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Patrick Cantlay's Hole-in-One Draws Sarcastic Responses on Social Media

The commentary surrounding Cantlay’s ace had little to do with his shot as the slow play conversation continues.

Gabrielle Herzig

Patrick Cantlay's Hole-in-One Draws Sarcastic Responses on Social Media
Patrick Cantlay's Hole-in-One Draws Sarcastic Responses on Social Media /

Patrick Cantlay made his third career hole in one on Friday at the RBC Heritage, but when video circulated of the ace, the social media commentary had little to do with his ultra-impressive shot. 

Cantlay—whose ace came on the 200-yard 7th hole at Harbour Town Golf Links—has recently been in the center of conversations about slow play on the PGA Tour. 

At last week’s Masters, Cantlay played in the final group at Augusta National in front of LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka and the eventual Masters champion, Jon Rahm. Rahm and Koepka were frequently shown waiting to play their next shots on the CBS broadcast as the pace of play continued at sluggish rate all Sunday. 

After Rahm clinched his second major championship victory, Koepka addressed the media and called Cantlay’s group “brutally slow.” 

“Jon went to the bathroom like seven times during the round, and we were still waiting,” Koepka said.

Ahead of the RBC Heritage, Cantlay responded to Koepka’s comments, attesting that the pace was “slow for everyone.”

“When you play a golf course like Augusta National where all the hole locations are on lots of slope and the greens are really fast, it's just going to take longer and longer to hole out,” Cantlay said on Tuesday. 

Since telling his side of the story, the criticism surrounding Cantlay’s deliberate pre-shot routine has been relentless and the hole in one seems to have only added fuel to the fire. 

Golf social media users flooded the PGA Tour’s video of Cantlay’s ace with sarcastic comments referencing his pace of play. Cantlay went on to shoot a 6-under 65 to move into the top 5 at the RBC Heritage. 

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Gabrielle Herzig
GABRIELLE HERZIG

Gabrielle Herzig is a Breaking and Trending News writer for Sports Illustrated Golf. Previously, she worked as a Golf Digest Contributing Editor, an NBC Sports Digital Editorial Intern, and a Production Runner for FOX Sports at the site of the 2018 U.S. Open. Gabrielle graduated as a Politics Major from Pomona College in Claremont, California, where she was a four-year member and senior-year captain of the Pomona-Pitzer women’s golf team. In her junior year, Gabrielle studied abroad in Scotland for three months, where she explored the Home of Golf by joining the Edinburgh University Golf Club.

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