PGA Tour pro makes 12 on par 4 to start his second round at 2025 RBC Canadian Open
PGA Tour pro makes 12 on par 4 to start his second round at 2025 RBC Canadian Open
The second round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open got underway Friday after soft conditions made for a plethora of low scores during the opening round.
France's Mathieu Pavon didn't go low Thursday, but he shot a respectable even-par 70 and had the cutline in his sights. That was until a disastrous start to his second round dropped him more than 50 spots on the leaderboard.
Pavon made a 12 on his first hole of the day — the par-4 10th — dropping him from even to 8 over before he could catch his breath.
After an errant tee shot and two attempts at a punch-out, Pavon hit three balls into the water before finally reaching the green on his 10th shot. One lag putt and a tap-in later, he wrote down 12 on his scorecard.
One would naturally think such a calamity derailed his round moving forward, but golf is not natural — it's silly. So, of course, Pavon followed up his 12 with back-to-back birdies.
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