Tommy Fleetwood made a terrific hole-in-one to salvage his opening round at the Masters and hailed it a “very special” moment.
The Englishman was four-over-par with just three holes to play but hold his tee shot on sixteen to move two-over, still nine shots adrift of leader Justin Rose, but still contention on a day when many leading players struggled with conditions.
“It was a lovely looking shot,” Fleetwood said. “It was in between clubs. I was sort of verging on a smooth eight, then I said hard nine. That kind of fit the shot a bit more.
“Hit it, slight pull. It wasn’t going straight at the pin, but it was still a great shot, and a couple of bounces and in.
Ever have one of those rounds of golf when you’re so frustrated at this stupid game for not giving you what you deserve? Then, just when you're about to lose it, you hit THE shot that makes you realise why you're so hopelessly in love with it! #themasters pic.twitter.com/2rtNDT5NVT
— Tommy Fleetwood (@TommyFleetwood1) April 8, 2021
“It’s really nice to have one at Masters. I think that’s two in two competitive weeks as well. I’m racking them up all of a sudden quickly. I’ll try to keep it going.
“It’s very special. Doing it at a major is great, doing it competitively is great, but at Augusta is probably just another edge.”
