NORTH BERWICK, Scotland – It was a 6-iron, according to Jordan Smith’s caddie Sam Matton.
Smith’s hole in one at the par-3 17th Friday at the Genesis Scottish Open proved to be a windfall for both player and caddie.
Smith’s tee shot at No. 17 landed some 30 feet right of the hole location and raced up a slope, across the crest, back down the swale and into the hole for the first hole in one at The Renaissance Club this week, earning a car for both Smith and Matton – yes, two cars.
“We've been chatting about it during the week, saying that pin over there could be a good chance for a hole in one,” Smith said.