We’ve all been there — well a bunch of us anyway.
Four-time major champ Ernie Els opened the Masters on Thursday with a 9 on the par 4 first hole after taking six putts from 3 feet. Watch the painful video below.
The 9 set the Masters record for worst score on the first hole. The previous worst score on No. 1 was an 8.
Els, 46, is a two-time Masters runner-up (2000 and 2004) and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. He’s won two U.S. Opens and two British Opens.
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