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Victor Perez aced the sixth hole in the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Friday, becoming just the second golfer in 10 U.S. Opens at the famed course to pull off the feat.
The first came in 1983, when Scott Simpson made a hole-in-one on the 16th.
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Perez’s moment came on the 192-yard, par-3 sixth thanks to the strength of his 7-iron. Upon drilling a straight drive, the Frenchman watched his ball bounce three times before bounding into the cup as the crowd erupted.
In celebration, Perez threw both hands in the air before chest-bumping his caddie and high-fiving his playing partners. He gave a couple of smiling shrugs as he took off his glove, à la Michael Jordan in the 1992 NBA Finals.
🚨 ACE ALERT 🚨
Victor Perez 🇫🇷 with a great shot and an even better celebration! pic.twitter.com/cmkThegam2
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
Perez’s ace provided respite against the brutality of Oakmont — he previously triple-bogeyed his third hole of the day, the par-5 12th. Despite the triple and two other bogeys, the ace plus three birdies helped Perez finish the roller-coaster round even par. He finished Thursday with a Round 1 score of 1-over-par, leaving him well within the projected cut line.
Perez, 32, has never made the cut at a U.S. Open. His best finish at a major came at the 2023 PGA Championship, where he finished tied for 12th.
The last U.S. Open ace before Perez came in dramatic fashion from Francesco Molinari at Pinehurst last year. Molinari sank a hole-in-one on his final hole of the second round to sneak under the cut line and qualify for the weekend.
Perez’s ace, which was his first on the PGA Tour, was the 54th in U.S. Open history. In May, two players recorded holes-in-ones at the PGA Championship, including Si Woo Kim, who made the longest ace in major history from 252 yards out.
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