Rory McIlroy hits 'impossible' shot despite first round struggles at Phoenix Open

    By Jack Bantock, CNN

    Updated 1151 GMT (1951 HKT) February 10, 2023

    As CNN looks back at the highs of the 2022 golf season, where better to start than possibly the highest shot of the year? In February, Jordan Spieth quite literally played like his life depended on it,<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/07/golf/jordan-spieth-cliff-shot-golf-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank"> hitting a shot from the edge of a 70-foot cliff face</a> at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
    Photos: The best golf moments of 2022
    As CNN looks back at the highs of the 2022 golf season, where better to start than possibly the highest shot of the year? In February, Jordan Spieth quite literally played like his life depended on it, hitting a shot from the edge of a 70-foot cliff face at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
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    Sam Ryder sent the TPC Scottsdale crowds into raptures after sinking a hole-in-one at the WM Phoenix Open in February.
    Photos: The best golf moments of 2022
    Sam Ryder sent the TPC Scottsdale crowds into raptures after sinking a hole-in-one at the WM Phoenix Open in February.
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