Two of the most exciting things in golf are the Masters Tournament and the hole-in-one.
Stewart Cink knows both of these things very well. Entering his 19th Masters this week, Cink had made a hole-in-one on five occasions in his career — only 13 players had more since the PGA Tour began tracking hole-by-hole in 1983.
But he had never hit an ace at the Masters…until Friday.
With his son as his caddy, Cink nailed his first shot off the tee on the par-3 16th for the sixth hole-in-one of his career. He’s the 24th player in Masters history to ace the 16th hole and first since Tommy Fleetwood in 2021.
🚨 ACE at the 16th 🚨@StewartCink celebrates it with his son Reagan on the bag 🙌pic.twitter.com/DPf1RvRXMT
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 8, 2022
Stewart Cink makes a hole-in-one at the par-3 16th, the 24th ace at No. 16 in tournament history (most recent: Tommy Fleetwood, 2021).
With his sixth, Cink is tied for eighth-most holes-in-one on the PGA TOUR since the TOUR began tracking hole-by-hole data in 1983.#theMasters
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) April 8, 2022
The 16th is by far the most aced hole in tournament history. Odds that a hole-in-one would be hit this week were -160 on Tipico Sportsbook. Still, the list of players to do it is short.
With his sixth hole-in-one, Cink climbs into a tie with six others for the eighth most in TOUR history. Truly a special moment.