The Masters: Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson go close to aces
Thursday 11 April 2019 23:51, UK
No player was able to fire a hole-in-one during the opening round of the Masters, but two players went almighty close to joining an exclusive club at Augusta.
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Charley Hoffman fired an ace at the par-three 16th during the 2018 contest, following on from Louis Oosthuizen, Shane Lowry, Davis Love III and Matt Kuchar in recent years, but Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau both came within inches of adding their names to that list.
Mickelson's tee shot pitched in the centre of the green and trickled down the slope to less than a foot away from the hole, only for DeChambeau to go even closer with his effort in the group behind.
Both players tapped in for birdie to lift the American duo to four under and close the gap on leader Brooks Koepka.
Watch the videos above to see how close we came to a pair of Augusta aces!
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