Will Zalatoris made his 10th career ace on Friday and this one came with a prize – winning him and his caddie each new Genesis vehicles. Zalatoris was the first to ace the 14th hole at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, during the second round of the tournament.
Zalatoris hit the 184-yard shot with his 7-iron while on his way to a 2-under finish for the round.
“Anytime you make a hole-in-one it’s special, but when you get to win a car, it’s so much better, Zalatoris said. “It’s a memento for life for that ace. It’s one that we both get to enjoy too.”
Zalatoris, who leaped into the arms of his caddie, Joel Stock, was handed the keys to a new Genesis GV80 while his caddie was awarded an Electrified GV70.
“We were just trying to hit it kind of right in the middle of that gap between the two bunkers. I just pulled it about 10 feet and it landed perfectly on the fringe and killed it. Lucky to go in,” Zalatoris said. “It was a nice little bonus.”
Zalatoris noted that he made five aces in 2020 but had gone through a dry spell of late and had been discussing with Stock that he was due.
“I was like I’m going to make one sooner or later,” Zalatoris said.
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@WillZalatoris cards a 1️⃣ on Riviera’s 184-yard par 3 14th hole @TheGenesisInv!(Presented by @CocaCola) pic.twitter.com/SEZUWMEBaC
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“He holed a shot from the fairway on 3 (a par 4) in the pro-am and he jokingly said, ‘The lid’s off now, so I guess it was,” said Stock, who previously drove a Chevy Tahoe.
Stock formerly caddied for pro Ben Crane when he made an ace at the Wyndham Championship and was awarded hotel points.
“He’s staying for free everywhere and he’s driving for free everywhere he wants to now, so pretty good,” Zalatoris said.
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