Vijay Singh Holes Out ‘Water Shot’ at Tuesday’s Practice Round in Augusta
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Everyone knows about the tradition where golfers skim balls across the water at 16 during Tuesday’s Masters’ practice round, right? Of course you do. Please tell me you do. Anyway, Vijay Singh does just that … and proceeds to hole the sucker out. Good times!
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Vijay Singh Hits Hole-in-One During Tuesday's Masters Practice Round
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by Will Brinson Filed under: Golf, PGA, MastersIt's a long-standing tradition that players at Augusta skip balls across the water on the 16th hole during their practice rounds after hitting a tee shot. This results in a large crowd around that hole for even the Tuesday practice rounds, who generally applaud loudly every time someone skips the ball across the water and onto the green. So, when Vijay Singh skims the water and somehow holes out, you know they're going nuts. The quality isn't perfect, but the zoom onto the hole and crowd's reaction is pretty ...
Vijay Is Good at Skipping Golf Balls Across Water
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During the practice rounds at Augusta National, one of the big traditions for the golfers and patrons is for the players to skip balls across certain ponds and try to get them up on land. Players tend to spend a lot of time on 16 hitting the skipper up to the par-3 green, so why not just make it for a one? "Oh, okay," Vijay Singh said. "I'll do just that." Here is video, via Brahsome, of the ace. Sorry the video and the breathing makes it seem like you're watching some sort of Fijian porno. ...
Video: Vijay Singh Holes Out On Water Skip At Master’s Practice Round
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Friends, I’m learning all sorts of new things this morning. Like, for instance, during the Master’s practice rounds at Augusta, it’s a long-standing tradition for golfers to skip across the water on 16 after their tee shot. (The hole is only 170 yards, but apparently golfers tee off short of the water, and then skip it over on their second shot.)
What I’m sure doesn’t happen too often (or maybe ever?), is a golfer holing out on one of these water skips. Vijay Singh did just that yesterday:
Awesome. Just awesome.
Via via FH, Don ...
Skip Off The Pond, On To The Green, Nothing But Cup.... [The Masters]
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I wish there were a way to calculate the odds of anyone ever making this shot again. [Dogs Chasing Cars]
Vijay Singh with a hole-in-one off the water at the Masters
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I’m no fan of Vijay Singh (there was an incident involving a denied autograph request), but wow…
Vijay Skips Augusta's 16th Hole Pond for Incredible Ace
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In yesterday's practice round, Vijay Singh came to the tee at the famous par 3 16th. It has had its fair share of famous holes in one in its time, but this one may take the cake. As Don Chavez found, and then Shane Bacon also posted, I'm going to also post video of Singh's incredible hole in one at 16. (This is kind of like that Paddy Harrington 800 meter par 3 video - it's going viral!)
It is tradition during the practice rounds to try to skip the ball across the pond guarding 16th green and keep in on the putting surface. Vijay does a whole lot better than that! ...
Top that, Tiger: Vijay Singh's skip-shot ace on 16
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It's a Masters tradition during the practice rounds for the players to drop a ball at the front edge of the 16th tee box and try to skip a shot over the water onto the green. The packed gallery cheers the shots with such gusto that you can hear them all over the course, even up at the clubhouse. But rarely -- if ever -- has anybody managed what Vijay Singh did on Tuesday. Excuse the Zapruder film-like quality of the video here; click on the image and you'll see exactly what the Big Fijian pulled off: Seems like Singh's found something that works for him, huh? Don't be surprised if he gives that technique a go ...
Vijay Singh Aces Water Shot On The 16th Hole At The Masters
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I'm not sure how many of you know this, but it's pretty much a tradition during the practice rounds at the Masters for guys to skip balls across the water at the 16th hole to try and get them up onto the green. Needless to say, this is really only something the pros should be doing. ...
Vijay Singh Shows-Off at Augusta
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A good round of golf for me is usually measured by how few golf balls I lose in the water. "Alright, only three lost in the drink today. Totally makes up for the 114 I shot."
So you can imagine my disbelief and amazement at seeing Vijay Singh not only intentionally aiming at the water, skipping his ball across the surface and onto the green of Augusta's par-3 16th, but freaking nailing a hole-in-one in the process.
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HEY, IT’S MASTERS WEEK
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Here’s a video of My Least Favorite Golfer Ever, Vijay Singh, skipping a ball off a lake and into the hole. Don’t say we never did anything for the Masters. First round starts tomorrow and Tiger’s probably gonna win. Again. I should be a golf analyst.
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Yesterday, we showed you Vijay Singh's incredible shot that he skipped off the water for a hole in one at the 16th hole during his Masters practice round.
In case you missed it, here it is: ...
Vijay Singh, skips water to make hole in one @ Masters, Video
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Vijay Singh, skips water to make hole in one @ Masters, Video. What are going to do today? I am going to watch the Masters Tuesday practice round. I know this is a very important week, but what do you think is going to happen. Do you think Singh will skip a ball off the water to make a hole in one on 16?
Hat Tip to Brahsome and Extra Mustard. It’s not the first guy, it’s the 2nd one.
Video:Vijay Hole in One
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Vijay Singh makes an off the water, over the embankment, up the green, hole in one! Maybe the video can do my description more justice. Probably not! This was the 16th hole at the Masters during a practice round on Tuesday. Damn technology and camera phones save the day again.
Vijay Singh hits hole in one at The Masters
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Don’t be fooled by the title – it was just during a practice round. But either way this was an amazing shot:
Singh hit it on Tuesday during a practice round on hole 16, which is a 170-yard Par 3 Redbud.
Kenny Perry Charges (The Masters)
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Kentucky boy Kenny “Powers” Perry, powered by a five-under 67, is now tied with Chad Campbell atop the Masters leaderboard. Campbell maintained the lead/tie he forged yesterday by shooting a two-under 70. Perry, who in the above video, does a skip-the-ball-trick similar to Vijay Singh’s, birdied holes 1, 2, 12, 15, and 18, while shooting even par on the other 13 holes. Both Campbell and Perry lead the rest of the field by at least three strokes. Apparently, Augusta National is inviting players with no PGA Majors on their resumes into the inner circle. Will either ...
Devil Ball's Great 18, No. 13: Augusta National's 16th hole
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Over 18 days, Devil Ball is running down our top 18 golf holes in the game. We'll jump all over the planet, digging out both the famous and the not-so-famous. We continue with an Augusta hole with a flair for drama. The hole: Augusta National's No. 16 The stats: Par 3, 170 yards The story: Augusta National has more than its share of signature holes -- yes, it's a safe bet that there will be at least one more on this list -- but for tournament-changing drama, it's impossible to beat this pleasant little 16 that goes by the name of "Redbud." And ...
