Every Hole-in-One in Masters Tournament History
There was an ace in the very first Masters Tournament played, and they've been scoring holes-in-one in The Masters ever since. Just not a ton of them — it's still true that the majority of Masters played pass without any aces made. But below we show you all the aces that have been scored at Augusta National during the tournament, first arranged by hole, and then listed year-by-year.
Let's answer two, very common questions first:
Who made the first hole-in-one in The Masters? That was amateur Ross "Sandy" Sommerville in the inaugural 1934 Masters, during the second round.
Has anyone made more than one ace in The Masters? No — not yet. Every Masters hole-in-one listed below was recorded by a different golfer. But one golfer — Louis Oosthuizen — has scored both an ace and a double eagle in Masters play. (See List of Double Eagles in The Masters.)
The most holes-in-one in a single Masters in three, in both 2004 and 2016. The Augusta National par-3 hole with the fewest aces is No. 4, where just one hole-in-hole has been made. And the longest gap between Masters aces is 16 years, from Charles Coody's 1972 ace to Curtis Strange's 1988 ace.
A few things you'll notice in the following lists: First, that most of the Masters holes-in-one have happened on the 16th hole. There have been more aces on the 16th than on Augusta National's other par-3 holes (No. 4, No. 6, No. 12) combined.
And the frequency has picked up in the 2000s. Only 14 aces total were scored in The Masters prior to the year 2000 over a span of 66 years. But it took only 17 years for the 14th ace of the 21st century to happen.
You can also see a change in club selection as golfers have added length over time. In 2019 a 9-iron was used for the first time for a 16th-hole ace. It likely won't be long until we see the first hole-in-one with a wedge during The Masters.
Related: Has anyone made a hole-in-one on the 16th hole skip shot?
Masters Aces By Hole
Hole No. 4- Jeff Sluman, 1992, 213 yards with a 4-iron
- Leland Gibson, 1954, 190 yards with a 4-iron
- a-Billy Joe Patton, 1954, 190 yards with a 5-iron
- Charles Coody, 1972, 190 yards with a 5-iron
- Chris DiMarco, 2004, 198 yards with a 5-iron
- Jamie Donaldson, 2013, 177 yards with a 7-iron
- Corey Conners, 2021, 182 yards with an 8-iron
- Claude Harmon, 1947, 155 yards with a 7-iron
- a-William Hyndman, 1959, 155 yards with a 6-iron
- Curtis Strange, 1988, 155 yards with a 7-iron
- a-Ross Somerville, 1934, 145 yards with a mashie niblick (roughly equivalent at the time to a 7-iron)
- Willie Goggin, 1935, 145 yards with a spade mashie
- a-Ray Billows, 1940, 145 yards with an 8-iron
- a-Johnny Dawson, 1949, 190 yards with a 4-iron
- Clive Clark, 1968, 190 yards with a 2-iron
- Corey Pavin, 1992, 140 yards with an 8-iron
- Raymond Floyd, 1996, 182 yards with a 5-iron
- Padraig Harrington, 2004, 177 yards with a 6-iron
- Kirk Triplett, 2004, 177 yards with a 6-iron
- Trevor Immelman, 2005, 177 yards with a 7-iron
- Ian Poulter, 2008, 169 yards with an 8-iron
- Nathan Green, 2010, 176 yards with a 6-iron
- Ryan Moore, 2010, 176 yards with a 7-iron
- Adam Scott, 2012, 202 yards with a 7-iron
- Bo Van Pelt, 2012, 202 yards with a 6-iron
- Shane Lowry, 2016, 181 yards with an 8-iron
- Davis Love III, 2016, 181 yards with a 7-iron
- Louis Oosthuizen, 2016, 181 yards with a 7-iron
- Matt Kuchar, 2017, 180 yards with a 7-iron
- Charley Hoffman, 2018, 178 yards with a 6-iron
- Justin Thomas, 2019, 170 yards with an 8-iron
- Bryson DeChambeau, 2019, 170 yards with a 9-iron
- Tommy Fleetwood, 2021, 170 yards with a 9-iron
- Stewart Cink, 2022, 166 yards with an 8-iron
Masters Holes-in-One By Year
1934- a-Ross Somerville, 16th hole, 145 yards with a mashie niblick
- Willie Goggin, 16th hole, 145 yards with a spade mashie
- a-Ray Billows, 16th hole, 145 yards with an 8-iron
- Claude Harmon, 12th hole, 155 yards with a 7-iron
- a-Johnny Dawson, 16th hole, 190 yards with a 4-iron
- Leland Gibson, sixth hole, 190 yards with a 4-iron
- a-Billy Joe Patton, sixth hole, 190 yards with a 5-iron
- a-William Hyndman, 12th hole, 155 yards with a 5-iron
- Clive Clark, 16th hole, 190 yards with a 2-iron
- Charles Coody, sixth hole, 190 yards with a 5-iron
- Curtis Strange, 12th hole, 155 yards with a 7-iron
- Jeff Sluman, fourth hole, 213 yards with a 4-iron
- Corey Pavin, 16th hole, 140 yards with an 8-iron
- Raymond Floyd, 16th hole, 182 yards with a 5-iron
- Chris DiMarco, sixth hole, 198 yards with a 5-iron
- Padraig Harrington, 16th hole, 177 yards with a 6-iron
- Kirk Triplett, 16th hole, 177 yards with a 6-iron
- Trevor Immelman, 16th hole, 177 yards with a 7-iron
- Ian Poulter, 16th hole, 169 yards with an 8-iron
- Nathan Green, 16th hole, 176 yards with a 6-iron
- Ryan Moore, 16th hole, 176 yards with a 7-iron
- Bo Van Pelt, 16th hole, 202 yards with a 6-iron
- Adam Scott, 16th hole, 202 yards with a 7-iron
- Jamie Donaldson, sixth hole, 177 yards with a 7-iron
- Shane Lowry, 16th hole, 181 yards with an 8-iron
- Davis Love III, 16th hole, 181 yards with a 7-iron
- Louis Oosthuizen, 16th hole, 181 yards
- Matt Kuchar, 16th hole, 170 yards with a 7-iron
- Charley Hoffman, 16th hole, 173 yards with a 6-iron
- Justin Thomas, 16th hole, 170 yards with an 8-iron
- Bryson DeChambeau, 16th hole, 170 yards with a 9-iron
- Corey Conners, fourth hole, 182 yards with an 8-iron
- Tommy Fleetwood, 16th hole, 170 yards with a 9-iron
- Stewart Cink, 16th hole, 166 yards with an 8-iron
