WATCH: Séamus Power hits back-to-back holes-in-one at Augusta on the eve of The Masters

“Obviously to get one was special, but to get the second one was a bit surreal," said Power.
WATCH: Séamus Power hits back-to-back holes-in-one at Augusta on the eve of The Masters

HE'S GOT THE POWER: Seamus Power of Ireland celebrates a hole-in-one on the ninth hole during the Par 3 contest prior to the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 05, 2023 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The roars came early for Séamus Power.

The Waterford man delivered back-to-back aces to finish the Par 3 Contest, drawing consecutive roars from the patrons with 1s on both No. 8 and 9 in the annual pre-Masters competition.

“It's a dream come true,” said Power. “Obviously to get one was special, but to get the second one was a bit surreal. It was an absolute blast out there.” The were the 103rd and 105th aces in Par 3 Contest history since 1960. In between his spin-back aces on both sides of Ike’s Pond, Bubba Watson made a hole-in-one of his own in the fourth hole.

“Hit a sand wedge on 8. Probably landed 30 feet behind it and spun back, and it was looking like it was going to be close, and it dropped in,” Power said. “And similar on 9, I slightly pulled it and it kicked to the right and spun back in. So yeah, very lucky obviously. Great.”

Before Power’s ball was even retrieved from the cup on the ninth, Scottie Scheffler poured on in on top of his when the threesome behind hit their tee shots in unison.

Power is the third person to make consecutive aces in the Par 3 Contest. Past champion Claude Harmon made a pair on 4 and 5 in 1968 and Japan’s Toshi Izawa replicated the feat on 5 and 6 in 2002.

Power avoided the Par-3 jinx by not posting an official score, but he’d love to see his momentum carry over to Thursday’s first round of the Masters.

“It's obviously such a special tradition here on a Wednesday. Being able to share it with my brother out there, that was probably the best part,” he said. “I don't know whether it carries into tomorrow, but it's certainly a lifelong memory that I'll treasure for a long time.”

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