Aaron Rai wows fans with his career's first ace

British golfer Aaron Rai hit his first-ever career hole-in-one at The Players on hole 17, which helped him catapult to T4 and make him part of a stacked leaderboard at the end of the day.

He started the day at 16th, tied for 17th. He is also the 10th player to ace the 17 since 1997. He sent the crowd into a frenzy with that shot of his.

ANOTHER ACE ON 17!!!!!

Aaron Rai makes his first career ace to send the crowd into a frenzy! https://t.co/48vVElNQr7

Fans from all around poured in with their congratulatory messages on socials as they heaped praise on the 28-year-old. Here, we pick some of the best reactions from the fans who couldn't contain their excitement.

Fans' reaction to Aaron Rai's ace on 17

Rai is one of the few players in the world to play with gloves in both hands, so this fan thought that doing so would be a good idea.

@PGATOUR That's it... Gonna start playing with 2 gloves.

One fan got creative with the golfer's name.

@PGATOUR Only seems right to pour a Rye to celebrate Rai!

Some fans thought it was no big deal, however.

@PGATOUR They have set the tees and pins at the easiest place today.

@PGATOUR Easiest pin placement on the tour today with a soft green. They were all throwing darts at that one. His just happened to fall.

Another fan could relate to the feeling one gets at achieving such a feat and praised Rai for that.

@PGATOUR That’s awesome! ⛳️ Well done Aaron 🙌 and the sound of that strike was priceless. What a shot and spin back result! I miss that feeling. Only once for me but what a rush when it happens.

There was another fan who thought highly of Aaron Rai, the golfer.

@PGATOUR I absolutely love Aaron Rai's game and attitude. Top class

There were fans who were simply amazed at the feat and expressed the same.

@PGATOUR Wow! That was an amazing shot! Congratulations!

@PGATOUR Wow! That was terrific!

@PGATOUR AMAZING‼️🇺🇸💙

@PGATOUR Absolutely amazing! 🤩🤤🤤

Congratulatory messages from the fans just kept coming in.

@PGATOUR Congratulations Aaron!!! What a beautiful shot! It's what we all play for from age 8 to 88.

Another fan welcomed him to the exclusive club of golfers who have scored an ace in their careers.

@PGATOUR Welcome to the #ace club!

The golfer also helped a fan win some money, thanks to his wonder shot and the fan wasted no time in letting him know of his appreciation.

@PGATOUR Cheers Aaron! https://t.co/8YilE7xCSR

Another fan knows how hard it is, seeing that he has waited quite some time for his first ace, which is still eluding him.

@PGATOUR Congrats! Still waiting on my first after 35+ years of trying.

This fan chipped in with an interesting fact. Pretty much in the history books, it seems for Aaron now!

@PGATOUR First ever double gloved hole in one

Here is a fan congratulating him and wishing him the best for the tournament.

@PGATOUR A fantastic round arron rai. Let's hope you can bring it home 🙏 https://t.co/DuJf4eoQk9

Here is a fan who congratulated the player and his coaches for this feat of his.

@PGATOUR @Meandmygolf congratulations to Aaron and his fab coaches!

A fan said that there could be nothing better than what Rai just did.

@PGATOUR How can you possibly top that?!!!

There was a fan who wishes for more such shots on the next day, and who knows, it might just happen.

@PGATOUR Wishing for one of these for @Minwoo27Lee tomorrow

Some people were less receptive of the fact that the golfer wears two gloves while playing, and they let know of their feelings.

@PGATOUR Wearing two gloves though….bit weird that!

@PGATOUR I’m sorry this shot is illegal with 2 gloves on and no rain.

@PGATOUR 2 black gloves? Doug, kick him off the tour

A fan who witnessed the feat also expressed her awe at having seen the shot.

@PGATOUR Congrats! I witnessed it!!!! Very cool!

Rai later gave an interview to NBC, where he expressed his feelings about having achieved such a rare and unique feat.

“Yeah, it was incredible,” he said. “The atmosphere around this event, even over the last couple of days, has been one of the best atmospheres I’ve ever competed in. And I stepped up today. “Obviously a great finish on 16, 17, 18. Made a lot of pars before that, and it felt like the round was kind of moving steadily but not really moving anywhere."

He added:

"And then made a great birdie on 16, and you saw what happened on 17, and then really proud of the way we finished off there on 18 because it can be challenging after a moment like that to compose myself and play the hole well, which is what we did. “So yeah, very pleased with how we finished there.”