Jamie Donaldson scores an ace at European Tour's South Africa Open

Jamie Donaldson -- the man who clinched the winning point for Europe at the 2014 Ryder Cup in Scotland in his singles match against Keegan Bradley -- had a wide smile on Thursday.

In the first round of the European Tour's South Africa Open, Donaldson was even par for the day when he stepped up to the 173-yard, par-3 14th hole at Glendower Country Club.

And that's where he did this, to immediately move to 2 under:

Isn't it nice when you can just leave the putter in the bag?