Crazy scenes after Shane Lowry ace at the Players Championship

Shane Lowry has electrified the Players Championship after becoming just the 10th person ever to hit a hole-in-one on the infamous 17th hole at Sawgrass in Florida.

Lowry faced-up on the 'Island Green' - one of the most iconic and difficult holes in golf - at -2 following a day marred by bad weather.

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And Lowry sent the crowd into a frenzy after his tee shot landed a few metres past the pin, before rolling back to create history.

Lowry appeared to be in just as much shock as the crowd as he high-fived those around him as the crowd went nuts.

Smiling from ear-to-ear, Lowry eventually retrieved his ball before sending it into the crowd during hiis celebrations.

Lowry now has a hole-in-one on the 17th at Sawgrass and the 16th at Augusta, two of the most iconic holes in golf.

'Drinks on me, unbelievable feeling," Lowry posted on social media after the day's play.

In no surprise, the hole proved to be more troublesome for others as Patton Kizzire produced an all-time shank.

Kizzire lined-up his tee shot, but shanked the shot and sent the ball quite some distance to the right of the island.

"This hole just does things to players that no other hole in golf will do," the commentator said, following Kizzire's shot.

"Absolutely incredible."

Aussie Cam Smith in hunt at Players Championship

Cameron Smith has thrust himself into contention for the biggest win of his career, despite bad weather taking hold of the Players Championship.

Smith will return for a monster Monday (Tuesday AEDT) finish in a tie for seventh, trailing surprise leader Anirban Lahiri by three shots with seven and a bit holes remaining in his third round.

Ferocious wind and rain that has plagued the tour's flagship event from the outset forced most players to complete their second rounds on Sunday before even starting their third rounds at TPC Sawgrass.

When the horn sounded to signal the suspension of the marathon day's play under darkness, Lahiri found himself atop the leaderboard on his own at nine under par through 11 holes.

Ranked 322nd in the world and showing no form coming into the $US20 million ($A27 million) tournament, the Indian underdog had five birdies on the front nine of his third round, then another on the par-5 11th immediately before the stoppage.

Lahiri was one stroke ahead of Americans Tom Hoge and Harold Varner III, who'd both played nine holes.

Fellow American Sam Burns and Englishman Paul Casey reached the turn at seven under before play was halted, while Colombian Sabastian Munoz was on the same number through 14 holes.

Playing in the same group as Lahiri, Smith was at six under and opted not to putt out on No.11 under fading light.

Leading the tour for putts from four to eight foot, Smith is the only player from the world's top 10 on the leaderboard.

with AAP

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