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Alex Levy close to hole in one at British Masters

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Alex Levy's near-miss at the British Masters

Alex Levy gave a further demonstration of his par-three skills as he came within a whisker of celebrating a hole in one on the opening day of the British Masters.

Levy is already a winner this week having landed the £10,000 first prize at Tuesday night's inaugural Hero Challenge, beating seven other leading European Tour stars in an entertaining knockout contest on a specially-constructed par-three at The Grove.

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The Frenchman was finding the going a little tough in the breezy afternoon conditions on day one of the tournament proper and was one over for his round when he arrived at the 175-yard 13th.

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Alex Levy wins the Hero Challenge final against Alex Noren. The floodlit event was a new one-hole knockout contest taking place over a specially constructe

But he made a move in the right direction when he flushed his tee-shot, and his ball pitched just short of the pin and almost hopped straight into the cup after the second bounce.

Watch the video above to see just how close Levy came to making an ace on the 13th, where you have the chance to pick the hole location for the final round. Click here to vote now.

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