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The stress of the US Open has even seasoned players standing on their toes. Multiple practice rounds are being held to help the players give their best on the course.

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And as if the major championship wasn?t stressful enough in itself, imagine what happens when a player lose the most important equipment to fare at the championship, i.e. their golf clubs. This is exactly what happened with a DP World Tour pro at the ongoing tournament!

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DP World Tour Pro loses golf bag before US Open

European Tour Pro David Horsey, who resides in England, traveled to the LACC with British Airways and had to face a situation that is any golfer?s nightmare when the airline misplaced his club bag! Adding insult to injury, the airlines took more than three days to recover his bag, and went on to deliver it to him just in the nick of time. On the morning of 15th June, Horsey shared the update on his Twitter account. Sharing a picture of his club bag he wrote ? ?Better late than never?more than 3 days it took @British Airways to get my clubs to me. Good job it?s only a small event this week? #USOpen #LACC?

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David used this occasion to troll the airlines with his witty sarcasm.

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The English player who turned pro in 2007 after representing Great Britain and Ireland at the?Walker Cup, has had a sustainable career till now. Although he is yet to win a major PGA Tour championship, he had a successful career as an amateur. In 2010 he made his first massive victory on the European Tour at the BMW International Open. Following that he won three times in 2011, 2014, and 2015.

David Horsey is playing at the US Open after 14 years

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During the final round for his US Open qualification, David shot a 65. This is his first US Open since 2009. The last time he appeared at the event was 14 years ago. No wonder he has been ecstatic with joy when he received his club bag. He is scheduled to tee it up after 9 PM on 15th June.

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Horsey has been a European Tour loyalist. A few days ago, Horsey was engaged in a heated exchange with the legend of the European Tour, Lee Westwood on Twitter when he called out certain LIV Players for being disrespectful to their old tours. After that, there was a lot of back and forth from both parties with each defending their tours.

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The US Open is one of his biggest events this season. Now that he got his clubs back, Dorsey?s performance will be interesting to see.

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