Shot of the Year: Sam Ryder at Waste Management Phoenix Open 10:00, 28/12/2022

In the third round of the 2022 WM Phoenix Open, Sam Ryder holes his 125-yard tee shot for a hole-in-one at the par-3 16th hole, the tenth in the famous hole’s history at TPC Scottsdale.

Sam Ryder’s incredible ace at No. 16 at WM Phoenix Open

There is absolutely nothing special about the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale, a 125-yard par 3. It's flat, there is no water hazard and for elite golfers it's either a sand wedge or a gap wedge, tops. But once a year the hole transforms into a frat party where good shots are cheered, bad shots are booed and shots like Sam Ryder's hole-in-one become the stuff of legend.

Ryder's ace is the 10th on No. 16 in the history of the tournament and the first since Francesco Molinari had one in 2015. Tiger Woods has perhaps the most famous hole-in-one at the 16th when he knocked one in during the 1997 tournament. Back then, the hole didn't have the massive grandstand structure that it has now.

Ryder's shot on Saturday moved him from -4 on the tournament to -6. He shot a 1-over 72 in the first round before getting hot on Friday with a 7-under 64 to easily make the cut.