Watch English golf star John Parry nail amazing first hole in one of The Open sparking wild celebrations on tee box

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.

Sky SportsJohn Parry bagged a hole in one on the par 3 13th[/caption]

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Sky SportsHe was congratulated by his playing partner Justin Leonard[/caption]

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.

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.

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.