Shane Lowry makes second career Masters hole-in-one in Round 3

It had been far too long since Shane Lowry found the bottom of the cup from off the tee.

Two weeks, to be exact.

Something seem wrong with that timeline? That’s because normal players don’t make holes-in-one twice in a three-week span.

Lowry is becoming more of a specialist than your average PGA Tour player.

The 39-year Irishman aced the par-3 sixth hole at Augusta during his Masters third round on Saturday. It was Lowry’s second hole-in-one at the sport’s premier venue. He’s the first player with two career holes-in-one at the Masters.

“That’s wild, isn’t it? Made one a couple of weeks ago in Houston. You don’t ever expect to make [another] hole-in-one,” Lowry told reporters after his round. “I just couldn’t believe it. Obviously, you know, you’re out there, and you’re in the hunt at the Masters and you’re making hole-in-one, it’s pretty cool. The walk down the sixth hole with everyone around 16 and the 6th was very special. I’ll remember that for a while.”

Lowry, whose tee shot on the par-3 second hole at Memorial Park in Houston on March 29 took a pair of bounces before hitting the flagstick and falling into the hole, has a way of picking his spots for an ace.

His first on Tour one came a decade ago at Augusta’s famed 16th hole.

Lowry’s next one came at the 17th “island green” at TPC Sawgrass during the 2022 Players Championship. And last year, he made a hole-in-one at the iconic seventh at Pebble Beach.

The 2025 Ryder Cup hero finished solo fourth after shooting a 4-under 68, two shots off co-leaders Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young.

“It obviously wasn’t going to be an easy day for Rory to shoot a score, and he has, he’s 1-over over playing the last there, but we all know it’s all about tomorrow,” Lowry said. "... Tomorrow, that’s when, you know, we’ll see what everyone is made of.”

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When was the last hole-in-one at the Masters?

Lowry’s ace is the first hole-one at the Masters since 2022. Stewart Cink recorded one on the 16th hole in the first round before missing the cut.

The last player to ace the sixth hole was Corey Conners in 2021. Only seven players have ever made a hole-in-one on the 190-yard par-3.

What prize is given for making a hole-in-one at the Masters?

This will be Lowry’s second crystal bowl, a trophy that has been given to players who record a hole-in-one at Augusta since 1967.

“All you get is two bits of crystal,” Lowry said with a laugh on Saturday. “You don’t get much else.”

Gene Sarazen received the first one. Bruce Devlin, who made an albatross on hole No. 8 in 1967, was awarded the second.