Sergio Garcia Aces TPC Sawgrass 17th Hole

The Masters champion and 2008 Players champion made a hole-in-one on golf's most famous island green on day one of the Players Championship

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The Masters champion and 2008 Players champion made a hole-in-one on golf's most famous island green on day one of the Players Championship

Sergio Garcia Aces TPC Sawgrass 17th Hole

Playing in his first tournament since his stunning Masters victory, Sergio Garcia made another memory in round one of the 2017 Players Championship.

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Standing on the tee of the famous 17th hole at three-over-par, the Spaniard made a hole-in-one...

"It could have done anything," Garcia said.

"It could have stayed there, gone farther. It was nice that it spun back into the hole. And I needed it after the start that I had. I turned a poor round into a decent round.''

Garcia ended the day with a one-over 73 to sit six behind day one leaders William McGirt and Mackenzie Hughes.

Elliott Heath
Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!

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