AUGUSTA, Ga. — A thunderous roar echoed across Augusta National, signaling a hole-in-one. The question on the course was: where did it happen? The answer was at the par-3 sixth hole, where Shane Lowry delivered a perfect tee shot.
Lowry's ball landed in the center of the green, bounced twice, and rolled directly into the cup on Saturday afternoon. The ace moved him to 8-under par, temporarily tying him for second place behind leader Rory McIlroy.
This marks the seventh hole-in-one ever recorded at the sixth hole at Augusta National and is Lowry's second career ace at the Masters, following one at the 16th hole a decade ago. Lowry, the 2019 British Open champion, carded a 4-under 68 for the day, finishing at 9-under for the tournament and securing a spot in Sunday's penultimate pairing, just two shots off the lead.
Remarkably, this is Lowry's latest in a series of aces, including one earlier this season at the Houston Open and others on iconic holes like Pebble Beach's No. 7 and TPC Sawgrass's island green.