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    • Masters Meltdown: Ernie Els Takes a 9 in Augusta - Newsweek

      Missing six consecutive putts

      • Els, the South African golfer who has twice finished as the runner-up at the Augusta National and has won four majors, six-putted the first hole of his opening round at the Masters in Florida on Thursday for a quintuple bogey—missing six consecutive putts from tap-in range.
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  2. Apr 7, 2016 · Another marshal said he lost count of the putts, and the performance was so bad that the Masters' shot tracker was unable to illustrate all of Els' strokes on the first green:

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  3. Apr 7, 2016 · AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Ernie Els' par putt on the 18th hole Thursday was of the three-feet "I'll just clean this up" variety. It was uphill, fairly straight, the type of putt that a four-time major...

  4. Apr 7, 2016 · The sequence allegedly included a miss from 10 inches. Els was initially given a 10 on the scorecard, before his score was fixed hours later and changed to a nine with six, not seven puts. The...

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  5. Apr 7, 2016 · Els lost track of the number of putts he missed – all from 1 to 3 feet – on the first green. For four hours his score stood at 10 after a seven-putt hole until tournament officials told him it was actually just six putts when he went to sign his scorecard.

  6. Apr 7, 2016 · Els had a straightforward three-footer for par, and proceeded to hockey the ball around the hole six times (originally believed to be seven) for an astounding 9 -- which included a backhanded...

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  7. Oct 18, 2018 · One of Els's most humiliating moments as a professional golfer — his unfortunate six-putt from less than two feet at the 2016 Masters — had a silver lining.

  8. Apr 7, 2016 · Els, 46, a World Golf Hall of Famer who has won four major championships, six-putted the first green at Augusta National after chipping from off the green to within 3 feet for what appeared to be...

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