14 October 2011 Last updated at 12:34 ET

Registered blind golfer Peter Osborne hits hole-in-one

Peter Osborne hit the hole-in-one at the par-3 14th hole

A registered blind man who hit his first hole-in-one during a Fife golf tournament said his partners thought the ball had landed in a bunker.

Peter Osborne, 46, a member of the Scottish Disability Golf Partnership (SDGP), hit the ace at Balbirnie Park Golf Club in Glenrothes, Fife.

The shot came during a series of challenge matches on Thursday between SDGP players and members of the club.

Mr Osborne sank the hole-in-one at the par-3 14th hole.

He said he was sure he had hit a good shot with his five-iron but others in the group thought the ball disappeared into the front bunker.

Mr Osborne, from Carnforth, Lancashire, uses a yellow ball which he can see better.

He said: "Seeing no sign of the ball we searched around thinking it had got a sideways bounce.

"One of my playing partners checked the hole just in case and there it was at the bottom of the cup, my yellow Titleist golf ball.

"I've never done that before and the strange thing was, that not only couldn't I see the result but neither could our group of golfers as the green was elevated and the ball simply disappeared over the edge of the hill."

'Great experience'

John Murray, Mr Osborne's guide and also a member of the Balbirnie club, said: "I've only been guiding the blind and vision-impaired players for a few years and I couldn't be more pleased for Peter. What a great experience.

"Although the ground was very wet underfoot, the course was bathed all day in glorious sunshine and we also enjoyed the wee nip of malt that Peter produced at the 19th."

More than 20 golfers played the match which was won by Balbirnie 4-2, meaning the cup will remain on display at the club.

A donation was made by the SDGP to John Fergus School in Glenrothes which provides educational care for children with severe and complex learning difficulties.

Mr Osborne is originally from South Shields, Tyne and Wear. His grandfather on his father's side is Scottish.

He is a member of the Team Scotland squad which narrowly lost to England in the recent Auld Enemies Ryder Cup tournament, in which he won two out of his three games.