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Lancaster breaks hole with ace during U.S. Senior Open

Golf Week | June 28, 2015

Related Topics: United States Senior Open, Neal Lancaster, Scott Simpson (golfer), Mark Wiebe, Tommy Armour III

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — We've all heard of the exploding golf ball, which is one of golf's oldest tricks. The golfer swings, makes contact, and the ball explodes with a loud bang and small cloud of smoke.

In Sunday's final round of the U.S. Senior Open at Del Paso Country Club, Neal Lancaster unveiled a much more difficult version of this trick – the exploding golf hole.

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Playing the 178-yard second hole, Lancaster hit a 7-iron shot that carried on the fly into the cup.

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