Victor Hovland fires an ace at BMW Championship, gifts one student a college scholarship
"There is a hole-in-one challenge every year at the BMW that awards a lucky student with a four-year, $125,000 scholarship if a player makes an ace." - Colby Powell, see below
From PGA TOUR:
In the final round of the 2022 BMW Championship, Viktor Hovland makes a 203-yard ace on the par-3 2nd hole.
Hovland's hole-in-one is the first of the 2022 FedExCup Playoffs and his second of the 2021-22 PGA TOUR season, after he made an ace at THE PLAYERS Championship. Hovland is the only player on the PGA TOUR with multiple holes-in-one this season. [Video above]
From Yahoo!Sports, by Colby Powell:
Viktor Hovland may not have been in contention at this week’s BMW Championship, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t hit any meaningful shots on Sunday.
After holing out from a greenside bunker for birdie at the first, Hovland stepped up on the 206-yard par-3 second with a 6-iron in his hands. His tee shot took a couple hops before slamming into the flagstick and falling to the bottom of the cup for the first ace of this year’s FedExCup Playoffs...
A nice start to his day made someone else’s day, as the BMW Championship benefits the Evans Scholars Foundation, which provides college tuition and housing scholarships to hardworking young caddies with financial needs and a strong academic record. Read more
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