EMILY PEDERSEN HITS SECOND HOLE-IN-ONE IN SOLHEIM CUP HISTORY

Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen wrote her name in the history books on day one at the 2023 Solheim Cup as she became only the second golfer to make a hole-in-one in the biennial competition.

One down in her fourball match playing with Maja Stark against Jennifer Kupcho and Allisen Corpuz, Pedersen dialled in a 7-iron on the par-3 12th which caught the edge of the green before rolling into the cup to cause jubilant scenes.

“It was sick!” Pedersen said after earning a halve in her afternoon match. “It was the most ecstatic I’ve ever been on a golf course. My throat is still sore from all the screaming.”

The hole-in-one enters the record books as the second ever ace hit in the Solheim Cup after Anna Nordqvist holed out at the 2013 edition.

With Team Europe 4-0 down to USA at the time, the historic ace gave Suzann Pettersen’s side a much needed boost following a disappointing morning on day one at Finca Cortesin.

Pedersen and Stark would go on to halve their match against Kupcho and Corpuz in Spain – helped by a birdie on the last – while Team Europe won 2.5 more points in the afternoon to bring the scores to 5-3.

The three-time Solheim Cup star continued: “It just boosted the momentum for Maja and I and it was unbelievable.”

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