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June 19, 2026
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Charley Hoffman aces No. 16 at the Masters, does not run backwards

Chuck Hoffman hops around, avoids serious injury after making a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at Augusta.

by Emily Kay
PGA: Masters Tournament - Second Round
PGA: Masters Tournament - Second Round
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Charley Hoffman aced the par-3 16th hole at Augusta National and chose not to run around in celebration.

Perhaps that’s because Hoffman, who moved to 5-under for the day with the hole-in-one, was playing his final round of the Masters alongside Tony Finau.

Finau, you will recall, appeared to sustain a serious ankle injury when he ran backwards after acing a hole during Wednesday’s Par 3 Contest.

There would be no popping ankles back in place on Masters Sunday for Hoffman.

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