Watch English golf star John Parry nail amazing first hole in one of The Open sparking wild celebrations on tee box
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AN ENGLISHMAN nailed an incredible first hole in one of The Open - sparking wild celebrations on the tee box.
John Parry, 38, teed it up with an eight iron on the 192-yard par 3 13th in the third round on Saturday.
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John Parry bagged a hole in one on the par 3 13th
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He tee shot pitch in front of the hole and rolled in
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He was congratulated by his playing partner Justin Leonard
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His shot pitched just in front of the hole and flew straight in the hole after a couple of bounces.
And when the ball disappeared into the cup, the crowd at Portrush went crazy.
Parry whipped his hat off in delight 192 yards further back before high-fiving and hugging playing partner Justin Leonard.
He then soaked up the adulation from both caddies and the celebrating audience behind the tee on what is deemed the seventh-hardest hole on the golf course.
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Parry said: "I did hit a really good shot for once, so it was quite nice.
"It was quite a comfortable shot where I knew I had a big window to land the ball in.
"It went in a bit stronger than I thought it would from that distance for what club I hit. But I felt like it was going to be close."
Parry's ace continued a great year for the popular Yorkshireman.
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He won three times on the second-tier HotelPlanner Tour last year to regain a place among the big guns on the DP World Tour.
And Parry then ended a 14-year wait for a second victory at the top level by winning the Mauritius Open.
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The Harrogate golfer also clocked up a runner-up finish at the Alfred Dunhill Championship and qualified for just his second Open from the European money list.
Parry is a bit of a late bloomer.
He was hailed as a potential superstar when he played alongside future Major champions Rory McIlroy and Danny Willett at the 2007 Walker Cup - the amateur equivalent of the Ryder Cup.
His only regret will be that the Majors do not offer prizes for a hole in one - unlike last week's Scottish Open.
Colombian golfer Nico Echavarria won a £70,000 car, a Genesis GV 60, for acing the sixth hole at the Renaissance Club.
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