Published>Sun, Jun 20 10 10:17 AM
A flock of eagles were made early in Saturday's third round of the U.S. Open, highlighted by the first ace of the tournament at Pebble Beach by Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee.
Taking advantage of calm conditions ahead of lively winds forecast later in the day, Thongchai aimed left at the 181-yard par-three 5th and watched as his eight-iron shot kicked right and rolled into the hole to roars from the crowd.
It was the the 10th ace of Thongchai's career and first at a major championship.
"This will be a very good memory for me," Thongchai told reporters outside the scoring tent after he posted a round of three-over-par 74 for a 10-over 223 total.
Thongchai's ace underlined some great scoring opportunities for the early starters chasing a three-under-par target set by second-round leader Graeme McDowell.
Joining in the eagle parade were Davis Love, Canadian Mike Weir and Henrik Stenson of Sweden, who all registered eagles at the par-four fourth hole, where tee markers were moved up 40 paces to play at 290 yards.
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