John Ram doesn’t miss much in the PGA Tour – especially not from 10 inches.
But it happened on Thursday during the first round of Arnold Palmer’s invitation.
The world number one went to clean up a 10-inch par-3 seventh hole strike, delayed his release just before contact and watched his ball barely make it halfway to the hole. He quickly knocked in the next boogie hit, then was left to regret what the PGA Tour called the shortest missed shot of the season by any player.
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“I wish I could give you all the apologies in the world, but no, it’s that simple, because I just didn’t feel good in my arms and I tried to stop, but I didn’t. I just didn’t do it. “Stop,” Ram told reporters afterwards in Orlando, Florida. “I don’t know, it was very strange.
“I have seen many things. I’ve seen the launcher get a little stuck on a blade of grass on the way back and do something funky, hit the ground before because you don’t pay attention. I’ve seen so many things from a foot. I’ve seen some of the best starters in the world miss it because you’re not really in the right position. “
Rahm finished with an even denomination of 72, leaving him level 51st by the end of the round.
The installation as a whole was largely to blame. He finished second Thursday in shots, an approach gained, but was 114th out of 120 players in shots won. Before Thursday, the reigning US Open champion was a perfect 211-for-211 with 3-foot shots this season.
“It’s disgusting to strike like that, to be honest,” he said.