Baddeley’s miracle shot to lead PGA Tour

Mar 27, 2015, updated May 13, 2025

Australia’s Aaron Baddeley is the talk of the US PGA Tour after a scarcely believable birdie made him clubhouse leader in the Texas Open.

Baddeley pulled his tee shot out of bounds to the left on the 336-yard 17th hole at TPC San Antonio.

Forced to take a penalty and tee up again, he holed his second drive for a birdie three.

It’s believed to be only the second time in US PGA Tour history that a player has holed out from the tee on a par four.

However the wayward first drive means it doesn’t compare with Andrew Magee’s hole in one albatross in 2001.

Baddeley finished with a four-under-par 68 to be the early first round clubhouse leader.

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