Rose hits historic ace, Aussie leads as golf returns to Olympics

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Britain's Justin Rose made the first hole-in-one in Olympic history Thursday as golf ended a 112-year Games absence with some dazzling shotmaking, an unheralded leader and some high-ranked also-rans. Australian Marcus Fraser, who only became an Olympian after four higher-ranked countrymen declined, fired an eight-under-par 63 for a three-stroke lead over British Open champion Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Canada's Graham DeLaet. Rose, the 2013 US Open champion who is ranked 12th, blasted his tee shot at the par-three fourth hole 188 yards into the cup for the first ace in Olympic history on a windy day at the links-style layout.

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