A hole-in-one for England’s John Parry catapulted him onto the leaderboard on day three of The Open at Royal Portrush.
A hole-in-one for England’s John Parry catapulted him onto the leaderboard on day three of The Open at Royal Portrush.
The 38-year-old’s tee shot at the 199-yard 13th took three bounces before disappearing into the hole.
Parry, playing in only his second Open after a debut in 2022, started on the cut-mark at one over and was not really going anywhere in his round with just one birdie on the front nine getting him to level par.
Magic on 13.
It’s a hole-in-one for John Parry. pic.twitter.com/uNw5j9JMyP
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2025
However, a birdie at the 532-yard 12th proved the spark he needed and his ace – the first of the tournament – at the next was followed by a 13-foot birdie at the 15th.
That moved the Yorkshireman, a team-mate of Rory McIlroy at the 2007 Walker Cup, into the top 10 on four under.
He was to drop a shot at the last but Parry was happy with his round.
“It was a great day and an experience I won’t forget and making a hole in one,” he said of his sweetly-struck eight-iron.
“I think I’ve had about 10 (holes-in-one) but definitely the best, best one.”
