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PGA, Golf Herren THE PLAYERS Championship – Second Round Mar 11, 2023 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA Rory McIlroy plays from the 18th fairway during the completion of the weather delayed second round of THE PLAYERS Championship golf tournament. Ponte Vedra Beach Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xDavidxYeazellx 2023DLY4054Round2-TPC230311 copy. Image Courtesy: IMAGO
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PGA, Golf Herren THE PLAYERS Championship – Second Round Mar 11, 2023 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA Rory McIlroy plays from the 18th fairway during the completion of the weather delayed second round of THE PLAYERS Championship golf tournament. Ponte Vedra Beach Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xDavidxYeazellx 2023DLY4054Round2-TPC230311 copy. Image Courtesy: IMAGO
The Valspar Championship is currently undergoing its penultimate round before crowning a winner on Sunday. While the men who’ve made the cut may enjoy two more days of professional golf, some had to head back home after missing the cut on Friday. One such unfortunate PGA Tour Pro was dropped down 64 spots after a series of poor shots.
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The competition at Valspar Championship is going neck to neck among the leaders on the top of the leaderboard. Adam Schenk has held on to the top position with seven under par. While the 31-year-old may be en route to his first pro win, his fellow Tour colleague had a disastrous tournament.
A tournament worth forgetting for the PGA Tour pro
Brian Harmon’s last win in the Tour came back in 2017 when he won the Wells Fargo Championship. However, he hoped to end his drought with a win at the Valspar Championship this Sunday. But golf can be a cruel game, and it sure did test Harmon’s patience at the Copperhead Golf Course.
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He started off the event with a not-so-bad -1 in the opening round, looking comfortable to make the cut. However, Harmon bogeyed the first hole on Day 2. While he may have promised to never repeat the mistake, it was only a teaser of what would unfold for the rest of the evening for him.
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On the Par-4 3rd hole of Copperhead Golf Course, Brian recorded a quadruple bogey which included mishits and even penalties. The two-time PGA Tour winner had a decent tee shot at the 450-yard hole. He then picked iron, trying to get the ball into greens from 210 yards out. However, the stroke wasn’t as he had planned as the wind forced the ball away from the hole and into the green bunker on the right side.
A frustrated Brian Harmon yelled, “Awwww, man”. From the bunker, his third shot struck a spectator on the other side of the green, further demoralizing the golfer. On the par stroke, Harmon didn’t have much chance to recover as he ended up striking it near a leaf for a chance of bogey. For the 5th shot, Brian placed his wedge behind the ball but ended up accidentally touching the ball.
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It was recorded as a penalty under 9.4b for causing the movement of the ball. The PGA Tour official then imposed another penalty of 9.4a, according to which when lifted or moved, a ball must be replaced. After enduring double penalties, Brian Harmon finally ended his disastrous 3rd hole with eight strokes. The horrifying series of shots brought down the golfer from tied 27th position to 91st position.
With the cut line being placed at +1, Harmon’s three-over par wasn’t enough for him to make the cut. Moving forward, he will be terrified to play the 3rd hole at Copperhead Course. Perhaps, having a bad day at golf isn’t common for amateurs, but even the PGA Tour pros face the darkest ends of the sport.
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