Name: All three aces from THE PLAYERS
Uploaded: 2023-03-13T21:31:38.719Z
Duration: 76 s
Description: Watch all three aces from the iconic 17th hole at THE PLAYERS Championship 2023 from Hayden Buckley, Aaron Rai and Alex Smalley.

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's 326-yard drive on the 575-yard, par-5 15th hole lands in the left fairway, leaving 227 yards to the hole, his 235-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left fairway, 27 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he lands a 27-foot 1-inch eagle shot from the fairway, moving to even par for the round.

Aaron Rai holes out 27-foot eagle shot from fairway at Hero World Challenge

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai’s 163-yard tee shot on the 165-yard par-3 5th hole landed on the left green, leaving an 8-foot 2-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Aaron Rai sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's drive on the 18th hole, a 486-yard par 4, lands in the right fairway, traveling 328 yards and leaving 145 yards to the hole, his 145-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green, leaving 5 feet 8 inches to the hole, and he made a birdie putt from 5 feet 8 inches.

Aaron Rai sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's 209-yard shot from the fairway landed on the right side of the green, 54 feet 6 inches from the hole, his 57-foot 8-inch putt left the ball 4 feet 2 inches from the cup, and he made the 4-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai birdies No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's drive on the 573-yard, par-5 11th hole traveled 268 yards into the right fairway, his 213-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway 91 yards from the hole, his 89-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green 9 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 9-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai makes 9-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of The RSM Classic 2025, Hayden Buckley makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

Hayden Buckley makes birdie on No. 10 at The RSM Classic

In the final round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Alex Smalley makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Alex Smalley hits it close, makes birdie putt on No. 14 at Butterfield Bermuda

In the final round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Alex Smalley makes birdie on the par-3 13th hole.

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 13 at Butterfield Bermuda

In the final round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Alex Smalley makes birdie on the par-4 11th hole.

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 11 at Butterfield Bermuda

In the second round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Alex Smalley makes birdie on the par-4 12th hole.

Alex Smalley makes birdie on No. 12 at Butterfield Bermuda

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Hayden Buckley's tee shot on the 134-yard par-3 17th hole travels 131 yards to the right side of the green, finishing 9 feet 8 inches from the pin, and he sinks a 9-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Hayden Buckley hits 131-yard tee shot to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Hayden Buckley's tee shot on the 199-yard par-3 15th hole traveled 213 yards into the left rough, 41 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he holed out from the rough for a birdie.

Hayden Buckley holes out 42-foot rough shot for birdie on No. 15 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Hayden Buckley's 314-yard drive on the 444-yard, par-4 10th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 129 yards to the hole, his 129-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, finishing just 2 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he sank a 2-foot 10-inch birdie putt.

Hayden Buckley hits 129-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Hayden Buckley's tee shot on the 588-yard, par-5 7th hole traveled 324 yards into the left fairway, his 248-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway 35 feet 2 inches from the hole, his 27-foot-8-inch chip from the fairway settled 7 feet 7 inches from the cup, and he made the 7-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Hayden Buckley sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Hayden Buckley's drive on the 314-yard, par-4 5th hole travels 292 yards, finding the left bunker and leaving 73 feet to the pin. His greenside bunker shot travels 77 feet 7 inches to the right green, leaving a 5-foot 2-inch putt. Buckley sinks a 5-foot 2-inch birdie putt to reach even par for the round.

Hayden Buckley sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Bank of Utah

In the final round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's drive on the 473-yard, par-4 18th hole went 307 yards into the fairway, leaving 167 yards to the pin, his 156-yard approach from the fairway landed in the fairway, finishing 75 feet from the hole.

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 18 at Baycurrent

In the final round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's tee shot on the 457-yard, par-4 12th hole traveled 333 yards into the fairway, his 125-yard approach landed on the green 14 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made the 14-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

Alex Smalley hits 125-yard approach to 14 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Baycurrent

In the third round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's tee shot on the 177-yard, par-3 7th hole traveled 172 yards, landing 24 feet from the hole, and he made the 24-foot birdie putt.

Alex Smalley sinks 24-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Baycurrent

In the third round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's tee shot on the 526-yard, par-5 6th hole traveled 310 yards and found the fairway, leaving 206 yards to the hole, and he sank a 19-foot putt to remain tied for 2nd place at 2-under par for the round.

Alex Smalley sinks 19-foot eagle putt on No. 6 at Baycurrent

In the first round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's drive on the 385-yard, par-4 15th hole traveled 269 yards into the native area, his 104-yard approach from the fairway landed in the primary rough, leaving 42 yards, and he sank a 42-yard putt for birdie.

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 15 at Baycurrent

In the first round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Alex Smalley's 312-yard drive on the 343-yard, par-4 13th hole landed in the fairway, his bunker shot traveled 37 yards to the fairway, leaving 31 feet 5 inches to the hole, and he sank a 31-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Alex Smalley sinks 32-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Baycurrent

In the final round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Aaron Rai makes a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-4 15th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at FedEx St. Jude

In the second round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 3rd hole.

Aaron Rai two-putts for birdie at FedEx St. Jude

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 18 at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 5th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 5 at Wyndham

Check out the best shots of the day from Round 3 of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, featuring Sami Valimaki, Jackson Koivun, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, And Cameron Young.

Highlights | Round 3 | Wyndham

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes a 27-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th hole.

Aaron Rai drains a 27-foot birdie putt at Wyndham

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 13th hole.

Aaron Rai's excellent approach leads to birdie at Wyndham

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 4th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 4 at Wyndham

Watch all three aces from the iconic 17th hole at THE PLAYERS Championship 2023 from Hayden Buckley, Aaron Rai and Alex Smalley.

All three aces from THE PLAYERS

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Prior to the 2025 Grant Thornton Invitational, join Neal Shipley on the practice range as he breaks down his swing, mindset and preparation for his first season on the PGA TOUR.

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Every picture tells a story. PGA TOUR Senior Photographer Ben Jared walks through his favorite pictures from 2025 and shares the backstory behind each photo.

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Golfbet contributor Rick Gehman breaks down the key stats to target this week and shares his early outright winner along with other prop markets to consider at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

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Matt Every and Chris Breece debate how many wins Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will have in 2026 and give their boldest predictions for first-time major winners.
 

'The Early Card' on 'The Drop' looks at season predictions for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy

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Ludvig Åberg joins "The Drop" to discuss his goals for 2026 and the offseason prep he's done to take his game to the next level. 

Ludvig Åberg previews his 2026 season on 'The Drop'

Check out the most clutch shots of Nick Taylor’s PGA TOUR career, including his chip-in birdie to force a playoff at the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii, the dramatic birdie to win the 2024 WM Phoenix Open in a playoff and his unbelievable 72-foot eagle to secure a victory at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open playoff.

Nick Taylor’s most clutch shots of his career

Two-time TOUR winner Ludvig Åberg shared his enthusiasm for Brooks Koepka's return to the PGA TOUR, noting: "We all want to play against the best players. Brooks Koepka is certainly one of them."

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All three aces from THE PLAYERS

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Will Ferrell's hilarious TGL intros

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Kevin Kisner finally finds his short game at TGL

Tiger Woods discusses Brooks Koepka’s return to PGA TOUR

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Can Haotong Li make an ace in 15 minutes?

'The Early Card' on 'The Drop' looks at season predictions for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy

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Ludvig Åberg previews his 2026 season on 'The Drop'

Nick Taylor’s most clutch shots of his career

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Justin Thomas’ best shots from 2025

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Aaron Rai holes out 27-foot eagle shot from fairway at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai birdies No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai makes 9-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Hero World Challenge

Hayden Buckley makes birdie on No. 10 at The RSM Classic

Alex Smalley hits it close, makes birdie putt on No. 14 at Butterfield Bermuda

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 13 at Butterfield Bermuda

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 11 at Butterfield Bermuda

Alex Smalley makes birdie on No. 12 at Butterfield Bermuda

Hayden Buckley hits 131-yard tee shot to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Bank of Utah

Hayden Buckley holes out 42-foot rough shot for birdie on No. 15 at Bank of Utah

Hayden Buckley hits 129-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Bank of Utah

Hayden Buckley sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Bank of Utah

Hayden Buckley sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Bank of Utah

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 18 at Baycurrent

Alex Smalley hits 125-yard approach to 14 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Baycurrent

Alex Smalley sinks 24-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Baycurrent

Alex Smalley sinks 19-foot eagle putt on No. 6 at Baycurrent

Alex Smalley makes birdie putt on No. 15 at Baycurrent

Alex Smalley sinks 32-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Baycurrent

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at FedEx St. Jude

Aaron Rai two-putts for birdie at FedEx St. Jude

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 18 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 5 at Wyndham

Highlights | Round 3 | Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 18 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai drains a 27-foot birdie putt at Wyndham

Aaron Rai's excellent approach leads to birdie at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 4 at Wyndham