2026 Tour Championship: Watch Justin Rose's slam dunk ace at No. 9
Justin Rose opted for his 6-iron at the tee box of the par-3 ninth hole at East Lake Golf Club. What came next was nothing short of magic.
If there was any discussion around which final round pairing at the Tour Championship would produce the most highlight-worthy shots on Sunday, Justin Rose and Si Woo Kim put that debate to bed at the turn at East Lake Golf Club.
Weaponizing his 6-iron at the par-3 ninth hole, Rose went from the tee box to the bottom of the cup — good for his fourth career hole-in-one . It was the first ace surrendered at the hole since 2019 when Xander Schauffele carded a third-round hole-in-one at No. 9.
The big shot helped the 46-year-old Rose get to an even 35 on his front nine, erasing damage done by a pair of par-4 bogeys at No. 1 and No. 8.
Kim didn't waste much time submitting his own spectacular shot.
At the par-4 10th hole, the South Korean native's approach shot on the fairway went 120 yards onto the green before rolling into the hole for an eagle.
Kim's hole-out got him to 10 under on the tournament. He gave a stroke back at No. 11, where he bogeyed after missing his par putt attempt left.
The back nine rollercoaster didn't stop there for the world's No. 13-ranked player as Kim birdied at the par-4 12th hole to move inside the top 10 on the leaderboard.
Rose bogeyed the same hole Kim eagled at before going birdie-birdie to tie move to 9 under through the first dozen holes of day's final round.
What's at stake this weekend in Atlanta? It's a good time to ask considering the hundreds of thousands of dollars that could swing at each and every hole.
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