When you’re grandfather has a green jacket, it’s tough to do anything golf-related that’s going to really impress the rest of your family. But Parker Coody managed to do just that at a U.S. Open local qualifier on Monday.
The University of Texas senior and grandson of 1971 Masters champ Charles Coody made not one, but TWO holes-in-one during his round at Forest Creek Golf Club in Round Rock, Texas.
As you can see in that tweet from Firepit Collective’s Ryan French, Coody aced both the 190-yard, par-3 eighth as well as the 160-yard 17th. And he wound up needing both to advance.
Thanks to the pair of eagles, Coody shot a three-under-par 69 to grab one of five qualifying spots. And he finished just one shot ahead of having to be in a seven-way playoff for the final three spots. Pro Chandler Phillips won the qualifier at five under.
Coody and his twin brother Pierceson were in the news last year for each breaking a bone in their right arms in a fluke non-golf accident at UT’s indoor Athletic Performance Center. But obviously, the arm has healed. Good thing, because it could get tested even more later if the 22-year-old is pouring out celebratory drinks.