Jonathan “JJ” Jakovac’s visit to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida, on Wednesday turned out to be memorable. Jakovac is Caddy for Collin Morikawa, the No. 4-ranked golfer in the world.
Jakovac typically looks like Morikawa Aces shot in front of fans.
But this time, Caddy had a chance to shine when he arrived at the tee box on par-3 “Island Green.”
Jakovac hit a ball and looked at the card on Green’s Downship before rolling back to finish the ace.
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Jonathan “JJ” Jakovac, Collin Morikawa’s Caddy, throws grass to control the wind on the 14th hole -tee during the third round of Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge 8 March 2025 in Orlando, Fla. (Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour via Getty Images)
Jakovac remembered his thought process at the moment after he hit the ball.
“It had to ride the wind to get there,” he told Golfweek. “Just as it came out, I was like, ‘It’s a perfect line if it lands the right distance.’ It started to turn and I was like, ‘this has a heckuva chance.’ “
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Jakovac participated in the annual Caddy competition. In the last quarter century, the event has been held on Wednesday before the playing championship, giving Caddies an opportunity to take a shot on the famous hole.
Florida-Times Union reported that Jakovac became the first Caddy in the history of the competition to make a hole-in-one.
Collin Morikawa hand over his driver to Caddy Jonathan “JJ” Jakovac on the 16th hole -tee during the third round of Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge 8 March 2025 in Orlando, Fla. (Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour via Getty Images)
My Woo Lee, Isaiah Salinda and Jason Day and their Caddies celebrated after Jakovac’s ace. Jakovac won the National Player of the Year Honors twice as he golfed in Chico State.
Collin Morikawa talks to Caddy Jonathan “JJ” Jakovac on the first hole -tee during the first round of the guard post on the plantation course at Kapalua January 4, 2024 in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii. (Tracy Wilcox/PGA Tour via Getty Images)
Morikawa also talked about the unique moment.
“Any hole in one is special,” he said. “A hollow-in-one of 17 against any other caddy …”
With his hole-in-one, Jakovac took home a non-revealed pot with money and a $ 10,000 sponsorship price and got access for VIP parking for the rest of the tournament.
