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Reed’s ace at the par-3 12th — the so-called
“Party Hole” — came just 15 minutes into Friday’s opening round
of the three-round, shotgun-start tournament. The 34-year-old
Reed’s ace was just the sixth tee shot at the hole Friday.
Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, was immediately showered with
drinks thrown by massive crowds lining the hole. Up to 100,000
spectators were expected for the Adelaide tournament in one of
the most well-attended events on the LIV Tour.
Reed’s ace was just the second at the hole in LIV Golf’s four
years of staging a tournament in Adelaide, following Chase
Koepka’s hole-in-one on the 12th in 2023.
The hole-in-one was one of the few highlights for Reed on
Friday. He shot a 1-over 73 with two birdies and five bogeys to
add to his ace and was seven shots behind first-round leader Sam
Horsfield, an Englishman who shot a bogey-free 66.
“Besides that one hole, it was ugly,” Reed said. “The crazy
thing was the adrenalin afterwards. I was shaking going back to
the tee and just couldn’t kind of calm down and settle into the
round after that point.”
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