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Thomas Pieters smashes drive onto the green of 400-yard hole at the Dunhill Links

The young Belgian that burst onto the scene at the Olympics and with Rory at the Ryder Cup hits it FAR.

By Kyle Robbins
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Day One Photo by Ian Walton/General Mills via Getty Images

Since his fourth-place showing at the Olympics, Thomas Pieters has been one of the hottest golfers in the world. He won the Made In Denmark and finished second in the Czech Master to help propel him into the Ryder Cup for Europe — where he starred along side Rory McIlroy to create dynamic partnership of young bombers.

Today, in the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, he’s picking up right where he left off with Rory at Hazeltine.

Here’s the 24-year-old Illinois alum smashing a drive 400 YARDS on to the putting surface.

This man will win one of the next eight major championships. Please don’t @ me.

Tommy Pete (I will force this nickname until it sticks) sits at 2-under par after Round 1 of the tournament that sees competitors play the opening three rounds at Carnoustie, Kingsbarns, and the Old Course at St. Andrews. Alex Noren leads after firing a flaming-hot, 8-under 64 at Carnoustie.

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