Canadian Corey Conners scores historic ace at Masters
Even if Corey Conners walks away without the Green Jacket this weekend at least the 29-year-old can say he left with a slice of history.
Conners became the first Canadian to score a hole in one since Ross Somerville in the first ever Masters in 1934.
The wonder strike was the sixth ever ace at the sixth hole in the Masters and gave Conners a huge lift in his pursuit to become the second player from Canada to snare a Green Jacket, after Mike Weir's 2003 effort.
Conners had the ball on a string. The Masters
Conners goes into the final round five strokes behind Japanese leader Hideki Matsuyama.
Conners, using an eight-iron, landed the ball about 10 yards short of the cup as it bounced three times before it stuck in the hole.
"It was a little draw, turning at the pin. I think I hit the pin with a little bit of steam, but it was right in the middle, so a pretty special moment," Conners said.
The Canadian almost holed out from a similar distance at the par-four 18th, where his approach shot collided with the pin on the first bounce.
The ball rebounded about 10 yards away, which resulted in a two-putt par and a four-under-par 68.
While he has a chance of finishing on top on the final day, Conners said he won't be stressing out tonight.
"I'm notoriously a great sleeper, so I don't think that will be a problem," he said.
