The Open golf star suffers a meltdown and takes FOUR shots to escape a bunker and cards 10 at hole No4 at Royal Portrush
The South African went out of bounds from the tee on the fourth hole in the second round of The 153rd Open.
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Shaun Norris during Friday's second round
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So that saw him take three off the tee.
He then hit his third stroke into a fairway bunker.
The poor fellow needed four attempts to escape the sand, when he eventually found the fairway.
But he came up short and left on the approach to the green to find the rough and then chipped on before tapping in a simple putt.
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So Norris ended up taking
TEN
strokes on the par 4.
He was +1 for the tournament before starting the hole.
He walked off the green at +7 and in serious danger of missing the cut.
But somehow he did recover his composure and went on to birdie the next hole.
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Golf fans watching the action unfold, though, took to social media with their reaction to the
SEXTUPLE
bogey.
One wrote: "If this isn't the most Open Championship coded thing ever then I'd be hard pressed to find what is. I present Shaun Norris's scorecard from the 4th hole."
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Another said: "From level par to 6 over in the blink of an eye. Links golf in a nutshell."
The American superstar dumped three balls in the water at the 155-yard par 3 12th.
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The map of his hole makes for grim reading
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Shaun Norris' nightmare hole
Shot 1: 264yds to Out of Bounds, 250yds to pin
Shot 2: Penalty incurred
Shot 2: Drops ball to Tee, 498yds to pin
Shot 3: 266yds to Fairway Bunker, 233yds to pin
Shot 4: 0yds to Fairway Bunker, 232yds to pin
Shot 5: 0yds to Fairway Bunker, 231yds to pin
Shot 6: 0yds to Fairway Bunker, 232yds to pin
Shot 7: 39yds to Fairway, 196yds to pin
Shot 8: 173yds to Rough, 23yds to pin
Shot 9: 21yds to Green, 7ft. 5in. to pin
Shot 10: Ball Holed: Sextuple bogey
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