IRVING, Texas -- As if playing in his first PGA TOUR event -- and making the cut -- wasn't enough, 17-year-old Scottie Scheffler made his weekend at the HP Byron Nelson Championship even more memorable.

Scheffler, the top-ranked junior amateur player from Dallas, thrilled his hometown fans with a hole-in-one at the second hole, which is playing at 218 yards in Saturday's third round.

"It's pretty lucky to have a hole-in-one," said Scheffler, who shot a 1-under 69 Saturday that leaves him at 2 under for the tournament.

Scheffler used a 5-iron to record the first ace in this event since 2012, when J.J. Henry aced the fifth hole in the final round.

"I was in between 5 and 4," said Scheffler, who was encouraged to use the 5-iron by his caddie, his sister Callie. "... I hit it pretty solid and it landed up on top, rolled in."

The junior amateur started his round off the 10th tee. He was 3 over for the day and 2 over for the tournament when he stepped onto the tee box at the second hole. The ace moved him to even par for the tournament.

"Really unexpected," Scheffler said. "At that point, my day wasn't going very well, but that helped out a bit."

Scheffler is trying to follow in the footsteps of Dallas native Jordan Spieth, who tied for 16th at the HP Byron Nelson four years ago at the age of 16. Scheffler, like Spieth back then, was still a high schooler and is planning to attend the University of Texas.

Scheffler is the fourth amateur to record a hole-in-one at a PGA TOUR event since 1983.

ACES BY AMATEURS ON TOUR SINCE 1983