Van Zyl’s hole-in-one wins him a BMW and puts him back in the hunt
SA’s Jaco van Zyl provided the undoubted highlight of morning play in the second round of the SA Open on Friday when he recorded a 16th career hole-in-one. Using a four-iron on the par-three‚ 17th hole‚ Van Zyl aced a tee shot that never looked like missing once it pitched a few yards short of the hole. "It was just one of those perfect shots‚" Van Zyl beamed after he completed his round. "It was 204m into a little breeze off the left‚ with the flag cut back right. As a right-hander it is not ideal to have the breeze off the left. I just hit an absolutely pure four-iron nice and high. The wind drifted a little bit and it looked pretty good coming down. I’m getting on in age and I didn’t see it going in." "I just saw the crowd go wild and I had mixed emotions because usually the cars are only up for grabs over the weekend," he said. "I only got confirmation when I got to the green." And some car it is. The BMW i8 is the company’s flagship sports car and is a technological masterpiece...
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