a four-year hole-in-one drought at the par three 16th and strangely the 16th ace in Augusta history.

Two groups later, USA Ryder Cup captain, Davis Love 111, and with fans still settling down again had them on their feet when he played a copycat shot as Lowry’s to way right of the flag and watch as his ball also trickled down the slope and into the cup.

Nine groups on, J B Holmes put his shot just feet from the flag also at 16 before Oosthuizen stepped up only to hit the American’s ball and deflect the South African’s ball ‘legally’ into the bottom of the cup for the 18th ace at the 16th.

Oosthuizen, and winner of the 2010 Open at St. Andrews, dropped his club in amazement and throwing both arms skywards.

It is also the first occasion there has been three aces at any hole in a particular year at Augusta National, let alone in the same round.

While the 29-year old Lowry didn’t get to celebrate becoming the first sporting a beard to win at Augusta National he did enjoy the occasion on the 16th tee.

Indeed, Lowry was all set to hurl the ball into the crowd but thought otherwise.

“No, I thought I’ll keep it and put it with the other two balls I have for hole-in-one’s I’ve made in my career,” he said smiling.

“I had a 180-yards downwind and it was just a perfect 8-iron for me.   I had been hitting good shots all day, so it was a fairly easy shot.

“It needed a bit of luck to go into the hole, and it just ran down and disappeared into the cup, so I felt I was due a bit of Irish luck and that’s what happened.

“So I am fairly happy and I will get a picture of playing the shot and stick it up in my house, for sure.”

Lowry closed out his first four round appearance in the Masters – ace, bogey and birdie – in a score of 75 for a 10-over par total.

He had stormed his way to the top of the Augusta board early on day one with four birdies in his opening five holes ahead of birdie at eight to go to five under par and eventually posting an impressive four-under par 68.

But it was the high water mark of his Masters quest in then posting second and third day scores of 76 and 79.

And when Lowry was asked if he would be shouting the bar at his beloved Esker Hills Golf Club in Dublin, he laughed:  “Now, don’t go writing stuff like that in the newspaper.”

 



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