It was a day of celebrations at Emirates Golf Club on Friday for Luke Donald. The seven-time DP World Tour winner was lucky enough to card an ace during the second round play of the 35th edition of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
The 2023 winning Team Europe Ryder Cup skipper made it safely through to the weekend after his brace of 67s on the Majlis, helped along of course by Friday’s hole-in-one that the Englishman made on the par 3, 4th hole.
“183 yards, a little down off the right. I just hit a cut 8-iron and over this little hill. My eyesight is not that good these days,” commented Donald.
“I couldn’t see it, but I saw some people behind the green jumping up and down. A shame it wasn’t on camera but nice to get one of those.”
“I’ve had three in tournaments, and I think that was number 19 total. So I’ve been pretty fortunate with the hole-in-ones. Sorry for anyone out there who has never had one. I’ve obviously taken them.”
“Yeah, there’s a lot of good there. I hit the ball really nicely yesterday. Didn’t get quite as much out of it on greens today. A little loose off the tee. But overall, my iron play has been really strong. I’m very happy with some new irons I put in play that seem to be working pretty well.”
Here in the media centre, as is tradition in golf, we must thank Luke for buying all the journalists who are here for the event a drink on him! Cheers Luke! Here’s to many more!
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