ou’d think it would be too late for Arnold Palmer to tally up any more records at the tender age of 82. Then again, he isn’t called The King for nothing.
The Callaway staff pro, playing his first round with the new RAZR XF irons and Callaway Tour i(z) ball, notched his 20th hole-in-one during a round at the Palmer-owned Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Florida.
The seven-time major champion, who has been with Callaway since 2000, fired a 5-iron into the cup at the 163-yard par-3 seventh.
“The ball landed ten feet short and politely rolled up into the hole,” said Palmer, who won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
“I enjoy the new RAZR XF irons very much. I’m actually going out to hit some balls today because I’m excited to play with this new equipment.”
Of his 20 lifetime aces, Palmer made three in PGA Tour events, four on the Champions Tour, and one in Japan. His last hole-in-one came eight years ago, also at Bay Hill.
“My first one came at Latrobe Country Club when I was in high school on a short par-3,” Palmer recalled.
“I think I’ve made three of the 20 on that same hole. In the early days I was hitting wedges on that hole and now I’m hitting 8-irons.”
The ultra-premium RAZR XF irons are the company’s most technologically advanced irons, featuring a black PVD finish and constructed with a forged 1025 Carbon Steel body that provides a soft, responsive feedback at impact.
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