Chip-in birdies, holed bunker shots and an ace ... all in one day in Mexico!

By Keith Jackson

Saturday at the WGC-Mexico Championship was memorable for a number of hole-outs from off the green. Here's a selection of the best ...

One of the features of the first World Golf Championship event to be played in Mexico has been the number of shots holed from off the green, and there was a seemingly never-ending stream of hole-outs in the third round.

Several players in the elite field at Chapultepec have made big strides up the leaderboard this week without the need to use a putter, and Saturday was a prime example of sublime shot-making from around the greens.

Ryder Cup star Rafa Cabrera Bello chipped in for one unlikely birdie and then found the bottom of the cup from a bunker later in his round, while Phil Mickelson's adventurous opening hole ended with an almost-inevitable pitch-in for a birdie-three.

Image: Justin Thomas' amazing ace capped an entertaining day in Mexico

Hideto Tanihara also demonstrated his ability from the sand, and Hong Open Open champion Sam Brazel and Scotland's Russell Knox were also on target with a wedge in hand, although Danny Willett was past caring when his bunker escape dropped in the hole!

The highlight, of course, was the remarkable "slam dunk" hole-in-one for the red-hot Justin Thomas which capped one of the most entertaining days since the inception of the WGC.

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Watch the video above to see a prime collection of hole-outs at the WGC-Mexico Championship ...

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