Victor Perez's historic ace gives him fighting chance heading into weekend at U.S. Open

Scott Simpson has some company.

At the 1983 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, Simpson aced the 16th hole during the first round. It stood as the only hole-in-one in the history of the U.S. Open at Oakmont.

Until Friday.

“I mean obviously a hole-in-one takes a lot of luck,” France’s Victor Perez said after finishing his round Friday. “I was trying to hit something maybe 15-20 feet past the hole, and maybe it spun a little bit more and bounced in, which I’ll definitely take going into the weekend.”

Perez aced the 192-yard par-3 sixth hole using a 7-iron. He and his caddie chest-bumped as the crowd around the green roared.

An ace for the Frenchman! ????????

Victor Perez cards a 1⃣ at the par-3 6th!pic.twitter.com/CzykcEYZzP

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 13, 2025

It was his second hole-in-one this month.

“The first one was where I live in the Bahamas,” Perez said. “So I guess I’m on a bit of a hole-in-one run at the moment, but I may dry off for the next 10 years now.”

Perez had a rough start Friday after shooting a 1-over 71 Thursday. Starting on the back nine, he had a triple bogey on the par-5 12th hole.

“I kind of put myself a little behind the eight ball after three holes,” Perez said. “I had two chances on 10 and 11 and tripled 12, which was a bit unfortunate.”

Perez was up and down before hitting his ace on the sixth hole, making birdie on the par-3 16th and par-4 17th holes, along with bogeying the par-4 18th and par-4 third.

“It’s definitely not easy by any means,” Perez said. “I think the rough is going to get patted down, hopefully, so maybe you could get away with hitting more drivers this weekend.”

After Perez entered the clubhouse finishing his second round, he exuded a sense of confidence as he awaits his fate for the weekend.

He had just shot an even-par 70 and jumped up the leaderboard despite carding an 8 on the 12th hole.

Perez was asked if given a choice, would he take his score of 1-over-par after two rounds at fierce Oakmont Country Club.

“One-hundred percent” he said.