Voice over: Michael Robles
Writer: Jon Hoefling
Video editor: Lance Keller
Some people say you should never meet your heroes.
Those people clearly didn’t hit a hole-in-one in front of
them.
Meet 11-year-old Holden Bautista. He was participating in
the TGR Invitation, a junior tournament which lets kids
play The Hay at Pebble Beach, a course that
Tiger Woods
redesigned in 2021.
The second day of the three-day tournament got off to an
incredible start as Bautista hit not one, but, according to
TaylorMade’s official channel
, two holes-in-one.
After the celebration subsided, Bautista had the
opportunity to meet Woods. The 15-time major champion
offered Bautista two pins to commemorate his
achievement.
Woods also offered a few words of encouragement to
Bautista, telling him “I’m proud of you,” and “Keep at it.”
Those words are probably enough to motivate Bautista for
years and years to come.
Two aces in one day
Later in the evening, Bautista had a chance to toss some
questions towards Woods. “Have you ever gotten two
holes-in-one in an entire round,” the young golfer asked to
the amusement of the crowd.
The conversation came back around to staying in the
moment. As Woods explained, it doesn’t matter if you are
tapping in for 10 or burying eagle, you have to move on
and stay present.
This isn’t the first time Woods has
seen a hole-in-one at a junior
tournament
Back in 2016, Woods celebrated the opening of his course
The Playgrounds in Montgomery, Texas with a junior
tournament. Eleven-year-old Taylor Crozier was able to
ace the 81-year-old first hole himself. The crowd went
wild.
Prior to the tournament,
Woods was seen taking swings
around the course, the first time he’s been seen taking
shots since he withdrew from the Masters in April. Woods
reportedly
played a few holes at The Hay with his 14-year-
old son, Charlie.
He also recently opened a sports bar,
T-Squared Social
, in
New York.
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