Francesco Molinari picked the absolute perfect time for his hole-in-one.
Molinari walked up to No. 9 at Pinehurst No. 2 on Friday afternoon sitting at 7-over for the week, two shots outside of the projected cutline at the U.S. Open. His week, as he started on the back nine, was just about done.
Then, of course, Molinari played the final hole in the best way possible. He carded an ace.
Morlinari couldn’t believe it, either. He was left stunned on the tee box as everyone in his group realized what had happened.
The ace was the second of the day on the hole, too. in the early wave.
Thanks to the hole-in-one, Molinari carded a 2-over 72 on Friday. That pushed him to 5-over on the week, which was good enough to make the cut as he entered the clubhouse. Though he’s well out of contention — the leaders were more than 10 shots ahead of Molinari at the time his shot fell — the shot will undoubtedly go down as one of the best of his career.
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