Jonathan “JJ” Jakovac’s go to to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida, Wednesday proved to be memorable. Jakovac is the caddie for Collin Morikawa, the No. 4-ranked golfer on this planet.
Jakovac usually watches as Morikawa aces pictures in entrance of followers.
However this time, the caddie had an opportunity to shine when he arrived on the tee field on the par-3 “Island Green.”
Jakovac hit a ball and watched it briefly decide on the inexperienced’s downslope earlier than rolling again to finish the ace.
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Jonathan “JJ” Jakovac, Collin Morikawa’s caddie, throws grass to test the wind on the 14th gap tee throughout the third spherical of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Membership and Lodge March 8, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Keyur Khamar/PGA tour by way of Getty Pictures)
Jakovac recalled his thought course of within the moments after he hit the ball.
“It had to ride the wind to get there,” he informed Golfweek. “Right as it came off, I was like, ‘That’s a perfect line if it lands the right distance.’ It started spinning, and I was like, ‘This has a heckuva chance.'”
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Jakovac was taking part within the annual Caddie Contest. For the final quarter century, the occasion has been held on the Wednesday earlier than The Gamers Championship, giving caddies a possibility to take a shot on the famed gap.
The Florida-Occasions Union reported Jakovac turned the primary caddie within the contest’s historical past to make a hole-in-one.
Collin Morikawa palms his driver to caddie Jonathan “JJ” Jakovac on the sixteenth gap tee throughout the third spherical of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Membership and Lodge March 8, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour by way of Getty Pictures)
Min Woo Lee, Isaiah Salinda and Jason Day and their caddies celebrated after Jakovac’s ace. Jakovac earned nationwide participant of the 12 months honors twice when he golfed at Chico State.
Collin Morikawa speaks with caddie Jonathan “JJ” Jakovac on the primary gap tee throughout the first spherical of The Sentry on The Plantation Course at Kapalua Jan. 4, 2024, in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii. (Tracy Wilcox/PGA Tour by way of Getty Pictures)
Morikawa additionally talked concerning the distinctive second.
“Any hole-in-one is special,” he stated. “A hole-in-one on 17 against every other caddie …”
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Along with his hole-in-one, Jakovac took dwelling an undisclosed pot of cash and a $10,000 sponsor award and was granted acces to VIP parking for the remainder of the event.
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