English golfer Aaron Rai drills the second hole in one at the 17th hole of the PLAYERS Championship

Aaron Rai took advantage of an advantageous pin position on the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass on Saturday.

The English golfer hit an ace for the 41st hole-in-one in PLAYERS Championship history.

It was also the first hole-in-one of his career.

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Aaron Rai of England tackles a par putt on the eighth green during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard at Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Golf Course on March 2, 2023, in Orlando, Florida. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Hayden Buckley made a hole in one of his own on Thursday. He was only the sixth man to get up on the hole in the competition.

Buckley went wild after his ace, but Rai played it cool, just raising his arms in the air and cheering spectators on his way to the trophy.

“Promised. It’s so blurry,” Rai told the NBC broadcast after his tour. “To see him disappear and my caddy run to me, it’s something I’ll remember forever.”

He did, however, give his caddy the signature bearhug.

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The ace suddenly put Rai in legitimate contention, putting him at eight under for the tournament, tied for seventh. He then birdied 18 to finish his day tied for fourth at -9.

He was the first golfer in PLAYERS history to finish his round with a birdie-ace-birdie, according to the broadcast, shooting a 31 on the back nine.

Rai has six professional wins under his belt, but none yet on the PGA Tour. (He has two wins on the DP Tour, known as the European Tour.)

Aaron Rai of England plays his shot on the fourth green of the South Course during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on January 26, 2023, in La Jolla, California. (Olando Ramirez/Getty Images)

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Rai finished T18 in PLAYERS 2021, his last appearance in the tournament. He is usually known for wearing two gloves instead of the usual one, but now, he has another claim to fame.

MW Lee leads the way at -13, while Scottie Scheffler trails by a stroke.