The reigning U.S. Open champion is getting in on the hole-in-one frenzy at Los Angeles Country Club.
During the second round of the 2023 U.S. Open, Matt Fitzpatrick became the third golfer to file an ace to his scorecard, dropping in a shot from 124 yards out on the 15th hole.
Defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick makes the third hole-in-one of the week at the #USOpen and the first ace of his Tour career:pic.twitter.com/yUYd0rzLvR
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) June 16, 2023
There had been a belief heading into the first modern major held at the Los Angeles Country Club that the 15th hole could provide some challenges to the field. The hole is a par-3 124-yard hole with little margin for error.
So far, the field has welcomed the challenge of the 15th hole with open arms and lighter scorecards. Midway through Friday's round, there had been three holes-in-one, 50 birdies, seven bogeys, one double bogey and one larger than a double bogey. Golfers have shot an average of 2.749 on the hole, one of six with a lower average than par.
Fitzpatrick's hole in one inched the 2023 U.S. Open closer to the record for the most holes-in-one in a single U.S. Open tournament — and the tournament is not yet halfway over. What is the record? Here's a look at the history of holes-in-one at the U.S. Open.
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U.S. Open holes-in-one record
The U.S. Open rotates through courses, and some courses lend themselves better to scoring a hole in one. The Los Angeles Country Club is rapidly closing in on becoming the one with the most aces in a single U.S. Open.
Already with three, the 2023 U.S. Open field is just one shy of tying the record of four, scored back in 1989 at the Oak Hill Country Club on the sixth hole, which is 159 yards out.
Year | Course | Holes in one |
1989 | Oak Hill Country Club | 4 |
1982 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 3 |
2002 | Bethpage Black | 3 |
2023 | Los Angeles Country Club | 3 |
1954 | Baltusrol Country Club | 2 |
1972 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 2 |
1978 | Cherry Hills Country Club | 2 |
1991 | Hazeltine National Golf Course | 2 |
1993 | Baltusrol Country Club | 2 |
2001 | Southern Hills Country Club | 2 |
2020 | Winged Foot Golf Course | 2 |
The 2023 U.S. Open is tied with two other years for three holes-in-one. But what makes the other two a bit more interesting is that each hole-in-one for the other two courses came on different holes.
In 1982, Bill Brodell sunk a hole in one at the fifth hole (180 yards), Tom Weiskopf hit his on the seventh hole (120 yards) and Johnny Miller hit one on the 12th hole (205 yards). Then, in 2002, Andy Miller had his on the third hole (205 yards), Shigeki Maruyama had his at the 14 (161 yards) and Scott Hoch drilled the third ace at the 17th hole (207 yards).
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With the three aces, the Los Angeles Country Club has already soared on the list of the most U.S. Open holes-in-one in course history. Pebble Beach Golf Links, which has hosted the U.S. Open six times, holds the record with eight. The Baltusrol Golf Club, which has hosted the second-most with seven, has six holes-in-one.
Course | Holes in one |
Pebble Beach Golf Links | 8 |
Baltusrol Country Club | 6 |
Oak Hill Country Club | 5 |
Winged Foot Golf Course | 4 |
Bethpage Black | 3 |
Los Angeles Country Club | 3 |
There have been a total of 51 aces hit during the history of the U.S. Open, according to the PGA, though records don't always have the exact round, hole or range of the shots.
Here's a look at each hole in one during the history of the major event.
Year | Golfer | Course | Round | Hole | Range (Yards) |
1907 | Jack Hobens | Philadelphia Cricket Club | 2 | 10 | 147 |
1922 | Eddie Towns | Skokie Country Club | |||
1931 | Leo Diegel | Inverness Club | 2 | 13 | 146 |
1936 | Zell Eaton | Baltusrol Country Club | |||
1954 | Dick Chapman | Baltusrol Country Club | |||
1954 | Johnny Weitzel | Baltusrol Country Club | |||
1956 | Billy Kuntz | Oak Hill Country Club | 11 | 142 | |
1972 | Jerry McGee | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 3 | 5 | 180 |
1972 | Bobby Mitchell | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 4 | 5 | 180 |
1975 | Pat Fitzsimmons | Medinah Country Club | 1 | 2 | 187 |
1978 | Bobby Wadkins | Cherry Hills Country Club | 1 | 15 | 208 |
1978 | Tom Weiskopf | Cherry Hills Country Club | |||
1979 | Gary Player | Inverness Club | 3 | 3 | 185 |
1980 | Tom Watson | Baltusrol Country Club | 1 | 4 | 194 |
1982 | Johnny Miller | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 2 | 12 | 205 |
1982 | Bill Brodell | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 2 | 5 | 180 |
1982 | Tom Weiskopf | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 4 | 7 | 120 |
1983 | Scott Simpson | Oakmont Country Club | 1 | 16 | 228 |
1984 | Mark McCumber | Winged Foot Golf Course | 1 | 10 | 190 |
1985 | Ben Crenshaw | Oakland Hills Country Club | 2 | 9 | 217 |
1989 | Doug Weaver | Oak Hill Country Club | 2 | 6 | 159 |
1989 | Mark Wiebe | Oak Hill Country Club | 2 | 6 | 159 |
1989 | Jerry Pate | Oak Hill Country Club | 2 | 6 | 159 |
1989 | Nick Price | Oak Hill Country Club | 2 | 6 | 159 |
1990 | Jay Don Blake | Medinah Country Club | 1 | 8 | 190 |
1991 | John Inman | Hazeltine National Golf Course | 1 | 4 | 194 |
1991 | Fuzzy Zoeller | Hazeltine National Golf Course | 2 | 4 | 194 |
1993 | Mike Hulbert | Baltusrol Country Club | 1 | 12 | 206 |
1993 | Sandy Lyle | Baltusrol Country Club | 4 | 12 | 206 |
1995 | Gary Hallberg | Shinnecock Hills Golf Course | 3 | 7 | 182 |
1998 | Chris Perry | The Olympic Club | 3 | 13 | 196 |
2000 | Todd Fischer | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 2 | 7 | 108 |
2001 | Phil Mickelson | Southern Hills Country Club | 2 | 6 | 174 |
2001 | Olin Browne | Southern Hills Country Club | 4 | 11 | 165 |
2002 | Shigeki Maruyama | Bethpage Black | 2 | 14 | 161 |
2002 | Andy Miller | Bethpage Black | 4 | 3 | 205 |
2002 | Scott Hoch | Bethpage Black | 4 | 17 | 207 |
2004 | Spencer Levin | Shinnecock Hills Golf Course | 1 | 17 | 179 |
2005 | Peter Jacobsen | Pinehurst No. 2 | 3 | 9 | 175 |
2006 | Peter Hedblom | Winged Foot Golf Course | 3 | 3 | 238 |
2010 | Thongchai Jaidee | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 3 | 5 | 181 |
2012 | John Peterson | The Olympic Club | 3 | 13 | 199 |
2013 | Shawn Stefani | Merion Golf Course | 4 | 17 | 229 |
2014 | Zach Johnson | Pinehurst No. 2 | 4 | 9 | 191 |
2019 | Rory Sabbatini | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 1 | 12 | 202 |
2020 | Patrick Reed | Winged Foot Golf Course | 1 | 7 | 165 |
2020 | Will Zalatoris | Winged Foot Golf Course | 1 | 7 | 165 |
2022 | Cameron Young | The Country Club | 2 | 6 | 165 |
2023 | Matthieu Pavon | Los Angeles Country Club | 1 | 15 | 125 |
2023 | Sam Burns | Los Angeles Country Club | 1 | 15 | 125 |
2023 | Matt Fitzpatrick | Los Angeles Country Club | 1 | 15 | 125 |