Larry Fitzgerald sinks hole-in-one while golfing with Barack Obama
Larry Fitzgerald will inevitably get fitted for a gold jacket, and the Arizona Cardinals legend should apparently look into pursuing a green one, too.
Fitzgerald played a round of golf with former president Barack Obama on Friday, and he sunk an incredible ace which, according to witnesses, rolled in "like a putt."
Golf Channel's Tim Rosaforte detailed Fitzgerald's hole-in-one on Twitter:
The elation coming from All Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald on the 13th hole at Seminole GC at 1:30 this afternoon was unreal. But it was very real. So real that club president Jimmy Dunne waved the no cell phone rule on the course so Fitzgerald could deliver the message.
— Tim Rosaforte (@TimRosaforteGC) January 18, 2019
"I'm playing with the President of the United States and I just made a hole in one!" shouted the host to Barack Obama's first go around The 'Nole. "This is unbelievable!"
— Tim Rosaforte (@TimRosaforteGC) January 18, 2019
Dunne, who advocated the Fitzgerald membership, provided the details. Obama had just hit his approach shot 20 feet from the hole. Fitzgerald stepped up with an 8-iron and jarred it."
— Tim Rosaforte (@TimRosaforteGC) January 18, 2019
It's considered one of the hardest 18th handicap holes you could find in golf. Fitzgerald, playing to a 10.7-handicap, hit 8-iron from 162 yards. Eye witnesses described the ball rolling in like a putt. Among the high fives was the one coming from the 44th President of the U.S.
— Tim Rosaforte (@TimRosaforteGC) January 18, 2019
The 35-year-old Fitzgerald is an avid golfer, and he won the celebrity field at last year's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
The 11-time Pro Bowler and impending free agent just completed his 15th NFL season and has yet to decide if he'll continue his career.