Take that, Tiger.
During practice rounds at the Masters yesterday, Vijay Singh shot a hole-in-one when he skipped the ball across a pond and into the cup on 16.
Players routinely try to skip balls across the water on the hole during practice rounds, which the crowd loves and encourages.
The tradition may have been started by Lee Trevino more than 20 years ago, though the first time he did it was during the actual tournament in Augusta, Ga., according to Golf Digest.
“I hadn’t played well and was off early Sunday,” Trevino told the magazine. “It had rained a lot overnight, and the water on 16 was up to the bank. That water was perfect, like glass. I said, ‘Beautiful.’ I was about 8 over par. That baby took three skips and ran up in the middle of the green, and I two-putted for par.
“Anything anti-establishment, I started,” Trevino added. “I started the tradition of caddies hitting a tee shot on 17 at the TPC. My man Herman Mitchell hit the flag and lipped out.”
Singh told Golf Digest in 2005 that he was a fan of the tradition.
“It could get a little boring just seeing guys hit it on the green,” he said. “I think it’s exciting.”
