Victor Perez played the role of Jordan Spieth better than even Jordan Spieth on Friday at Oakmont. The 32-year-old Frenchman’s wild ride on Day 2 of the U.S. Open included a hole-in-one, a snowman, and a flying chest bump.
Let’s start with the snowman, a triple-bogey 8 on the par-5 12th, Perez’s third hole of the day. That mess could have derailed a lot of players, but not Victor. Instead, he nearly hit for the cycle.
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Perez made birdies on 16 and 17 before adding another at No. 5. And then on the 192-yard sixth, he did this:
ACE ALERT
Victor Perez
with a great shot and an even better celebration! pic.twitter.com/cmkThegam2
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
It’s not often you see both a “1” and an “8” on the scorecard. Hats off, Victor.
That’s obviously one heckuva golf shot, but we might be even more impressed by the celebration. A flying chest, well, stomach bump? With caddie James Erkenbeck? Most tour pros can’t even pull off a simple high-five.
From there, Perez finished his round with three pars. Boring. But add it all up and it was a great round of even-par 70 that currently has the three-time DP World Tour winner in the top 10.
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