If you’re going out to play golf this holiday weekend, try not to do what Kelly Kraft did on Friday. During the first round of the Dell Technologies Championship, the 28-year-old shot himself in the foot when he made a 12 (!) on the par-5 second hole at TPC Boston. Ironically, he withdrew after 14 holes citing a right foot injury, according to PGA Tour officials.
After a routine up-and-down par on the first hole, Kraft hooked his tee shot badly into the trees on the second. He managed to hit a decent recovery lay up, but it all went downhill from there.
He hit his third in the water and followed that up with a series of bad shots, penalties and even snuck in a missed putt from five feet. Once the dust settled, it went the card as a septuple-bogey 12, the highest score ever recorded in FedEx Cup playoff history.
Here’s a complete breakdown of the disaster:
Shot 1: 237 yds to unknown, 311 yds to hole
Shot 2: 146 yds to right rough, 166 yds to hole
Shot 3: 155 yds to water, 36 ft 7 in. to hole
Shot 4: Penalty
Drop in right fairway, 85 yds to hole
Shot 5: 98 yds to native area, 38 ft 2 in. to hole
Shot 6: 3 in. to native area, 38 ft 0 in. to hole
Shot 7: Penalty
Drop in right fairway, 85 yds to hole
Shot 8: 71 yds to water, 44 ft 0 in. to hole
Shot 9: Penalty
Drop in right fairway, 85 yds to hole
Shot 10: 86 yds to green, 5 ft 5 in. to hole
Shot 11: putt 8 ft 9 in., 3 ft 3 in. to hole
Shot 12: in the hole
Kraft entered the week at no. 64 in the FedEx Cup standings. With the WD, there’s a chance the 2011 U.S. Amateur champion may not advance to next week (top-70).
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