England's Justin Rose recorded the first hole-in-one in Olympic history Thursday at Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro when, using a 7-iron, his ball landed 10 feet short of the hole and rolled up and in on the par-3 191-yard fourth hole.
Justin Rose has just hit the 1st hole in one in history at the Games! #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/l5UPerPFdH
— William Hill Betting (@WillHillBet) August 11, 2016
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Playing alongside Rickie Fowler, Rose moved to 3 under for the tournament after the historic shot.
All smiles for Justin Rose.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 11, 2016
His ace on No. 4 was the first hole-in-one in modern #OlympicGolf history. pic.twitter.com/sFaeVAII2o
Rose and Masters winner Danny Willett are trying to capture gold for England. They are both in red numbers early in Round 1.