PGA Tour star attempts shot out of water that ends in disaster
Fundamentally, golf and basketball share the same goal: Get a ball into a hole with greater accuracy than your opponent’s efforts to do the same.
And like basketball, sometimes golf has moments that just belong on “Shaqtin’ a Fool.”
Brandt Snedeker had just such a moment Thursday when he hit his tee shot on the par-3 second hole at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, into the drink to the left of the green.
But that wasn’t where things went off the rails.
The moment where everything went sideways came when he tried to hit his shot out of the water and ended up right back where he started:
Golf is hard. pic.twitter.com/wwb4geENZ3
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 22, 2018
That’s right — he had not one but two attempts with exactly the same result.
Snedeker tried to blast the ball out of the hazard, but he didn’t get good club on the ball, so it barely popped up onto the hill in front of him. It then rolled back down the hill and once again into the water.
Fans noted that Snedeker didn’t exactly hit the ball with authority, however:
https://twitter.com/KLeeKraft/status/966692518527229952
Either the ball or the club was hung up on something in the hazard, according to this fan theory, in which case Snedeker’s lucky he didn’t break his club or possibly his wrists trying to take a full swing on the ball.
The water was a problem for plenty of golfers at the Honda Classic on Thursday.
Daniel Berger took another basketball term for a great shot, the “splash,” a bit too literally when hitting out of a fairway-side water hazard, but at least he got some distance in exchange for nearly going for a swim:
Rain jacket on ✅
Pants rolled up ✅
Shoes off ✅Whatever it takes for @DanielBerger59. 💦#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/hk6C1L1j7L
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 22, 2018
As that video clearly shows, part of the reason the water hazards were so, well, hazardous was thanks to a good old Florida downpour before the day’s golfing began, making any existing body of water wider and deeper.
Justin Thomas, meanwhile, has been on fire early, leading the tournament in the first round:
.@JustinThomas34 has found his rhythm.
He leads by 2 @TheHondaClassic. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/nVqLEbC8T5
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 22, 2018
Even when he misses, Thomas is never out of the running for a chance to hole out on the next shot:
.@JustinThomas34 leads @TheHondaClassic thanks to shots like this.@QuickHits pic.twitter.com/DbxtLDqlU6
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 22, 2018
He’s been such a fan favorite that even the local waterfowl just want to get the best seats in the house to watch the master at work:
Just playing through. 🦆 pic.twitter.com/Qf4ze1Qf4S
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 22, 2018
Thomas and Berger both stood at 3 under Thursday afternoon as the course has been playing very challenging thanks to the weather.
Snedeker was miles behind at 4 over par thanks to that triple-bogey on the second hole.
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