As a caddie, you may be certain JJ Jakovac had a reasonably good thought as to the yardage and membership for use whereas standing on the tee field on the famed par-3 “Island Inexperienced” gap at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida, on Wednesday.
However it’s not usually that it is the caddie — and never the skilled — making the hole-in-one in entrance of a raucous crowd.
However Jakovac, who’s the caddie for world No. 4 Collin Morikawa, did simply that. Utilizing a pitching wedge from 131 yards, his ball landed on the downslope of the inexperienced and rolled again into the outlet for a memorable ace.
“It needed to trip the wind to get there,” Jakovac stated, in keeping with Golfweek. “Proper because it got here off, I used to be like, that is an ideal line if it lands the fitting distance. It began spinning, and I used to be like, ‘This has a heckuva probability.'”
🚨 CADDIE ACE ON 17!!! 🚨
JJ Jakovac, @Collin_Morikawa’s looper makes a hole-in-one on the Island Inexperienced! pic.twitter.com/I4fRVhZzS5
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 12, 2025
All of it occurred as a part of the annual “Caddie Contest,” which has been held on the Wednesday earlier than the Gamers Championship since 2000 and permits caddies to take a shot on the famed gap. It is the primary time within the historical past of the competition {that a} caddie has made a hole-in-one, in keeping with The Florida-Instances Union.
Along with Morikawa, the opposite gamers within the group — Jason Day, Min Woo Lee and Isaiah Salinda — and their caddies chased down Jakovac, who was operating round in celebration after the ball went within the gap.
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“Any hole-in-one is particular,” Morikawa stated, in keeping with Golfweek. “A hole-in-one on 17 in opposition to each different caddie …”
Jakovac is a two-time Division II nationwide champion at Chico State and a two-time nationwide participant of the 12 months.
The winner of the closest-to-the-pin contest receives an undisclosed prize fund consisting of donations made by the professionals within the subject, a $10,000 sponsor award, a VIP parking house for the remainder of the week, an engraved cash clip and their title on a plaque contained in the Tunnel of Champions.
