Early hole-in-one at The Open for Argentina's Grillo
[Thursday, July 18, 2019 13:34:33]Argentinian Emiliano Grillo made the first hole-in-one of the 148th Open Championship today by holing his tee shot at the par-three 13th.
HOLE-IN-ONE! @GrilloEmiliano with the 1st ace at The Open since 2016 #TheOpen
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— The Open (@TheOpen) July 18, 2019
Grillo, ranked 60th played a nine-iron from 194 yards which hit the left portion of the green before rolling straight into the cup, much to the delight of the fans at Royal Portrush.It was the first Open hole-in-one since former champion Louis Oosthuizen made one at Royal Troon in 2016.
Grillo is playing in his fourth Open.