OAKMONT, Pa. – Oakmont Country Club doesn’t yield much, especially holes-in-one.
Prior to Friday, just one competitor in nine previous U.S. Opens at Oakmont had recorded an ace. That was Scott Simpson on the par-3 16th hole during the first round in 1983.
Victor Perez has now joined that exclusive list.
Perez holed out from 192 yards at the par-3 sixth hole, an ace that moved him firmly into contention at 1 over.
He celebrated with an epic chest bump with his caddie, too.
Perez had tripled the par-5 12th hole earlier in his round to fall to 4 over. He’d recorded a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 through 15 holes of Round 2.
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