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Jonathan Thompson makes GIANT leap into golf's history books as 6ft 9in Yorkshireman scores a hole in one to make the cut at The Open Jonathan Thomson recreated golf history with a marvellous hole in one on Friday The Yorkshire giant made his ace on the 162-yard 16th hole at Sandwich, Kent That shot guaranteed that the 25-year-old would make the cut for the weekend Thomson battled leukemia as a child and will now be among the biggest names
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Yorkshire giant Jonathan Thomson recreated a piece of golfing history when he scored a hole in one to guarantee making The Open cut.
The 25-year-old from Sheffield, who stands 6ft 9in, made his ace on the 162-yard par three 16th, the ball rolling in after pitching on the greenside bank.
It was at this very spot in 1967 that Tony Jacklin made the first hole in one ever televised, at the Dunlop Masters event. The short hole is also well-remembered from the 2003 Open, as it is
