Video: Sepp Straka Makes Hole-in-1 at 2024 US Open on Pinehurst's 9th Hole | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Sepp Straka experienced the joy and agony of a precise iron game in the span of seven holes during the second round of the 2024 U.S. Open on Friday.

The Austria native hit an ace on the 194-yard par-three ninth hole at Pinehurst No. 2.

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Earlier in the round, Straka's second shot on No. 3 hit the pin on the green, causing the ball to roll into the bunker on the front side of the green. He wound up taking a triple bogey on the par four.

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Straka became the first player to hit a hole-in-one this weekend. It was also the 52nd hole-in-one in U.S. Open history, putting him with a group that includes Phil Mickelson (2001), Ben Crenshaw (1985), Tom Watson (1980) and Gary Player (1979).

The ace couldn't have come at a better time for Straka. He hit a wall early in the round with the triple bogey, two bogeys on the fourth and sixth holes with a birdie mixed in on No. 5.

Instead of making the turn at four over par for the day, Straka got his score down to a manageable two over. He was coming off a quiet opening round with an even-par 70.

Another benefit of the hole-in-one, as we learned from Happy Gilmore, is it kept Straka from having to worry about his short game.

Straka finished 129th out of 156 players in the first round in strokes gained putting. He lost 1.66 strokes and needed 32 total putts to get through his first 18 holes.

The ace also puts Straka in a better position to make the cut. The current cut line would be plus-three, but there are still several groups that won't tee off until the afternoon.

Straka is attempting to make the cut at the U.S. Open for the second time in his career. He made it in his first appearance in 2019 but has fallen short in each of the past two years.

The 31-year-old had his best finish in a major tournament at the 2023 PGA Championship when he tied for seventh.