There’s not really a sport that can humble someone quite like golf can. You can hit an absolute perfect shot and end up in the most regrettable of situations.
Just look at what happened to 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama on Thursday at Augusta National.
With Matsuyama hitting his third shot on the par-5 13th in the first round, he really couldn’t have played it better. Yet, the golf gods threw some dreadful luck Matsuyama’s way.
The ball went right off the base of the flag stick and bounced into the water off the green. He went from having his best shot of the day to battling for a double bogey on 13th.
How does that even happen? It doesn’t get unluckier than that. The double bogey dropped Matsuyama to one-over par through 13.
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