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Justin Rose fires first hole-in-one in Olympic history (video)

Golf - Olympics: Day 6

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Justin Rose of Great Britain celebrates with Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela after hitting a hole in one on the fourth hole during the first round of men’s golf on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Golf Course on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

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After 112 years without golf, the Olympics needed all of one day to get a hole-in-one.

Great Britain’s Justin Rose rolled in an ace on the 191-yard fourth hole at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio on Day One of the men’s golf tournament.

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Rose is three under with a bogey and isn’t halfway done with the course. Marcus Fraser of Australia is the leader in the clubhouse at eight under.

The 36-year-old South Africa born golfer won the 2013 U.S. Open for his only major title.

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