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Shane Lowry hole-in-one: Ace at No. 6 vaults golfer up Masters leaderboard originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The door swung wide open on Saturday for someone to make a real charge at Rory McIlroy's historic Masters lead, and what better way to make a charge than a hole-in-one?
Shane Lowry might not have considered a hole-in-one a realistic possibility on the Par 3 sixth hole at Augusta National, but he delivered with one of the most electrifying moments of his career to vault himself into a tie for second.
The hole-in-one wasn't a first for Lowry at the Masters, as he once sunk another ace on a different hole in Augusta a decade earlier.
Here's a look at Lowry's hole-in-one in the third round of the Masters.
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Shane Lowry hole-in-one at Masters
Lowry sunk a hole-in-one on hole No. 6 at the Masters, making quick work of the Par 3. Here's his shot and celebration:
A hole-in-one is worth celebrating at any stage of the Masters, but it had particular meaning for Lowry as he and the rest of the contenders tried to cut into a sizable McIlroy lead. The ace brought Lowry into a tie for second at 8-under par, four strokes behind McIlroy.
Lowry is only the seventh player to record a hole-in-one at No. 6 in the Masters' 90-year history and the first since Corey Conners in 2021. Lowry previously had an ace at No. 16 in 2016, though holes-in-one are more common at No. 16.
When was the last hole-in-one at the Masters?
Lowry's ace was the first at the Masters since Stewart Cink sunk a hole-in-one on No. 16 in 2022. It was the first at No. 6 since Conners' ace in 2021.
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Holes-in-one in Masters history
Lowry's hole-in-one is the 35th in Masters history, though 24 of them have come at the 16th hole. Only seven, including Lowry's, have come at No. 6.
Lowry made some additional history, as he is the first golfer in history with multiple holes-in-one at the Masters.
Holes-in-one at No. 6 hole
Lowry is the seventh player to record an ace on hole No. 6 at the Masters. Here's a look at the others and how they finished:
| Player | Year | Finish |
| Leland Gibson | 1954 | T-46th |
| Billy Joe Patton | 1954 | 3rd |
| Charles Coody | 1972 | T-12th |
| Chris DiMarco | 2004 | T-6th |
| Jamie Donaldson | 2013 | Cut |
| Corey Conners | 2021 | T-8th |
| Shane Lowry | 2026 | TBD |
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