Erin Hills, WI. — Aggie history was made today, as Freshman Leo Metzger became just the second Aggie ever to record a hole-in-one on a par four.

Prestigious Erin Hills, the home of the 2017 U.S. Open Championship describes hole 15 as the ultimate player's choice when it comes to the design. "The 15th presents the player several options – to lay up short of all the bunkers, to place the tee shot in the middle of the bunkers or to have a go at the green itself. The sharp drop-off right of the green encourages the player to favor the center or left of the green with his pitch, but the spine that extends from the hillside into the green provides a challenging two-putt for a player on the wrong side of the green."

Metzger decided to go for the green itself and reaped all the benefits. He joins the Aggie's own Director of Operations Todd Hammond, as the only two UC Davis men's golfers to achieve the feat. Hammond's hole-in-one on a par four dates back to 1984 at Elkhorn CC on hole five.

Metzger's historical showing on 15 highlighted a favorable hole all day for UC Davis and powered the Aggie's surge up the standings.

After entering the second day in 12th place, the Aggies behind their group of Metzger, Mark Stephens, Lucas Carper, and Treed Huang had the fifth-best collective score, shooting a +7 as a team.

Stephens continued his strong start to the season, shooting a -1 which was characterized by his consistency, only recording one bogey or worse hole.

The man of the day Metzger finished his round at +2, as he added two more birdies on top of his hole-in-one.

Carper would come in at +3 after an up-and-down start to the day. He collected four birdies and came alive during the back nine, shooting a team-low 35.

Huang rounded out the consistent scoring for UC Davis, shooting +3. Huang excelled on the back nine as well, going seven straight holes with a par, and then birdieing hole 17.

Darren Chiu also carded an +11, while Alejandro Nava who is on the individual side of things, shot a 77 with two birdies to his card.

The Aggies will conclude the Marquette Intercollegiate tomorrow with live scoring provided by Golf Genius.