It’s in for the Fin!
Sami Valimaki made his first career ace on the PGA Tour on Thursday during the first round of the 2025 American Express. The hole-in-one came on the par-3 12th at the Nicklaus Tournament Course, which has a scorecard yardage of 165.
And a bit of history for Valimaki, as he became the first player from Finland to make a hole-in-one on the PGA Tour.
Sami Valimaki aces the par-3 12th hole on the Nicklaus Tournament Course at The American Express for his first hole-in-one in 29 PGA TOUR starts.
Becomes the first player from Finland to record an ace on TOUR.
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) January 16, 2025
The shot moved him to 3 under for his first three holes in the first round.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Sami Valimaki makes ace at PGA Tour’s American Express 2025
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