Everybody was on the sting of their seats for Justin Thomas’ hole-in-one try on the Scottish Open however no yet another so than his caddie.
That’s as a result of simply because the American pulled up agonisingly quick on the par 3 seventeenth gap, he’d simply missed out on a automotive for himself and bagman Matt Minister.
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The PGA match is presently sponsored by South Korean automotive model Genesis, who put up two free motors for the primary particular person to report a one-shot rating on the seventeenth.
Thomas got here the closest but as his ball landed on the height of the inexperienced and headed straight in line for the outlet however got here up barely a foot quick.
Ought to the ball have saved going, he would’ve earned himself a GV70 SUV and Minster a GV60.
The par 3 on the Renaissance Membership course is at all times a spotlight of the weekend on the Scottish Open on account of its hole-in-one probabilities, however it now has much more significance.
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Since 2022 the feat has solely been achieved by the lesser-known Englishman Jordan Smith who collected his automotive alongside caddie Sam Matton at Battersea Energy Stadion.
“I’ve been extremely excited for a break in our schedule to go to the Genesis Studio and gather my new automotive,” Smith stated on arrival.
“Ever since we noticed the ball drop on the seventeenth we’ve been discussing the varied specs for our fashions, and it’s superb to have the keys my hand.
“I sit up for driving as much as Scotland in July for the Genesis Scottish Open, perhaps I’ll win one other…”
Matton added: “It’s not regular for the caddie to win a automotive too, so it was a surreal second, I knew immediately I’d gained one of many Genesis vehicles immediately behind the tee.
“I’ve completely loved configurating my very own automotive and can guarantee Jordan is further targeted once more on the seventeenth gap this July.”
The ace hasn’t been repeated since, and it’s no shock in line with Matt Fitzpatrick’s caddie Billy Foster who helped introduce the brand new problem in 2022.
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“The closing holes at The Renaissance Membership are one of many hardest assessments of golf you’ll discover right here in Scotland, with the spotlight being the spectacular par-three seventeenth,” he stated.
“It measures simply over 200 yards with little to no change in elevation, that means it’s a mix of the inexperienced and the climate that make it thrilling.
“Selecting the correct membership may be troublesome with a prevailing wind from the west on the tee and the timber up on the inexperienced blocking out the wind.”
His statements present the actual price of a caddie for this feat given their experience in membership choice and recommendation given to gamers.
The mixed value of the 2 luxurious Genesis vehicles is properly over £100,000, however there are far larger prizes on provide too.
Ending within the prime 17 on the Scottish Open pockets you over six figures whereas the whole for this 12 months’s winner is £1.17million from an total purse for the highest 80 of £6.6m.
Competitors shall be powerful too, with this 12 months’s line up thought-about the strongest PGA Tour discipline of the 12 months exterior of the Gamers Championship.
The entire world’s prime gamers are collaborating, with No.1 Scottie Scheffler and this 12 months’s Grasp champion Rory McIlroy taking issues severely earlier than the ultimate main of the 12 months – the British Open.