South Korean Si Woo Kim took revenge on the 238-yard 17th hole at Royal Troon by hitting the longest ace in British Open history.
It was also the first hole-in-one of the British Open on the par-3 hole.
Kim's two previous attempts to play the penultimate hole had ended in double bogey and one bogey, but he came off the tee with a birdie on the 16th hole, his first since the short eighth postage stamp, but seven strokes over par for the tournament.
He landed his tee shot in front of the green and the ball rolled up and stayed all the way to the hole.
The longest hole-in-one at the Open to date was achieved by Frank Lickliter II in 2001 with 212 yards on the fifth hole of the Royal Lytham & St Annes.
“My caddie told me, 'You better hit it hard with a 3-iron.' I did, and as soon as I hit the ball well, I saw it over the fringe (and thought), 'That must be maybe less than 20 feet,'” he said.
“Then people started yelling at me because I didn't realize the ball went in. It was unbelievable. I've made a lot of hole-in-ones in my life, maybe over ten times, but I think this is the most memorable hole-in-one because it's a major and the Open and I didn't have an easy task on the first nine holes.
“I've been feeling terrible about my shots (on the hole) the last few days. On Thursday I made the double and yesterday I made another three putts: I finally made the hole-in-one, so I think I like it now.”
After an ace, it's tradition to buy everyone drinks, but Kim wasn't aware of that. “I have to buy Korean barbecue, but this isn't my country, so I might buy fish and chips for my team,” he said.