Golf is a hard sport that makes even the best athletes in the world pissed off beyond belief. Hole-in-ones, therefore, are rare occurrences that only take place once in a blue moon.
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Even rarer is the shot in which a player skips the ball three times across a pond and sinks it in the hole. That tradition, one that is commonplace in The Masters practice round at the par-3 16th hole of Augusta National, was executed to perfection by Jon Rahm.
We'd say don't try this at home, but it's unlikely any of us would be able to pull off this insane trick shot on Golden Tee or mini-golf. This is mastery at The Masters.
Jon Rahm's Pond Skip Hole-In-One
From pond to pin! Rahm skips to a hole-in-one on No. 16 at #themasters pic.twitter.com/JNNPWgW9OP
— The Masters (@TheMasters) November 10, 2020
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The professional golfer from Spain proved why he's a top ten player in the Official World Golf Rankings, because he sank an unbelievable ace on the 16th hole.
Rahm skipped the ball three times across the water before it rolled right in the hole. It's a shot that you truly have to see to believe, and it's one that any average golfer would never even think of attempting.
The PGA Tour and European Tour player celebrated with his caddy afterward and received a high-five from Rickie Fowler. To make this whole thing better, Rahm did it on his 26th birthday. Who needs cake when you can hit a golf ball like that?
The video blew up on social media and instantly became a trending topic. The tweet from the Masters' main account had well over 30,000 retweets an hour after posting it.
The Spaniard who played at Arizona State isn't the only pro golfer to accomplish this wild feat. According to TheGolfNewsNet.com, Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas aced No. 16 last year. Others like Shane Lowry (2016) and Louis Oosthuizen (2016) have also done so.
Still, Rahm's terrific shot is something straight out of a trick shooter's YouTube channel, and it should be applauded as such. Seriously, get DudePerfect on the phone.
There's no telling who will walk away from the golf course this weekend with the green jacket. The star-studded list of players with tee times in this year's Masters Tournament includes Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and many more. I'm not sure any of them will pull off a golf shot greater than what Rahm did at Augusta National Golf Club.
This post was originally published on November 10th, 2020.
