The shot was inches away from an ace. Instead Adam Scott was lucky it didn’t end up wet.
All square against Sam Burns through 10 holes in their Thursday match at Austin CC, Scott appeared to gain the upper hand on the par-3 11th, as his tee shot was tracking toward the flag stick. The ball never left its mark, which proved to be unfortunate for the former Masters champ.
The tee shot ended up hitting the stick and ricocheting toward the pond, one of the unluckiest shots you’ll ever see.
The twirl ?
The precision ?
The result ?@AdamScott gets the most unlucky break of the day @DellMatchPlay. pic.twitter.com/02yreVBDXy— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 23, 2023
Just brutal.
The only saving grace was Scott’s ball stayed dry. The Aussie ended up making par to tie Burns on the hole. He did make three birdies over the next six holes, but Burns did too and ultimately defeated Scott, you guessed it, 1 up.