French golfer Victor Perez makes history at US Open with rare ace

Victor Perez's time on the notoriously challenging Oakmont golf subject Friday proved to be memorable The French golfer carded a rare ace during second-round competition at the U S Open It was just the second hole-in-one on record in a U S Open at Pennsylvania's Oakmont Country Club Perez aced on the par- sixth hole Friday using a -iron to hit the shot from yards The ball bounced a scant times before eventually rolling roughly three feet into the cup CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMAn animated Perez raised his arms before giving his caddie a chest bump Perez also celebrated with his playing partners Adam Schenk and Jacob Bridgeman as spectators applauded Perez admitted nailing an ace isn't solely based on skill Obviously a hole-in-one takes a little bit of luck Perez stated Honestly I was trying to hit something maybe - feet past the hole Maybe it spun a little more and bounced in I was a little fortunate which I'll definitely take LIV GOLF STAR PATRICK REED MAKES HISTORY WITH RARE ALBATROSS AT US OPENAccording to Perez it was the ninth ace of his career He stated he made two in the Bahamas at his home program but no one could corroborate it because he was playing alone at the time They didn't believe me at home because I was playing by myself Perez revealed Now they'll know The last known ace when Oakmont hosted a U S Open happened in Scott Simpson carded an ace that year on the th hole in the first round The ace helped Perez recover from a rough second-round start He ended the second round in a tie for sixth place at -over Sam Burns ended the day at the top of the leaderboard at -under Burns finished last year's U S Open in a tie for ninth place Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter