WATCH: Amateur Doug Ghim Eagles 18 At Augusta

The American made this stunning hole-out eagle on the last

The American made his second eagle of the day by holing out from 180 yards on the last at Augusta

WATCH: Amateur Doug Ghim Eagles 18 At Augusta

Doug Ghim is playing in his first ever Masters and he had a superb start to life at Augusta on Thursday.

The amateur qualified as US Amateur Championship runner-up and is level par after day one.

Watch his eagle here:

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Ghim made two eagles in his round of 72 including this stunning hole-out on the 18th at Augusta.

Ghim currently leads the amateurs after day one.

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Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV