NASSAU, BAHAMAS – NOVEMBER 30: Alex Noren of Sweden hits his second shot to the 16th fairway during round two of the Hero World Challenge at Albany, Bahamas on November 30, 2018 at Albany, Bahamas in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

By Christopher Powers
For 13 holes, Alex Noren was having about as boring a round as you could imagine at the Hero World Challenge. He failed to make a single birdie on the front nine, carding a one-over 37 before making the turn and adding another bogey at the par-4 10th at Albany. Finally, he made his first birdie at the par-3 12th to stop the bleeding.

After a par at 13, Noren proceeded to put together one of the most insane final five-hole stretches you’ll see all season. His lifeless round suddenly became the most electric one on the golf course, starting with a birdie at the par-4 14th and an eagle at the par-5 15th. All that work was undone at 16 though, as Noren made a disastrous triple-bogey-seven to fall back to one over for the day. Then, at the par-3 17th, this happened:

Not a bad bounce back, even though it didn’t even make up all three shots from that triple. This is how I imagine my first hole-in-one will come some day, either immediately after a triple or right before a triple that ruins everything.

Noren was able to get that third stroke back at 18, making a 15-foot birdie putt to post a colorful two-under 70:

He’ll begin the final round five back at eight-under, which has him in a tie for eighth with Patrick Reed and Justin Rose.