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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
The Open golf star suffers a meltdown and takes FOUR shots to escape a bunker and cards 10 at hole No4 at Royal Portrush
ROYAL Portrush claimed a scalp when Shaun Norris needed FOUR shots to escape a bunker. The South African went out of bounds from the tee on the fourth hole in the second round of The 153rd Open. 2 Shaun Norris during Friday's second round Credit: Getty 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. READ MORE ON THE OPEN 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. Most read in Golf CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 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." Awkward moment fart noise stuns Open commentators into silence before pair burst out laughing The Open 2025 ONE of the most anticipated Opens in years is finally here. Can THE OPEN 2025 LIVE - Follow all the latest updates from Royal Portrush TIPS AND FREE BETS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW... The Open 2025 schedule and tee times TOP STORIES... 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. 2 The map of his hole makes for grim reading Credit: The Open 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
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
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 needed four attempts to escape the sand, and ended up taking 10 strokes on a par 4 FOUR-MIDABLE The Open golf star suffers a meltdown and takes FOUR shots to escape a bunker and cards 10 at hole No4 at Royal Portrush Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ROYAL Portrush claimed a scalp when Shaun Norris needed FOUR shots to escape a bunker. The South African went out of bounds from the tee on the fourth hole in the second round of The 153rd Open. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Shaun Norris during Friday's second round Credit: Getty 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. READ MORE ON THE OPEN OPEN MINDED Golf star who is Buddhist monk tearing it up at Open thanks to Zen-like focus 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. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 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." Awkward moment fart noise stuns Open commentators into silence before pair burst out laughing Another said: "From level par to 6 over in the blink of an eye. Links golf in a nutshell." Tiger Woods famously hit an atrocious ten at the 2020 Masters - the worst score of his career. The American superstar dumped three balls in the water at the 155-yard par 3 12th. 2 The map of his hole makes for grim reading Credit: The Open
The Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
The Open golf star suffers a meltdown and takes FOUR shots to escape a bunker and cards 10 at hole No4 at Royal Portrush
ROYAL Portrush claimed a scalp when Shaun Norris needed FOUR shots to escape a bunker. The South African went out of bounds from the tee on the fourth hole in the second round of The 153rd Open. 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. 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. 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." Another said: "From level par to 6 over in the blink of an eye. Links golf in a nutshell." Tiger Woods famously hit an atrocious ten at the 2020 Masters - the worst score of his career. The American superstar dumped three balls in the water at the 155-yard par 3 12th. 2 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
