Masters 2026: Watch Shane Lowry's hole-in-one in round 3 at Augusta National
Watch Shane Lowry's ace that shot him up the Masters leaderboard into second place, four strokes behind leader Rory McIlroy.
Shane Lowry just had the highlight of the 2026 Masters on Saturday, April 11. On the par 3 sixth hole, Lowry's shot sliced right off the tee and carried all 190 yards onto the green, bouncing once and rolling in for a hole-in-one. The crowd at Augusta National roared in approval as Lowry began fist pumping into the air.
Lowry's ace put him at 8-under par, leapfrogging him on the leaderboard from sixth into second place. He's just four strokes behind leader Rory McIlroy, who is looking to be the first golfer to win back-to-back Masters championships since Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002. Needing one stroke on No.
6, Shane Lowry cards an ace. #themasters pic. twitter.
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