Watch Rickie Fowler's practice round hole-in-one on the island green at TPC Sawgrass

Published May. 10, 2017 12:30 p.m. ET

Barry Werner

2015 Players Champion Rickie Fowler didn't wait for the tournament to start this weekend at TPC Sawgrass to create a highlight shot.

Fowler was playing a practice round on Wednesday, when he stepped up to the 17th hole - the storied island green - and did this:

https://twitter.com/GolfChannel/status/862328510152679425

An ace.

https://twitter.com/JustinThomas34/status/862326155747241984

Fowler has had success at 17 before, but not to this level. In winning the TPC in 2015, he birdied the hole three times in a row -- once in regulation and twice in the playoff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXDH8kKHBvE