Name: Andrew Magee tells story of the only ace on a par 4 in PGA TOUR history
Uploaded: 2021-02-01T23:22:21.136Z
Duration: 135 s
Description: In the first round of the 2001 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Andrew Magee sent his tee shot on the 332-yard par-4-17th onto the green, which bounced off of Tom Byrum’s putter in the group ahead, and into the hole. Hear from Magee and Jerry Smith, with whom he was paired with that day along with Steve Pate, who was on the green at TPC Scottsdale.

The only hole-in-one on a par 4 in PGA TOUR history happened in 2001 at TPC Scottsdale when Andrew Magee holed out on the 17th at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. On the debut episode of ‘The Bunker,’ watch this come to life through an animation, archival video and a discussion with the team behind the project featuring Sam Davis, Kevin Prise, Alex Turnbull, and Luis Rivera.

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Max Homa, Harold Varner III, and others give their best guesses on if there have been other par-4 holes-in-one on TOUR while trying to remember the legendary story behind Andrew Magee’s shot in the 2001 Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.

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In the first round of the 2001 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Andrew Magee sent his tee shot on the 332-yard par-4-17th onto the green, which bounced off of Tom Byrum’s putter in the group ahead, and into the hole. Hear from Magee and Jerry Smith, with whom he was paired with that day along with Steve Pate, who was on the green at TPC Scottsdale. 

Andrew Magee tells story of the only ace on a par 4 in PGA TOUR history

When it's your lucky day, it's your lucky day. Andrew Magee's tee shot on the drivable par-4 rolls up to the green, hits Tom Byrum's putter and goes into the hole for an ace in the 2001 Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.

Andrew Magee's hole-in-one on a par-4

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Michael Kim drains 61-foot eagle putt on No. 14 at Valero

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William Mouw hits tee shot to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 7 at Valero

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Hideki Matsuyama drains 20-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valero

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Max Homa gets up-and-down from 64 feet for birdie on No. 14 at Valero

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Bud Cauley hits tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valero

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Hideki Matsuyama's 252-yard shot from rough sets up eagle on No. 14 at Valero

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