Patrick Cantlay is no stranger to success at Harbour Town Golf Links.
Last year, he lost in a playoff to Jordan Spieth. He came into this year’s tournament in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as one of the favorites, and he’s again near the top of the leaderboard, in large part thanks to his tee shot on the par-3 seventh hole.
Cantlay hit 6-iron to the middle of the green and it released toward the hole located near the back. The ball rolled and rolled and rolled and then dropped. Boom. It was Cantlay’s third ace of his PGA Tour career, this one coming in the second round of the RBC Heritage. It moved him to 8 under.
🚨 ACE ALERT 🚨@Patrick_Cantlay drains his tee shot at the 7th @RBC_Heritage pic.twitter.com/Vz4fjiMsKr
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 14, 2023
He shot 6-under 65 on Friday and sits at 8 under for the tournament.
Cantlay’s name has been in the news for other reasons recently, mostly about slow play during Sunday’s final round of the Masters.
Cantlay responded to the slow play comments Tuesday, but that hasn’t stopped golf fans from calling him out.
Even Cantlay poked fun at it after his round.
Playing faster! @RBC_Heritage @PGATOUR pic.twitter.com/mDxo2yarAB
— Patrick Cantlay (@patrick_cantlay) April 14, 2023
Here are some of the funniest responses to Cantlay’s ace on Twitter.