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Charles Curtis

Jon Rahm pulled an Ernie Els on his first Masters 2023 hole with an awful 4-putt

Jon Rahm Ernie Els Masters

This was not how Jon Rahm wanted to start the 2023 Masters.

The superstar golfer stepped up at his very first hole of Thursday, got to the green … and proceeded to have a putting meltdown. Specifically, he had to tap a ball three times before his fourth finally fell for a double bogey on No. 1.

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It reminded everyone of what happened to Ernie Els back in 2016. The golfer putted six — SIX — times on a hole for a nine on No. 1.

Now, if anyone can fight back from this one, it’s Rahm. But that’s a really tough hole to put yourself in right away.

 

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