Forty-one-year-old Nate Lashley, who won the in 2019, started this year’s tournament with a bang. He aced his second hole of the day, the par-3 11th, which measures 217 yards and is typically known as one of the more difficult holes at Detroit Golf Club. It also marked the of his career.
“It was one of those shots, just a little right of the pin. I hoped it would carry the bunker, but it must have just taken a perfect bounce and gone in the hole,” Lashley said after his 2-under 70 on Thursday. “Pretty decent shot, but also a lot of luck involved there.
” What a bounce for the 2019 champion!!! Lashley pushed his 4-iron a tad, but it caught the side-hill perfectly and rolled right into the hole. After his round, the former Arizona Wildcat revealed that he had previously posted an ace in a event. He also said he had a hole-in-one on Pebble Beach’s 7th hole, perhaps the most famous par-3 in the world, during an practice round three years ago.
Lashley said he had 11 holes-in-one before Thursday’s ace, marking his first during a PGA Tour competition. “Something I’ll always remember,” Lashley added. “This golf course has a lot of memories, so just another one right there.
Having a hole-in-one, being my first on Tour will be another fun thing for me here in Detroit.” The highlight of Lashley’s career came at Detroit Golf Club in 2019, when he won the Rocket Mortgage Classic in wire-to-wire fashion. He opened with a 9-under 63 that year and never looked back, .
