John Parry Hits First Hole-in-one At This Year's Open Championship With Spectacular Shot

John Parry deed nan first hole-in-one astatine The Open during nan 3rd information connected Saturday astatine Royal Portrush. 

Parry, 38, deed an 8-iron connected nan 192-yard 13th hole. The shot landed connected nan green, took a mates of bounces and went consecutive into nan hole. 

Parry took his chapeau disconnected and embraced Justin Leonard, whom he was playing with, successful celebration. 

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John Parry of England reacts connected nan 18th greenish during Day Three of The 153rd Open Championship astatine Royal Portrush Golf Club connected July 19, 2025, successful Portrush, Northern Ireland.  (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

The English golfer guessed that it was "about" nan 10th hole-in-one of his career. 

"Definitely nan champion one, 100%," Parry said.

Parry said he felt his changeable "was going to beryllium close" aft he deed it.

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John Parry of England shakes hands pinch his caddie connected nan 18th greenish during Day Three of nan 153rd Open Championship astatine Royal Portrush Golf Club connected July 19, 2025, successful Portrush, Northern Ireland.  (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

"I did deed a really bully changeable for once, truthful it was rather nice. It was rather a comfortable changeable wherever I knew I had a large model to onshore nan shot in," Parry said, according to the Open's website.

"It was either going to transportation short, deed nan downslope and provender down aliases - it went successful a spot stronger than I thought it would from that region for what nine I hit. But I felt for illustration it was going to beryllium close."

Emiliano Grillo deed a hole-in-one connected nan aforesaid spread erstwhile The Open was astatine Royal Portrush six years ago. 

Parry's hole-in-one was nan 31st astatine The Open since 1981.

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England's John Parry lines up a putt connected nan 2nd greenish during nan 3rd information of nan British Open play title astatine nan Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Saturday, July 19, 2025.  (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

Parry is 3-under for nan tourney wide aft he changeable a four-under-par 67 connected Saturday. 

"It was a awesome day. Obviously nan benignant of acquisition you get making a hole-in-one - nan ambiance was perfectly amazing," Parry said aft nan information via The Open's website.

At nan clip of this writing, Scottie Scheffler is starring nan awesome tourney astatine 12-under par. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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