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Shane Warne achieved pretty much all there is to do on a cricket field during his career.
With 708 Test wickets under his belt - and a grand total of 1 001 international scalps - the only thing missing from Warne's career was a Test century, although he famously was caught on 99 at the WACA in the days before DRS, only for replays to later show his wicket fell off a no ball.
But, at age 48, the spin king has finally achieved a life-long goal: a hole-in-one on the golf course!
And, in typical Shane Warne fashion, it wasn't just ANY hole-in-one, but an ace on the fabled 16th hole at the Augusta National Golf Club, the self-same course that hosts the Masters each year.
At the Masters the par-3 16th is a 170-yard hole, but Warne tweeted that he teed off from 155 yards.
“155 yards to a back right pin into the wind! Hit a 6 iron, one hop and in! Can’t believe it,” Warne tweeted.
“Was my first ever hole in one & what a place and pin to do it.”
To put the feat in perspective, there have only been 19 hole-in-ones at the 16th in the Masters’ 83-year history, and 27 across the tournament’s four par-3s.
The 2018 edition of the Masters will take place from April 5-8.
Thanks buddy, 155 yards to a back right pin into the wind ! Hit a 6 iron, one hop and in ! Can’t believe it !!!!!!!!! Was my first ever hole in one & what a place and pin to do it ???????? https://t.co/ijS4cs1B83
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) March 19, 2018
