[dewilson58]

OUCH!!!! Seven-putt from three feet on #1 at The Masters.

[ajbrown]

I read it was six feet . It is hard to watch...

http://www.sbnation.com/golf/2016/4/...016-first-hole

[Polar Bear]

How in the world??!!??

[dewilson58]

Will probably have 20 different measurements.

"Ernie Els is a four-time major champion who has twice finished second at the Masters. He’s also had the putting yips before. On Thursday he had two feet left for a par on the par-4 first hole and he finished with a 10."

[ajbrown]

I went through the 'yips' for a stretch long enough where I no longer wanted to play. If I had to make a 2 foot putt, I had a 50/50 shot, even if for 25 cents. Practice did not help, changing grips did not help, a game I loved my whole life was no longer fun...

Since I no longer played in medal play tournaments, I could just pickup after a few of them and of course I only had to do it in front of three friends...

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by ajbrown

I read it was six feet . It is hard to watch...

Ernie Els 7-putts from 6 feet to start the Masters with a sextuple bogey - SBNation.com

Thanks for posting this video, it's hard to watch, but a classic.

[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Thanks for posting this video, it's hard to watch, but a classic.

Unless I am mistaken the video only shows 6 putts, so it is even worse as we do not see his par putt...

He strikes me as such a wonderful person, he was gracious through all of it ...