{"id":15928,"date":"2013-05-15T14:31:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T13:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/?p=15928"},"modified":"2014-12-03T17:35:09","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T16:35:09","slug":"golf-disasters-when-water-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-disasters-when-water-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Disasters \u2013 When Water Strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some purists think water has no place on a golf course. You can see where they are coming from. After all it is the only type of hazard that offers no chance of rescuing the situation via a nifty escape shot. Nine times out of ten a brief visit to a water hazard will cost you at least two shots which is a harsh penalty for an ill timed miscue; something that Sergio Garcia recently found out at the famous 17th<\/sup> at Sawgrass.<\/p>\n

Garcia was in a share of the lead and was chasing down Tiger Woods, who of course is not Sergio\u2019s \u201cfavourite guy to play with\u201d, as he arrived on the 17th<\/sup> tee. Cue two balls in the water, a quadruple bogey and another water ball from the 18th tee and Sergio\u2019s challenge was over.<\/p>\n

With this in mind we thought we\u2019d have a look at some other golfers who have left the course in damp spirits…<\/p>\n

Sergio Garcia \u2013 2012 Cadillac Championship <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sawgrass wasn\u2019t the 1st<\/sup> time Sergio had done a wash, rinse & repeat on the golf course. At last year\u2019s Cadillac Championship at Doral<\/strong><\/a>, he managed a 12 on a par 4! In the final round, Sergio had barely got going before he hit no less than 4 balls into the drink on the third hole.<\/p>\n

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\"blue-monster\"<\/p>\n

The Blue Monster Course at Doral features plenty of water…now the water features plenty of Sergio’s golf balls.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Garcia began the final round of the Cadillac Championship with an eagle. Two holes later, his round came undone. The Spaniard hit his tee shot into the water and following a drop he proceeded to do his best \u2018Tin Cup\u2019 impression, hitting three identical shots into the water from about 240 yards short of the green. Garcia finally went over the green with his ninth shot, chipped back onto the green and two-putted for a 12.<\/p>\n

After his round reporters wanted a world and the Spaniard understandably said, “Not today guys, I don’t have the energy.”<\/p>\n

John Daly \u2013 2011 Australian Open<\/strong><\/p>\n

While Sergio\u2019s four ball salvo was indeed impressive for a professional golfer and one of the world\u2019s best players, it is no match for John Daly\u2019s exploits at the Australian Open in 2011.<\/p>\n

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\"blue-monster\"<\/p>\n

The Lakes Golf Club near Sydney isn’t dominated by water but what hazards there are are sizeable to say the least!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Playing at the aptly named Lakes Golf Club, Daly lived up to his well known nickname, \u2018The Wild Thing\u2019 when he reached the 11th<\/sup> hole. He hit 6 balls into the lake to his right and what\u2019s worse is that Daly only had 6 balls left in his bag. Instead of trying to source more from tournament officials or his playing partners, he elected to walk off the course and get the hell out of Dodge.<\/p>\n

“I would say this is the last time we see John Daly at this tournament,” said tournament director Trevor Herden. This was not the first time the long hitting, two time major champion had withdrawn from this tournament.<\/p>\n

Jean van de Velde \u2013 1999 \u00a0Open Championship<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The most famous of golfing meltdowns included a visit to the Barry Burn on the final hole at Carnoustie<\/strong><\/a>. Having foolishly elected to hit driver from the tee, Jean van de Velde proceeded to fritter away his handsome three shot lead, hitting first into the grandstand and then into the Barry Burn.<\/p>\n

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