A 15-year-old Wollongong school student who turned down a trial with Manchester United wrote a remarkable chapter in Australian golfing history when he fired a hole-in-one in his first round of a professional tournament.

Teenage prodigy Thomas Heaton, who is already the club champion at The Australian and Wollongong golf clubs, aced the 144-metre second at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club in Sydney's west during the opening round of the NSW Open on Thursday.

Thomas Heaton consults with his caddy. Credit:AAP

The Woonona-raised, self-confessed Everton and Tim Cahill fanatic had to go to bed at half-time of the Socceroos' gripping World Cup qualification win over Honduras on Wednesday night in order to rise before 4am and make his 6.45am tee time.

And having hit off as part of the first group on the course, the amateur ensured his name would be one to remember for years to come, dunking his nine-iron with just his fifth shot in a professional tournament.