Who is Maxwell Moldovan? Meet the American who holed out for eagle on 1st hole at US Open
Who is Maxwell Moldovan? Meet the 23-year-old American who did the unthinkable with his first approach shot at the 2025 US Open at Oakmont.
Maxwell Moldovan raced out the blocks in the first round of the 2025 US Open at Oakmont by holing out his second shot for eagle on the par-4 1st.
Moldovan, 23, found the opening fairway and then sunk his approach shot from 189 yards.
The American landed his ball just short of the green and he read the slope perfectly for an eagle-two.
He has since dropped back on the leaderboard but his opening hole feat in the first round of the US Open most certainly marks a career highlight.
Scroll down to watch what will potentially end up being a shot of the week contender.
Moldovan is making his fourth straight appearance in the US Open despite not being a household name on the PGA Tour.
He primarily plays his golf on the PGA Tour Americas.
Moldvan won his first pro title in early April at the Brazil Open.
But since then he has recorded just one top-10 finish in his last five starts.
Moldovan is ranked 536th in the world.
Here's Moldovan holing out for eagle on the par-4 1st at the 2025 US Open:
We have an early contender for shot of the day, and potentially shot of the championship!
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 12, 2025
An EAGLE 🦅 has landed for Maxwell Moldovan on 1. pic.twitter.com/YDqMdQwu67
Moldvan was born on 22 February 2002.
He is from Uniontown in Ohio.
Moldovan attended Green High School where he was a two-time OHSAA Div.1 individual champion.
After attending high school he then represented Ohio State Buckeyes where he won four tournaments on the season.
He was also a multiple-time All-American.
Moldovan then won the 2019 Ohio Amateur.
Then two years later he etched his name on the 2021 South Amateur trophy.
Moldovan qualified for first career major at the 2022 US Open, but he missed the cut that week at Brookline.
2022 was still a great year for Moldovan, however, as he won three amateur titles at the Nexus Collegiate, Southern Individual and Robert Kepler Intercollegiate.
Moldvan then qualified for the 2023 US Open at Los Angeles CC and he made the cut but finished in last place in 65th.
The American won another amateur title in 2023 at the NCAA Auburn Regional.
A year later he turned professional and he qualified again for the US Open at Pinehurst but would miss the cut for a second time.
Moldovan is now competing in his fourth straight US Open at Oakmont Country Club this week.
He's off to a fast start, but can he keep it going?
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