Even among the best golfers in the world, it’s not that unusual to see a huge discrepancy in scores between two rounds. Rory McIlroy’s 63-80 at the 2010 Open at the Old Course comes to mind. Or John Daly’s 63-86 in Vegas a couple years later. But it’s a lot less common to see such a turnaround in reverse.

Such was the case, however, on the HotelPlanner Tour (formerly the Challenge Tour) this week. Sebastien Gros, a two-time winner on the tour and a former DP World Tour, must have felt like he had hit a career low when he signed for an opening 80 at the Cell C Cape Town Open. But hours later he posted the round of his life.

In a remarkable bounceback, the 35-year-old Frenchman fired a Friday 60, besting Thursday’s score by a stunning 20 shots and breaking the course record at Royal Cape Golf Club. Have a look at his wild scorecard from both rounds:

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Not exactly a ho-hum four under through 36 holes, huh? After making one lone birdie in the first round, he nearly birdied every hole on the front nine Friday. And after failing to break 80, he nearly broke 60 the following day. Again, “that’s golf,” but that’s also particularly insane.

Despite the brutal start, Gros comfortably made the cut thanks to his blistering second round, moving up more than 130 spots on the leaderboard on Friday. So what can we expect from Sebastien over the weekend? Who knows?! But that’s the beauty of this game.

Main Image: Johan Rynners