Golfer takes 16 at par 4

[Shaggy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/13092502.stm

American Kevin Na set an unwanted PGA Tour record when he needed 16 shots on a par-four hole at the Texas Open.

The 27-year-old carded the 16 at the ninth - the highest score on a par four since PGA Tour records for scorecards began in 1983.

Na's first-round 80 leaves him on eight over, 13 strokes behind leaders JJ Henry and Stewart Cink.

"One bad hole can basically shoot you out of the tournament. That's what I just did," said Na.

Na's problems started when fired his tee shot into the woods at the 474 yard par-four ninth at the TPC San Antonio.

He found the ball and declared an unplayable lie and returned to the tee only to then hit deep right into the woods again.

His fourth shot hit a tree and the ball ricocheted onto his trouser leg, costing him a two shot penalty.

Na eventually hit six shots in the woods, trying to get out of the trees, before he finally found the rough and played from there to the fringe of the green.

He would have been one shot off the lead had he a achieved a par on the hole.

Na's agony was compunded by the fact he had agreed to wear a microphone for the Golf Channel during his round.

In a conversation after the hole, Na and his caddie were heard trying to decipher how many shots he had taken. The discussion went:

Caddie: "I have no idea what you have."

Na: "How are we going to count all the shots?"

Caddie: "I have no idea."

Na: "I can't keep track."

Caddie: "They have it on tape so they can go back and count it."

Na was also heard complaining about the number of rocks which provided him with obstacles after he missed the fairway, although he did see the funny side of his horror hole.

He added: "My hand is numb, I hit so many rocks in there. Did you see how many rocks I hit? I have never hit that many rocks in my life."

He continued with a laugh: "I think I made somewhere between a 10 and a 15, but somewhere closer to a 15."

His caddie advised: "Next time I say 'let's go back to the tee', let's go back to the tee!"

Initially scored as a 15 then changed on review, the score is one of the worst on the PGA Tour, with only John Daly's 18 on a par five during the 1998 Bay Hill Invitational higher since 1983.

"I wish I went back and re-teed it again and I might have made eight," added Na. "That's four over. That's what, even par or something?

"I mean it's a lot of what ifs and what could have beens. The only thing I can do is learn from this and hopefully it doesn't happen again."

But Na recovered to score three under in the final nine holes and was pleased with how he bounced back.

"I feel like I'm playing somewhat decent and it was one shot - actually two, but one that started the whole thing and it was one bad hole and that's what's crazy about this game," he told the PGA Tour website.

"One bad hole can basically shoot you out of the tournament. That's what I just did.

"I think I handled myself pretty well. I hit a lot of good shots and didn't make another bogey afterwards. It just shows you how well I took it."

Watch Na's nightmare hole on the PGA Tour website: http://www.pgatour.com/video/r/highl...our/index.html

[PTP]

brilliant conversation between the caddie and player haha

[Assassin]

Na was smiling and the caddy was grim faced at the realisation he was humping the golf bag around and not getting paid for it

[Leyton388]

I can beat that. I once did a 20 on the first hole at Aintree which is a par 4 LOL

[Shaggy]

Haha

Mate of mine once had a 25/27 on the par 5 9th at Chesterfield GC. I say 25/27 as to this day there is still some conjecture about what he actually scored. He still defiantly claims it was a 25 We were only about 14/15 at the time and us other two were pissing ourselves at him. He was crying. I made a 5 .

[Buzzo]

Na was smiling and the caddy was grim faced at the realisation he was humping the golf bag around and not getting paid for it

Yeah, the guy seemed pretty chirpy about scoring the worst hole in the history of golf. Why the **** did he try and play out of those trees...! Madness.

[MrMichael]

Shooting an 80 when he was 12 over on one hole really isn't bad at all, sounds like otherwise he was having a pretty good round.

[Pablo]

I can beat that. I once did a 20 on the first hole at Aintree which is a par 4 LOL

It's a par 5 but that's still utter, utter ****e

[MrMichael]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWTXoNzuk8c"]YouTube - Kevin Na finds trouble, cards a 16 in Round 1 of Valero Texas Open (2011)[/ame]

[davegrady1]

wow that's a good effort, makes us ams feel a bit better know that pros can hit crazy scores on holes too sometimes. Glad we only play to 10 with my mates otherwise id prob get a few scores like that too.

[Muddled]

What's this about a 'nightmare' hole? Reads the norm to me.

Apart from I usually get to the green in four, then ten putt.

[davegrady1]

What's this about a 'nightmare' hole? Reads the norm to me.

Apart from I usually get to the green in four, then ten putt.

yea the guy just entered himself into the wrong competition

Im the same, funny how the belting the ball is the easier part and then when it comes to being gentle and just a little tap required it becomes much more difficult

[Shaggy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/15670246.stm

John Daly quits after hitting six balls into lake

American golfer John Daly has made an embarrassing exit from the Australian Open after walking off the course part way through the first round.

Two-time major winner Daly quit after hitting six balls into the water from the 11th tee at The Lakes Golf Club.

The American then shook hands with playing partner Craig Parry before walking off the course.

"I would say this is the last time we see John Daly at this tournament," said tournament director Trevor Herden.

Daly, 45, also walked off during his second round at the Austrian Open at Atzenbrugg in late September following a rules infringement. On a previous visit to the Australian Open in 2008, he smashed a spectator's camera.

On this occasion, he was penalised two shots at the 10th hole for hitting the wrong ball out of a bunker, leaving him seven over for the round approaching the 11th.

Daly later tweeted: "When you run out of balls, you run out of balls. Yes I shook my playing partner's hands and signed my card with [the] rules official."

But Herden said running out of golf balls was no excuse for quitting in the middle of a round.

He added: "If you run out of golf balls and are acting in a professional manner, you would call the course officials and we would replenish his stock."

Daly, nicknamed 'Wild Thing', continues to attract invitations to tournaments around the world despite failing to win a title since 2004.

The big-hitting American won the 1991 US PGA Championship in Carmel, Indiana after finding out he would be playing just the day before the tournament.

He won the Open Championship in 1995 and has rarely been out of the headlines since - as much for his struggles with alcohol, gambling and relationship problems as for his golf.

The PGA of Australia said it had withdrawn Daly's invitation to the 24-27 November Australian PGA Championship at Coolum and said he would receive no appearance fee for either tournament.

"The PGA does not need this kind of behaviour tarnishing the achievements of other players and the reputation of our tournaments. John is not welcome at Coolum," Australian PGA chief executive Brian Thorburn said.

[Fivex]

I did the same the other month. Went through about 12 balls - no water involved though.

[RichC]

surely we've all picked up a ball on a hole at somepoint when you've lost a few and still nowhere near the green