Brendon Todd makes Nationwide Tour history as he aces same hole on consecutive days
ATHENS, Ga. – Former University of Georgia All-America Brendon Todd made Nationwide Tour history Friday when he made a hole-in-one in the second round of the Athens Regional Foundation Classic.Todd’s ace came at the 147-yard, 17th hole – the second time in two days Todd has made a hole-in-one on that hole.
“It’s still hard to believe,” said Todd after posting a 1-under 71. “It’s a bit surreal, even now.”
Todd is the first player in the 20-year history of the Tour to ace the same hole twice in the same tournament.
“It’s just pure disbelief,” said Todd. “It was a stroke of good luck, twice in a row. I guess it’s like catching lightning in a bottle.”
Todd used an 8-iron for his hole-in-one on Friday at the Jennings Mill Country Club course. He is 5-under after 36 holes in the $550,000 event, the seventh stop on the 2009 Nationwide Tour schedule.
“I had just come off a bogey and so I wasn’t in a great mood when I stepped on the tee. I wasn’t even thinking about making it,” he said. “It was a perfect yardage and I flagged it. It looked pretty good in the air and then landed about four feet short and left of the hole and rolled in the back of the cup. I guess I played the break perfectly.”
During Thursday’s opening round, Todd used a 7-iron when the hole played 157 yards and finished with a 4-under 68.
“That one landed about three feet short and rolled straight up the hill like a putt,” he said.
The last player to ace the same hole twice in the same tournament was Graham Marsh at the 2004 Senior British Open (first round/third round/#11).
In modern day history, there have been five players to record two aces in a single PGA Tour event, two of whom did it in the same round:
Yusaku Miyazato, 2006 Reno-Tahoe Open, Round 2 (#7, #12)
Bob Tway, 1994 Memorial Tournament, Round 1 (#8), Round 3 (#12)
Glen Day, 1994 Greater Hartford Open, Round 2 (#11), Round 3 (#16)
Jack Rule, 1964 Mountain View Open, Round 1, Round 4 (holes not available)
Bill Whedon, 1955 Insurance City Open, Round 1 (#5, #9)
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