Sebastian Soderberg hits just the 4th hole-in-one in PGA Championship history at Valhalla

Sebastian Soderberg starred in one of the most spectacular plays of the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship. The Swede played in the morning wave and made headlines with a hole-in-one.

Soderberg's ace occurred on the 173-yard 8th hole. He used an 8-iron to execute his tee shot, with such good fortune that it went straight into the hole. The shot represented an eagle for Soderberg on the hole.

This hole-in-one by Sebastian Soderberg is only the fourth reported across four editions of the PGA Championship held at Valhalla Golf Club.

The previous three occurred in 1996 during the first of the four editions of the event that have been held at this course. Vijay Singh, Steve Lowry and George Bowman were the owners of the three aces reported in that edition.

Sebastian Soderberg's ace is the 49th in the PGA Championship since 1963. The most recent previous ace was achieved by Michael Block during the fourth round of the 2023 edition at Oax Hill.

Soderberg is a 33-year-old Swedish player who has played primarily in Europe. He is currently ranked 92nd, according to the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR).

The Swede qualified for the 2024 PGA Championship by finishing in the top 3 in the DP World Tour Asian Swing event rankings. He has achieved six career victories, including one on the DP World Tour.

A look at Sebastian Soderberg's performance at the 2024 PGA Championship

Soderberg played the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship for a score of 2 over, which placed him outside the Top 100 on the leaderboard. However, his main problems were on the front nine, but not in the final part of the round.

Soderberg started from the 10th hole with three consecutive bogeys. After making par on the fourth hole, he bogeyed the fifth, seventh and eighth, only to find his first bogey of the day on the ninth. He turned in a 5-over 41.

On the back nine, Soderberg improved his performance a bit. He birdied the tenth and bogeyed the 11th, then parred three consecutive holes and birdied the next three, finishing with a par on the 18th.

During the second round, he played the front nine with an eagle, two birdies and a bogey. He added a bogey on the 10th and has a score of 2 under for the round when he plays the 13th hole. His tournament score is even par.

This is only Soderberg's third appearance in a major. He had previously participated in two editions of the US Open, 2016 (was cut) and 2022 (finished T53).

Xander Schauffele currently leads the 2024 PGA Championship with a score of 9 under.