A former World No. 1 player has shot himself out of the Augusta National and Masters Tournament on the very first hole.
Ernie Els six-putted – yep, SIX- on the way to a quintuple-bogey 9, the highest score ever on the 445-yard hole known as “Tea Olive.” No one had ever posted higher than an 8.
Some would call it painful to watch.
What made the scene even more surreal, Els’ first putt was a mere 2-footer for par, and his longest attempt was just 4 feet, the ball rolling back and forth past the cup in a scene that would’ve made even a weekend duffer cringe.
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Then, with his frustration boiling over, the Big Easy carelessly missed from less than a foot with a sloppy one-handed swat.
Twitter users were quick to respond to Els’ less-than-stellar performance.
With files from Global News’ Tania Kohut