Aaron Baddeley really could have used a mulligan Thursday.
After hooking his ball well left of the green on the short par-4 17th at the Valero Texas Open, Baddeley decided to take an unplayable-lie penalty and re-tee his ball for his third shot. Not only did Baddeley hit this one straight, he knocked it straight into the hole.
Aaron Baddeley took an unplayable on his tee shot at the 336-yard 17th. He went back to the tee and holed it. pic.twitter.com/TB7UOuKFxs
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Even though he managed a birdie, Baddeley could have walked away with a rare albatross, via a hole-in-one, on a par-4. Andrew Magee remains the only player to ever record a par-4 ace in PGA Tour history, doing so on the par-4 17th at TPC Scottsdale in 2001.
Baddeley remained steady on a day in which wind gusts topped 40 mph in San Antonio, shooting a 4-under 68. He trails leader Charley Hoffman by one stroke.