Dale Whitnell made two holes-in-one in his second round at the Investec South African Open Championship.
The Englishman first holed his tee shot at the 2nd from 185 yards with a seven iron, before repeating the rare feat at the 12th with a 50-degree wedge from 128 yards.
After an opening level-par 72, Whitnell enjoyed an electric start to his second round as he aced the second either side of a birdie at the 1st and an eagle at the par-five 3rd.
Whitnell bounced back from a bogey at the 7th, with a run of three birdies from the 8th through to the 10th to turn in 30.
He dropped a shot at the 11th, but then sensationally made his second hole-in-one at the 12th to get to eight under for the championship.
After a par – just his fourth of the day – at the 13th, he made back-to-back birdies at the 14th and 15th to get to 10 under.
A birdie-birdie-birdie finish would have seen him become just the second player in DP World Tour history to card a 59, but those hopes were ended after an air shot from the greenside rough led to a double bogey at the 16th.
Both of @Dale_Whitnell‘s holes-in-one from the second round 🤯#InvestecSAOpen pic.twitter.com/jtbo1EngXP
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) February 28, 2025
There have now been seven holes-in-one on the 2025 Race to Dubai, following MK Kim at the BMW Australian PGA Championship, Daniel Gavins and Adrien Saddier at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, Pablo Larrazábal at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship and Eddie Pepperell at the Magical Kenya Open presented by Absa.
– Article from DP World Tour website
