Justin Rose makes first hole-in-one in Olympic history

Justin Rose made Olympic history on Thursday, making the first hole-in-one in Olympic golf competition in Rio de Janeiro.

The Brit made the ace on the 191-yard fourth hole on the Gil Hanse-designed Olympic golf course. The ball landed about 10 feet short of the cup, rolling in for a 1 on the scorecard.

As it turns out, Rose had to credit his caddie, Mark Fulcher, with getting him the right stick for the shot.

“I was going to hit 8-iron, and he told me 7-iron and I went with him for a change, worked out,” Rose said after the round of 4-under 67.

Rose wasn’t sure if the ball had gone in the hole, but he figured he had it from the crowd reaction.

“It was one of those, almost like an infinity edge where the pin wasn’t where the cup sets and where the back edge falls off the green,” he said. “So it was either in or it was off the back edge.”

This week marks golf’s return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence, dating back to the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis.

Marcus Fraser leads on Day 1 of the four-day, 72-hole event at 8 under par.