Watch: Jack Nicklaus aces fourth hole during Masters Par-3 Contest
Jack Nicklaus is 75 years oldm but he showed everyone at Augusta National on Wednesday that he still has it.
The Golden Bear thrilled the crowd by acing the fourth hole in the annual Par-3 Contest on the eve of the Masters, spinning an iron shot into the hole.
The feat came 52 years and one day after a 23-year-old Nicklaus won the first of his six Masters titles on April 7, 1963.
His ball bounced twice, then took a third hop before retreating down a slope into the hole. Nicklaus was congratulated by playing partners Ben Crenshaw and Gary Player.
Take a look at the shot here:
Watch @jacknicklaus makes a hole-in-one on No. 4 during the #par3contest #themasters https://t.co/R6eX1kwQo1
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Nicklaus acknowledged the ovation from the crowd, raising his arms in the air with a double fist-pump.
He says he may have called his own shot.
"It's funny, I had an interview this morning and I said, 'Well, all I've got to do is go out and win the Par-3 and make a hole-in-one,' and I make a hole-in-one," Nicklaus said.
The 63-year-old Crenshaw seemed as excited as Nicklaus about the shot. Crenshaw will tee off for his 44th and final Masters on Thursday.
Nicklaus said he likes playing the Par-3 because it's not long.
"I actually hit two more shots that hit right around the edge of the hole, had a chance to go in," he said. "I didn't finish up very well, but we had a lot of fun."
Camilo Villegas and Matias Dominguez, a pair of South American players, also aced the fourth hole during the contest.
Nicklaus nearly did the same thing a year ago. This shot came pretty close in 2014's contest:
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
