Hideki Matsuyama has carved a name for himself in golf history, from ascending to the pinnacle of the World Amateur Golf Ranking to breaking ground as the first Japanese player to secure a men's major title at the Masters. On Thursday at the iconic Torrey Pines, Matsuyama's career reached new heights when hit a hole-in-one on the eighth hole during the second round of the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open.
Matsuyama's ace at the par-3 eighth hole signals not just a personal milestone in his 247th PGA Tour start, but enters the record books as the 26th of its kind in the tournament's history.
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