Mark Schlabach
Multiple Authors
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Talk about the luck of the Irish.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry became the first golfer to record multiple holes-in-one in his Masters career on Saturday when he made an ace on the par-3 sixth hole in the third round.
The 2019 Open Championship winner hit a 7-iron from the tee on the 190-yard hole. His ball hit the green, bounced a couple of times and rolled into the hole.
After the ace, Lowry threw his arms into the air, pumped his fist several times and then hugged his playing partner, England’s Tommy Fleetwood.
Lowry, who also made an ace on the par-3 16th hole in the final round of the 2016 Masters, moved into a tie for third at 8 under after the hole in one.
It was the seventh ace recorded on the sixth hole in Masters history and the first since Corey Conners made one in 2021.
According to ESPN Research, Lowry is only the third golfer in the past 20 years to have multiple hole-in-ones in major championships — Si Woo Kim and Louis Oosthuizen are the others.
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