Si Woo Kim sinks historic British Open hole-in-one: ‘Most memorable’

Si Woo Kim made British Open history with his 238-yard hole-in-one on the par-3 17th at Royal Troon Golf Club on Saturday.

The South Korea native’s ace was the longest hole-in-one ever at the Open Championship, surpassing a 212-yard ace from Frank Lickliter II at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2001.

“I’ve had about six holes-in-one before, but this is the most memorable,” Kim told reporters after his round.

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Kim shot an even 71 on Saturday, bringing his score for the tournament to 5-over, which is tied for 40th in the field heading into Sunday.

“My caddie told me ‘You’d better hit hard with a three-iron’ so I did and as soon as I made good contact I see the ball over the fringe [and thought] ‘That must be maybe inside 20 feet,’” he said.

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“Then people are yelling at me as I didn’t realize the ball went in. It was amazing. I had plenty of holes-in-one in my life, maybe over 10 times, but I think this is the most memorable hole-in-one because it’s a major and The Open and I was having a hard time on the front nine.

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“I was feeling terrible about my shots the last couple of days. I made double Thursday and I made three-putt again yesterday. Finally, I got the hole-in-one, so I think I like it now.”

Kim will tee off Sunday well back of the contenders.

Billy Horschel is the solo leader at 4-under after shooting 2-under 69 on Saturday.

He’s trailed closely by six golfers, including PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele , at 3-under for the tournament.

Scottie Scheffler, the favorite heading into the weekend, is alone in eighth at 2-under.

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