Victor Perez notches US Open hole-in-one: Watch golfer's ace at Oakmont
The second round of the 2025 U.S. Open got another jolt from Victor Perez.
He used a 7-iron for his tee shot on the par-3 No. 6 and wound up with the second hole-in-one ever recorded during a U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Perez celebrated by chest-bumping his caddie. The shot also moved Perez to 1-over for the tournament and into the top 15 on the leaderboard.
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The 32-year-old Frenchman is playing in the U.S. Open for the sixth time in 2025, failing to make the cut in his first five appearances. His best career finish at a major was 12th in the 2023 PGA Championship.
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