Kiwi golfer wins BMW after hole-in-one from mishit

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 19:55 · Archive

New Zealand golfer Daniel Hillier made a hole-in-one at the Spanish Open and won a €140,000 BMW iX5 SUV.

Daniel Hillier of New Zealand made a hole-in-one on the 17th hole at the Spanish Open despite mishitting his eight-iron shot. The 187-yard par-three ace at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid won him a BMW iX5 SUV valued at €140,000 (A$225,000), with the prize available only to the first player to score an ace on that hole during the tournament.

The 28-year-old from Wellington said he was unhappy with the strike initially. His ball pitched pin-high, took one hop to the left and rolled in. Hillier said he did not immediately realise he had made the ace until he saw people jump up in the grandstand behind the green.

The hole-in-one helped Hillier shoot a four-under 67 in the opening round, leaving him tied for fourth place. He said he believed it was his fifth career hole-in-one and that he had not realised a car was on offer when he made the shot.

How it is being reported

• Kiwi golfer wins BMW with hole-in-one - after a mishitNew Zealand's Daniel Hillier toe-ended his tee shot at the 17th hole at the Spanish Open -- but it went straight in the hole to win him a $225,000 BMW.The West Australian · 8 Oct, 19:36
• Kiwi golfer wins BMW with hole-in-one - after a mishitNew Zealand's Daniel Hillier toe-ended his tee shot at the 17th hole at the Spanish Open -- but it went straight in the hole to win him a $225,000 BMW.Perth Now · 8 Oct, 19:36

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