If you ever needed more evidence of how ridiculously good professional golfers are at golf, look no further than the sorcery that Jon Rahm pulled off at Augusta.
It has been a tradition over the years to attempt to skip your shot off the water on No. 16 during practice rounds. And while any regular golfer would simply send their shot plunging into a pond (you know, because gravity), pro golfers turn that pond into a playable avenue of some sort.
But man, Rahm’s attempt at No. 16 on Tuesday may legitimately be the most remarkable golf shot I’ve ever seen. He skipped his shot off the water for a hole-in-one.
From pond to pin! Rahm skips to a hole-in-one on No. 16 at #themasters pic.twitter.com/JNNPWgW9OP
— The Masters (@TheMasters) November 10, 2020
Like, what?! How? That is real.
And, sure, Rahm might not be the first player to successfully hole this pond-to-pin shot. But I’m going all in on my recency bias and declaring this the greatest golf shot ever. Sorry not sorry. Twitter seemed to agree.
Is this real? If it is, it is the greatest single golf shot I have ever seen! https://t.co/8JFc1SJYCb
— Barry Ritholtz (@ritholtz) November 10, 2020
How is this even possible? https://t.co/db2FNP7JMK
— Dawn Kopecki (@Dawn_Kopecki) November 10, 2020
Atheists – “There is no God.”
Golf – 👇 https://t.co/LcDg9ZD1qJ
— Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) November 10, 2020
The answer to "What's the most amazing golf shot ever?" has been settled. This is just unbelievable. https://t.co/L2hrPTxqFZ
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) November 10, 2020
Is this the greatest hole in one ever? And at #Themasters no less! https://t.co/XhiTBJdW0N
— Jamie Watson (@jamiewatson77) November 10, 2020
One of the craziest things I’ve ever seen. https://t.co/6ZQOYhHDZT
— Arrowhead Addict (@ArrowheadAddict) November 10, 2020
this is the greatest shot in golf history. https://t.co/gOxOfEWxTA
— Wells P (@Wells_P) November 10, 2020
Is this the real life? Or is it fantasy? https://t.co/ztxNXgrm84
— Jerry Thornton (@jerrythornton1) November 10, 2020
This is absolutely insane. https://t.co/f8MBysCDVc
— Maury Brown (@BizballMaury) November 10, 2020
Just reiterating… I have been playing golf since I was 5 years old. And when I hit the water.. it always stays in the water. #TheMasters https://t.co/tvR7Ngqk0L
— Edward Lawrence (@EdwardLawrence) November 10, 2020
That settles it.
