Name: All three aces from THE PLAYERS
Uploaded: 2023-03-13T21:31:38.719Z
Duration: 76 s
Description: Watch all three aces from the iconic 17th hole at THE PLAYERS Championship 2023 from Hayden Buckley, Aaron Rai and Alex Smalley.

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's 326-yard drive on the 575-yard, par-5 15th hole lands in the left fairway, leaving 227 yards to the hole, his 235-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left fairway, 27 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he lands a 27-foot 1-inch eagle shot from the fairway, moving to even par for the round.

Aaron Rai holes out 27-foot eagle shot from fairway at Hero World Challenge

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai’s 163-yard tee shot on the 165-yard par-3 5th hole landed on the left green, leaving an 8-foot 2-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Aaron Rai sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's drive on the 18th hole, a 486-yard par 4, lands in the right fairway, traveling 328 yards and leaving 145 yards to the hole, his 145-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green, leaving 5 feet 8 inches to the hole, and he made a birdie putt from 5 feet 8 inches.

Aaron Rai sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's 209-yard shot from the fairway landed on the right side of the green, 54 feet 6 inches from the hole, his 57-foot 8-inch putt left the ball 4 feet 2 inches from the cup, and he made the 4-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai birdies No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's drive on the 573-yard, par-5 11th hole traveled 268 yards into the right fairway, his 213-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway 91 yards from the hole, his 89-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green 9 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 9-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai makes 9-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of The RSM Classic 2025, Hayden Buckley makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

Hayden Buckley makes birdie on No. 10 at The RSM Classic

In the final round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Alex Smalley makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Alex Smalley hits it close, makes birdie putt on No. 14 at Butterfield Bermuda

In the final round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Alex Smalley makes birdie on the par-3 13th hole.

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 13 at Butterfield Bermuda

In the final round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Alex Smalley makes birdie on the par-4 11th hole.

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 11 at Butterfield Bermuda

In the second round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Alex Smalley makes birdie on the par-4 12th hole.

Alex Smalley makes birdie on No. 12 at Butterfield Bermuda

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Hayden Buckley's tee shot on the 134-yard par-3 17th hole travels 131 yards to the right side of the green, finishing 9 feet 8 inches from the pin, and he sinks a 9-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Hayden Buckley hits 131-yard tee shot to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Hayden Buckley's tee shot on the 199-yard par-3 15th hole traveled 213 yards into the left rough, 41 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he holed out from the rough for a birdie.

Hayden Buckley holes out 42-foot rough shot for birdie on No. 15 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Hayden Buckley's 314-yard drive on the 444-yard, par-4 10th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 129 yards to the hole, his 129-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, finishing just 2 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he sank a 2-foot 10-inch birdie putt.

Hayden Buckley hits 129-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Hayden Buckley's tee shot on the 588-yard, par-5 7th hole traveled 324 yards into the left fairway, his 248-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway 35 feet 2 inches from the hole, his 27-foot-8-inch chip from the fairway settled 7 feet 7 inches from the cup, and he made the 7-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Hayden Buckley sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Hayden Buckley's drive on the 314-yard, par-4 5th hole travels 292 yards, finding the left bunker and leaving 73 feet to the pin. His greenside bunker shot travels 77 feet 7 inches to the right green, leaving a 5-foot 2-inch putt. Buckley sinks a 5-foot 2-inch birdie putt to reach even par for the round.

Hayden Buckley sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Bank of Utah

In the final round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's drive on the 473-yard, par-4 18th hole went 307 yards into the fairway, leaving 167 yards to the pin, his 156-yard approach from the fairway landed in the fairway, finishing 75 feet from the hole.

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 18 at Baycurrent

In the final round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's tee shot on the 457-yard, par-4 12th hole traveled 333 yards into the fairway, his 125-yard approach landed on the green 14 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made the 14-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

Alex Smalley hits 125-yard approach to 14 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Baycurrent

In the third round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's tee shot on the 177-yard, par-3 7th hole traveled 172 yards, landing 24 feet from the hole, and he made the 24-foot birdie putt.

Alex Smalley sinks 24-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Baycurrent

In the third round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's tee shot on the 526-yard, par-5 6th hole traveled 310 yards and found the fairway, leaving 206 yards to the hole, and he sank a 19-foot putt to remain tied for 2nd place at 2-under par for the round.

Alex Smalley sinks 19-foot eagle putt on No. 6 at Baycurrent

In the first round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's drive on the 385-yard, par-4 15th hole traveled 269 yards into the native area, his 104-yard approach from the fairway landed in the primary rough, leaving 42 yards, and he sank a 42-yard putt for birdie.

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 15 at Baycurrent

In the first round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's 312-yard drive on the 343-yard, par-4 13th hole landed in the fairway, his bunker shot traveled 37 yards to the fairway, leaving 31 feet 5 inches to the hole, and he sank a 31-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Alex Smalley sinks 32-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Baycurrent

In the final round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Aaron Rai makes a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-4 15th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at FedEx St. Jude

In the second round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 3rd hole.

Aaron Rai two-putts for birdie at FedEx St. Jude

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 18 at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 5th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 5 at Wyndham

Check out the best shots of the day from Round 3 of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, featuring Sami Valimaki, Jackson Koivun, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, And Cameron Young.

Highlights | Round 3 | Wyndham

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes a 27-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th hole.

Aaron Rai drains a 27-foot birdie putt at Wyndham

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 13th hole.

Aaron Rai's excellent approach leads to birdie at Wyndham

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 4th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 4 at Wyndham

Watch all three aces from the iconic 17th hole at THE PLAYERS Championship 2023 from Hayden Buckley, Aaron Rai and Alex Smalley.

All three aces from THE PLAYERS

Enjoy this throwback look at Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth's very first interviews on the PGA TOUR.

Stars give their first-ever PGA TOUR interviews

Take a closer look at Russell Henley's journey to becoming a five-time TOUR winner including his victory at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, making his first Presidents Cup and automatically qualifying for the 2025 Ryder Cup.

Russell Henley’s journey to the winner's circle

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Atlanta Drive Golf Club's Billy Horschel, Patrick Cantlay and Chris Gotterup defeat The Bay Golf Club's Shane Lowry, Ludvig Åberg and Wyndham Clark at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

TGL highlights: Atlanta Drive defeats The Bay in Match No. 3

 In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Chris Gotterup nearly aces the par-3 14th and taps in for birdie to win the hole for Atlanta Drive.

Chris Gotterup nearly makes first ace in TGL history

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, The Bay Golf Club's Ludvig Åberg's approach shot on the par-3 fifth hole bounces out of the bunker and onto the green.

Ludvig Åberg gets lucky bounce out of bunker at TGL

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Billy Horschel sinks a 7-foot putt on the 13th hole to claim Match 3 for Atlanta Drive GC.

Billy Horschel drains putt to give Atlanta Drive another TGL victory

While watching Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Lexi Thompson talks to Marty Smith about hitting at the screen in the SoFi Center for the first time and potentially playing in the WTGL's inaugural season in 2027.

Lexi Thompson hints at what's to come for WTGL 

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, alternate Chris Gotterup gets under the rocks on the "Stinger," hitting a 1-iron and ultimately winning the hole for Atlanta Drive. At just a 2-degree launch angle, Gotterup's shot never got more than 16 feet off the ground and traveled 299 yards.

Chris Gotterup hits rare 1-iron on 'Stinger' hole at TGL

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Patrick Cantlay of Atlanta Drive GC chips in on hole No. 9 to fire up his team.

Patrick Cantlay stays hot, chips-in at TGL

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, The Bay Golf Club's Wyndham Clark hits his approach shot on No. 3 to 7 feet, winning the hole for his team and tying the match.
 

Wyndham Clark throws dart to win hole for The Bay at TGL

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, alternate Chris Gotterup wins hole No. 6 for Atlanta Drive GC with a crazy, 33-foot chip-in from an awkward lie.
 

Chris Gotterup chips-in from gnarly lie at TGL

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Billy Horschel of Atlanta Drive GC drills the camera perched on top of the big screen with his approach shot on hole No. 2, which lands 8 feet away. Atlanta Drive alternate Chris Gotterup drains the putt to win the hole.

Billy Horschel hits it off the camera, Atlanta Drive wins hole at TGL

Check out Collin Morikawa’s best shots, including bunker hole-outs, impossible chip-ins and near-aces, from an incredible 2025 PGA TOUR season. 

Collin Morikawa’s best shots from 2025 season

Check out Ludvig Åberg’s best shots from an incredible 2025 PGA TOUR season, highlighted by his win at The Genesis Invitational.

Ludvig Åberg’s best shots from 2025 season

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Boston Common Golf Club's Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley and Michael Thorbjornsen defeat Los Angeles Golf Club's Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala and Justin Rose at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

TGL highlights: Boston Common defeats LAGC in Match No. 2

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Boston Common Golf Club's alternate Michael Thorbjornsen sinks a putt from 15 feet to win the match against Los Angeles Golf Club for his team.

Michael Thorbjornsen wins Match No. 2 for Boston Common against LAGC at TGL 

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Boston Common's alternate Michael Thorbjornsen sinks a putt from 17 feet to win the 12th hole and take the lead for his team.

Michael Thorbjornsen pours it in the hole for Boston Common Golf at TGL

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Los Angeles Golf Club's Collin Morikawa spins back his tee shot from 144 yards and scares the hole.

All three aces from THE PLAYERS

Stars give their first-ever PGA TOUR interviews

Russell Henley’s journey to the winner's circle

TGL highlights: Atlanta Drive defeats The Bay in Match No. 3

Chris Gotterup nearly makes first ace in TGL history

Ludvig Åberg gets lucky bounce out of bunker at TGL

Billy Horschel drains putt to give Atlanta Drive another TGL victory

Lexi Thompson hints at what's to come for WTGL

Chris Gotterup hits rare 1-iron on 'Stinger' hole at TGL

Patrick Cantlay stays hot, chips-in at TGL

Wyndham Clark throws dart to win hole for The Bay at TGL

Chris Gotterup chips-in from gnarly lie at TGL

Billy Horschel hits it off the camera, Atlanta Drive wins hole at TGL

Collin Morikawa’s best shots from 2025 season

Ludvig Åberg’s best shots from 2025 season

TGL highlights: Boston Common defeats LAGC in Match No. 2

Michael Thorbjornsen wins Match No. 2 for Boston Common against LAGC at TGL

Michael Thorbjornsen pours it in the hole for Boston Common Golf at TGL

Collin Morikawa spins back tee shot to 2 feet at TGL

Aaron Rai holes out 27-foot eagle shot from fairway at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai birdies No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai makes 9-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Hero World Challenge

Hayden Buckley makes birdie on No. 10 at The RSM Classic

Alex Smalley hits it close, makes birdie putt on No. 14 at Butterfield Bermuda

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 13 at Butterfield Bermuda

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 11 at Butterfield Bermuda

Alex Smalley makes birdie on No. 12 at Butterfield Bermuda

Hayden Buckley hits 131-yard tee shot to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Bank of Utah

Hayden Buckley holes out 42-foot rough shot for birdie on No. 15 at Bank of Utah

Hayden Buckley hits 129-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Bank of Utah

Hayden Buckley sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Bank of Utah

Hayden Buckley sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Bank of Utah

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 18 at Baycurrent

Alex Smalley hits 125-yard approach to 14 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Baycurrent

Alex Smalley sinks 24-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Baycurrent

Alex Smalley sinks 19-foot eagle putt on No. 6 at Baycurrent

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 15 at Baycurrent

Alex Smalley sinks 32-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Baycurrent

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at FedEx St. Jude

Aaron Rai two-putts for birdie at FedEx St. Jude

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 18 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 5 at Wyndham

Highlights | Round 3 | Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 18 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai drains a 27-foot birdie putt at Wyndham

Aaron Rai's excellent approach leads to birdie at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 4 at Wyndham