by Emiliano Grillo aroused the audience during the second round of the 2025 Phoenix Open on Friday afternoon on TPC Scottsdale and sinks a hole-in-one.
The 155-Yard Aas landed in the cup near the par-3 16th hole and started a huge party of the three-storey gallery. After the shot had entered, Grillo jumped into a hug with playing partner Rafael Campos, then another with his Caddy before he his other partner, Seamus Power, High-Fiving.
“It was perfect, perfect number. Just a complete shot with the pitching -Wig,” Grillo said on Golf Canal as he walked to the green. “It was a bit of a delayed reaction because we didn’t really see it from 150, which we had. Only the crowd went crazy and so do I.”
Grillo’s AAS was the 12th hole-in-one at no. 16 at TPC Scottsdale since the Phoenix Open in 1987 moved to that course. The last player to do it was Carlos Ortiz during the last round of the 2022 tournament.
“You dream of this,” he added. “I played here for 10 years and I have seen a few. Every time you stand there, you get that thought:” What if it goes in? ” It was just perfect. “
Grillo’s AAS was his second on the tour, his first coming on the 13th hole at Royal Portush during the Open Championship 2019.
The spectators have realized the raw reputation of the tournament, beer and other drinks with cans and bottles on the green. That caused a delay because officials had to clean up all the rubble, the bunkers rake and the green inspect for damage. But Grillo’s Swish was definitely worth celebrating.
Those fans almost had reason to burst again when Michael Kim almost lowered a hole-in-one on the same hole. His high ride bounced on the green, and then to the left of the hole and stopped just a few meters away.
Despite the hole-in-one, Grillo 62nd is bound on 2 under, with a game suspended just before the completion of round 2. He is expected to reduce the number, which means that his bait can propel him very well in the weekend.
