Perfect Day! Australian Jason Day hits an ace to win a BMW M760i – and donates it to the Evans Scholars Foundation.

  • The Hole-in-One Prize is won for the second time in the
    history of the BMW Championship.
  • Day donates the BMW M760i to a foundation that awards
    scholarships to caddies.

 

Chicago. Australian Jason Day hit the headlines once again at
the BMW Championship at Conway Farms. The former world number one,
winner of the BMW Championship at the same venue two years ago, aced
the 17th hole (par 3, 188 yards) on his second round to
win the Hole-in-One Prize, a BMW M760i (fuel consumption combined:
12.8 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 294 g/km).

The 29-year-old donated the twelve-cylinder car to the Evans Scholars
Foundation. BMW also donated a further 100,000 US dollars to the
foundation, as this was the first hole-in-one of the tournament.

“I’m going to donate that car to help another student, because I am
in a fortunate position and very blessed to be able to try to bless
someone elsewhere,” said Day, who is among the leading group at the
midway point, thanks in part to his spectacular ace. “The first two
days of the tournament were fantastic. I hope I can do that over the
next two days as well.”

This is only the second time that the Hole-in-One Car has been won at
the BMW Championship. In 2013, American Hunter Mahan was presented
with the keys to a BMW i3 as a reward for his masterstroke – which,
incidentally, also came at Conway Farms and on the same hole as gave
Jason Day and the Evans Scholars Foundation so much cause for
celebration today.

The foundation, which receives all the proceeds from the BMW
Championship, funds college scholarships for caddies. Since 2007, when
BMW became title partner of the tournament, more than 24 million US
dollars have been raised.