( CNN ) -- Talk about going from ecstasy to agony . Welsh golfer Stuart Manley thought he won a new Mercedes when he struck a hole in one at the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne . The world No . 346 celebrated wildly and even patted the car -- which was on display . But then Manley was told the car only went to those who hit a hole in one in the fourth and final round and he slumped to an 11 on his ensuing hole , the fourth . `` It 's the highest high and then the lowest low I 've ever experienced on a golf course , '' Manley told the tournament website . `` I thought the car was mine , and with the crowd , all the hype , I was just buzzing . The adrenaline was pumping so much . `` Then I found out about the car and go and have an 11 . `` I kept asking my caddie , 'How many shots is that now ? ' I actually thought it was a 10 but I was not going to argue , because my head was pretty fried at that point . '' Despite the disastrous fourth , Manley managed to finish the round at one-over 72 and stands at two under , total , entering play Sunday . `` If somebody had told me I would 've finished on two under at the end of the day after taking an 11 , I would have taken it , '' he said . `` I did n't know whether to laugh or cry at that point , but you 've just got to pick yourself up and get on with it . `` I wo n't forget this day for a while . '' Jason Day -- who lost eight of his relatives in the deadly typhoon in the Philippines this month -- led on home soil , one shot better than Denmark 's Thomas Bjorn . Manley was tied for eighth , seven shots adrift . Australia also leads the team standings , with the U.S. one shot behind .
Welsh golfer Stuart Manley hits a hole in one at the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne . Photograph: Julian Smith/AAP Image caption But the car only goes to those who hit a hole in one in the fourth and final round . A disappointed Manley then hits an 11 on the par-4 fourth and finishes with a 72 .