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- The South African, whose relaxed ways and smooth swing begat the nickname the Big Easy, took a 9 on the first hole Thursday in the first round at Augusta National Golf Club. That’s a quintuple-bogey. He needed six putts to hole out. It’s the worst opening-hole score in the 80 years of the Masters. Els wound up shooting 8-over-par 80.
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Apr 7, 2016 · AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Ernie Els' start to the 2016 Masters was a disaster of biblical proportions. The 46-year-old carded a 9 (Originally recorded as a 10) at Augusta National's first hole,...
- Golfdigest
Apr 7, 2016 · The South African, whose relaxed ways and smooth swing begat the nickname the Big Easy, took a 9 on the first hole Thursday in the first round at Augusta National Golf Club. That’s a...
Apr 7, 2016 · Full details. Former world number one Ernie Els carded the worst first hole in Masters history, but it was not as bad as first thought. Scoreboards showed the South African took a...
Apr 7, 2016 · The most unbelievable part of Els' nine on the scorecard is that he six-putted, and from around six feet according to The Masters' shot tracker. He made 10.
- Brendan Porath
Apr 7, 2016 · The two-time U.S. Open and British Open winner finally carded a 9 on the hole. Live scoring at the Masters initially had him as putting a 10, but later on Thursday officials conferred, and...
Apr 8, 2016 · Els just kept knocking the ball back and forth past the cup, totally bedeviled by not only the slick, treacherous greens at Augusta National, but basically a meltdown in his mental approach. He...
Apr 8, 2016 · Els needs 6 putts to make a 9 on the first hole in what was one of the most stunning moments in Masters history.