Jimmy Rollins left his American Century Championship spherical Saturday with a ship after his first-ever hole-in-one.
Rollins, the previous longtime Phillies shortstop, sank a shot on the twelfth gap Saturday at Edgewood Tahoe Resort, and he celebrated by leaping into NFL huge receiver Davante Adams’ arms with a Mastercraft boat — Rollins’ was valued at roughly $325,000, in keeping with the Each day Mail — on show within the background.
“It’s funny because last night I prayed for a hole-in-one,” Rollins mentioned, in keeping with the Each day Mail. “And it happened to come true. Prayers were answered today.”
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Rollins’ shot on the 139-yard gap landed behind the opening, spun again towards it after which rolled into the cup, and after realizing that it was a hole-in-one, Rollins put an arm within the arm, dropped his membership and jumped into Adams’ arms.
Rollins was nonetheless shocked when this one lastly went in, in keeping with the Each day Mail, and it marked the third consecutive yr with a hole-in-one on the occasion, the published reported.
He proceeded to face on the boat together with his arms stretched huge, whereas additionally posing for photos within the water, too.
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“After yesterday’s round, it was, like: ‘I just want to go out there and not embarrass myself, to be honest,’” Rollins mentioned, in keeping with the Each day Mail. “… But as we pulled up to the hole, the volunteer there said: ‘They got this right up there for you guys. They really want to give away this boat.’ I was like, ‘Oh, they do?’ She was like, ‘Yeah. It’s right up front. All you have to do is land it to the right and let it feed to the left.’”
Regardless of the hole-in-one, Rollins entered the ultimate spherical Sunday tied for forty fifth and properly behind co-leaders Joe Pavelski and Taylor Twellman — former hockey and soccer gamers, respectively.
Rollins spent the primary 15 years of his MLB profession with the Phillies, making three All-Star Video games and serving to them win the 2008 World Collection earlier than advancing again to that stage the next yr.
He spent one season with the Dodgers in 2015 and one other with the White Sox in 2016 earlier than retiring.
