Golfer plays 'worst hole ever' as commenter shouts 'what are you doing'
PGA Tour rookie William Mouw endured the ‘worst hole ever’ in the second round of The Amex.
The 24-year-old was playing in only his third PGA Tour event at the Pete Dye Stadium Course. But it’s likely the 18-foot bunker on the 16th hole is set to be ingrained in his dark thoughts for the rest of his career.
Mouw came to the par-five 16th at six-under-par on what was shaping up to be a welcome round. But his mood was shattered as he carded 13 for an octuple bogey, having made three separate trips down the infamous bunker to the left of the hole.
The American was set for a healthy payday had his finish remained trouble-free. But one of the most daunting bunkers in golf claimed another victim. Mouw was in a great position off the tee but a pulled second shot to the left dropped into the bunker as he tried to make the green in two.
Mouw’s first attempt at getting out of the bunker was successful, but his overhit effort rolled into another hazard on the other side of the hole. An incredibly unfortunate, and painful, series of events followed as Mouw found himself clipping his next effort back down the 18-foot drop.
On his eighth shot of the hole, Mouw made it out of the bunker but his ninth was overhit beyond the hole and landed in another hazard which had to be navigated. One of the PGA Tour commentators even shouted: “What are you doing!?"
Mouw finally tapped in his 13th effort to bring the nightmare to an end. But the damage had already been done for the rest of the round as he finished tied in 151st place as his meltdown saw him freefall down the standing.
Fans reacted to Mouw’s dismay on social media, with one fan on X dubbed it the “worst hole ever”. A second user added: “Most relatable professional sports clip of all-time”. While a third quipped: “Yip. I have had golf days like that.”
However, Mouw’s score isn’t the worst on a single hole in PGA Tour history, with that unwanted title belonging to Tommy Armour, who hit 10 balls out of bounds as he shot 23 on the 17th hole at the 1927 Shawnee Open.