Justin Rose made history at the Rio 2016 Games today. The Great Britain golfer became the first player in history to record a hole-in-one at the Olympic Games in the first round of the men's tournament at the Olympic Golf Course.

The Englishman was was one under par when he came to the par three fourth and hit a tee shot which flew 191 yards to land in the cup. The remarkable shot was the highlight of Thursday as golf returned to the Olympic Games after a 112-year absence.  

Rose gets a high-five from Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas (Photo: Getty Images/Ross Kinnaird)

A delighted Rose reacted to the incredible achievement with glee, raising his arms in the air as Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas congratulated him. Rose climbed up the leaderboard to three under par in the first round, one ahead of Team GB team-mate Danny Willett.

Brazilian gets the historic ball rolling

Earlier in the day the first Olympic golf ball struck since 1904 was hit by the lone Brazilian in the men's field. The International Golf Federation tapped into what few Olympic roots it has Monday by selecting Adilson da Silva to tee off first at Rio 2016. Brazil was guaranteed at least one player as the host nation, though da Silva qualified on his own through the world ranking.

Rio 2016 men's individual stroke play schedule results

Joining da Silva in the opening threesome will be Graham DeLaet of Canada, which IGF President Peter Dawson referred to as the "defending champion" at the Olympics Games. George Lyon of Canada won the gold medal at the St. Louis Games in 1904 against a field of 74 Americans and three Canadians.