Golf is hard. It can be even harder when you're playing one of the best links courses in the word, Royal Troon, in the British Open. South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout knows that all too well after one of his bad shots went viral during the first round on Thursday.
In case you missed it, Bezuidenhout found one of the tough green-side bunkers on the difficult par-3 eighth hole. He attempted to get the ball up on the green but instead it rolled around the bunker before dropping back in it, just a few feet from where he was standing.
Look at the path this ball took:
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee pic.twitter.com/i2HziuD10L
— Christopher Powers (@CPowers14) July 18, 2024
That just doesn't seem fair. Bezuidenhout ended up getting a double bogey on the hole.
Golf fans had lots of jokes about that shot, which was too relatable for many weekend hackers:
When you stick a penny in that big charity money box thing at the shopping centre. https://t.co/u2eRmnnaaV
— Jordan Singleton (@JordanSingleton) July 18, 2024
This was me this morning, when I realized @EACollegeFB25 drops at midnight tonight, and not at 4PM like I assumed. https://t.co/FzN1ldiwHP
— Tim Riordan (@timmymr) July 18, 2024
I started hyperventilating watching this. https://t.co/xxyHuvo3sO
— Rob 🤠 (@leaningcowboy) July 18, 2024
Nope. This happens, I’m walking straight to the car and leaving. https://t.co/E77YERDmx4
— Kendall Hineman (@coachhineman) July 19, 2024
Yup that's me. At that point I'd just leave the clubs on the course and walk away from golf for good https://t.co/VFQBAWWyKo
— Chris Palmer🇺🇸 (@CJPFirePhotos) July 18, 2024
That would be the last swing I took with that sand wedge. https://t.co/yn1Gp3hiO8
— Matt Holder (@MHolder95) July 18, 2024
Can we get a shot tracer on this, please https://t.co/AJgL46oMas
— Definitely Not Andy MD (@NotAndy211) July 18, 2024
This article was originally published on www.si.com as British Open Golfer Hit a Such a Hilariously Sad Shot, and Fans Had Jokes.
