Phillies Legend Jimmy Rollins Wins a Boat with Sick Ace at ACC

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Philadelphia Phillies' legendary shortstop Jimmy Rollins is no stranger to milestone moments. Who could forget his walk-off double against the Dodgers in Game 4 of the 2009 NLCS, or his MVP season in 2007 when he led Philadelphia to the NL East Division crown?
Even so, his first hole-in-one as a golfer is sure to rank high on his list of milestone moments.
It's not just the ace itself—a tremendous achievement, no questions asked—but the conditions under which he accomplished it.
Rollins aced the par-3, 154-yard 12th hole at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course during the final round of the recently concluded American Century Championship. His luck couldn't have been greater, as this shot also earned him a boat awarded by the organizers for the first hole-in-one of the tournament on that hole.
"I got my first hole-in-one and won a boat." ⛳️🚤
What a day for former @MLB star Jimmy Rollins!pic.twitter.com/ZnPKeIqFuS — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 12, 2025
The former MLB star told the Tahoe Daily Tribune that the luckiest shot of his golf career was made with his 50-degree wedge:
"I got up there, off the club, it felt pretty good," Rollins said.
"And as it landed, Davante [Adams, his group mate] started yelling, 'Jump in the hole!'"
"I've been close a number of times, so I didn't anticipate it going in. I just figure, of course it's going to cross over the front of the hole, go tap in for a birdie. It goes in. And I look at him, he's sky high, and I don't know what to do."
The boat Rollins won is none other than a MasterCraft, valued at $325,000. Not bad for a weekend of golf.
Jimmy Rollins sits in the boat he won for hitting a hole in one on the 12th hole after the second round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 12,...
Jimmy Rollins sits in the boat he won for hitting a hole in one on the 12th hole after the second round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 12, 2025 in Stateline, Nevada. More)/Getty Images
Jimmy Rollins: "Don't let that be your only highlight"
Jimmy Rollins finished the 54-hole tournament with a total of 2 points, according to the Stableford scoring method used at the American Century Championship. This placed him 49th among the 90 celebrities who participated in the event.
"You can't let that hole-in-one be the only highlight...," Rollins told the Tahoe Daily Tribune.
"Don't let that be your only highlight where you do that and then you just fall off the rest of the day. I got in motion, locked in. It was in. I don't have to do anything else but worry about the next shot, and I hit the next shot right down the middle."
NHL legend Joe Pavelski won the American Century Championship with a total of 73. Defending champion and NBA star Stephen Curry finished 5th, while golf legend Annika Sorenstam, one of five women in the field, finished 7th.
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