01환상적인 홀인원으로 프리미엄 SUV 부상 획득
다니엘 힐리어가 DP월드투어 '오픈 드 에스파냐 프레젠티드 바이 마드리드(Open de España presented by Madrid)' 대회에서 잊지 못할 명장면을 만들어냈다.
힐리어는 이번 대회 경기 도중 완벽한 티샷으로 단번에 홀인원을 성공시키며 현장 갤러리들의 폭발적인 환호를 끌어냈다.
짜릿한 홀인원의 기쁨과 함께 힐리어는 해당 홀에 걸려 있던 대형 부상인 'BMW iX5' 차량의 주인공이 되는 행운까지 거머쥐었다.
02Original (English) — DP World Tour
Daniel Hillier won the keys to a new BMW iX5 as he made his first hole-in-one on the DP World Tour at the Open de España presented by Madrid.
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The New Zealander holed his tee-shot with an eight iron at the 187-yard par-three 17th during his first round at Real Club de Campo Villa de Madrid on Thursday.
The highlight of an opening four-under-par 67 in the Spanish capital, Hillier later admitted he didn't initially see the result as his ball pitched pin high and took one hop to the left and rolled into the hole.
"It was pretty crazy," he said.
"To be honest, I toed it quite a bit. Wasn't too happy with the strike.
"I was telling it to go the whole way, but it kind of hung in the air for a little bit longer than I thought. And then, yeah, heard some cheers.
"Obviously, you can't see the bottom of the hole from the tee, so yeah, saw everyone jump up at the back of the grandstand there.
"A little bit of disbelief for a while, but it's nice to see it go in."
Hillier came into the week 13th in the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World and is targeting dual membership on the PGA Tour next year.
His hole-in-one, which he believes is the fifth of his professional career and his favourite, is another moment of success for the 28-year-old in 2026.
In March, he won his national open days after getting married to his long-time partner, Siobhan.
He can now look forward to a new car, with the first professional to make a hole-in-one at the 17th claiming the all-electric SUV BMW, valued at €140,338.
"I didn't realise a car was on offer," he added.
"I've locked it up pretty early, but absolutely stoked and very grateful.
"Yeah, it's going to be a long drive though [to New Zealand], I know that much.
"[The year] just keeps getting better. Hopefully I can continue that for another couple of months."
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