Video: Ernie Els records worst first-hole score at Masters as he seven-putts to make 10

Ernie Els records the worst score on an opening hole at Augusta with a sextuple-bogey 10 in the first round of the Masters.

Ernie Els has recorded the worst first-hole score at the Masters after seven-putting to make a 10 at Augusta.

The 46-year-old South African, whose best finish at the major was runner-up in 2000 and 2004, had a disaster on the opening hole by carding a sextuple-bogey 10.

The four-time major champion hit the fairway with a 288-yard drive and after his second shot fell just short of the green, he sent his third three feet away from the hole.

Els required a simple putt for par, but he struggled and after a frustrating seven attempts, the two-time Open winner finally found the hole.


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