American Patrick Reed has been showered by the boisterous crowd at Grange Golf Membership’s famed celebration gap, setting the scene for LIV Golf’s new season.
The one-time US Masters champion hit a hole-in-one within the first spherical of the LIV Golf occasion in Adelaide, sending the packed grandstands right into a frenzy.
Chase Koepka famously hit a hole-in-one on the identical gap in 2023, giving the match, and LIV Golf, one in every of its extra iconic moments.
Reed was taking part in his second gap of the day, beginning his spherical on the par-five eleventh. LIV Golf makes use of a shotgun begin the place all gamers start their spherical on the identical time.
After struggling a bogey on his first gap, Reed rapidly went from 1-over to 1-under par with the ace.
Identical to two years earlier, the packed crowd on the twelfth gap showered the American with no matter drink that had of their hand on the time.
Plastic cups had been strewn throughout the “Watering Gap”, from the tee field right down to the inexperienced.
Reed soaked up the bathe and the applause, throwing his arms into the air as he skipped down to gather his ball from the cup.
“Nicely that did not take lengthy,” Northern Eire’s David Feherty mentioned in commentary because the ace came about contained in the opening hour of the match.
Adelaide is the primary match of the brand new LIV Golf season.
LIV Golf is a closed occasion for gamers signed with the league, who’re taking part in for themselves and their crew.
The match has simply three rounds, with all gamers on target on the identical time beginning at completely different holes.
