Lydia Ko makes second ace of the day at Olympic women's golf tourney

Lydia Ko is making a big charge up the leaderboard in Friday’s third round of the women’s Olympic golf tournament, thanks in part to a hole-in-one.

Ko was playing the 140-yard eighth hole already 3 under par through seven holes of her round. With a 7-iron, the New Zealander hit a 7-iron that landed just short of the hole location, bounced three times and rolled in for an ace.

The eagle 1 moved Ko to 5 under par for the round through eight holes.

It’s the second hole-in-one on Friday at the eighth, following China’s Xiyu Lin earlier in the round.

It’s also the third hole-in-one on this hole in Olympic competition, as South Africa’s Jaco Van Zyl made the first ace on the hole in the men’s Olympic tournament.

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