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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Sam Ryder watched his playing partner Chris Kirk tee off first on the iconic 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale during Saturday's third round of the WM Phoenix Open and was able to get a good read on how the green was playing.
Then he stepped up to the par-3, which was playing 124 yards, with a 54-degree wedge and hit the shot of his professional life.
Ryder made his first hole-in-one in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event, and the celebration was what you would expect on a hole with 20,000 fans in the afternoon, with hours of imbibing behind them.
Beer cans rained down on the green, causing a delay of about 10 to 15 minutes while it was cleared so Kirk and Brian Harman could putt out. On the tee box, Ryder's caddie jumped into his arms to kick off the celebration.