Viktor Hovland suffered a second-day collapse at the Masters that included a missed putt from just inches at Augusta.
The Norwegian finished the second round at eight over par, meaning he missed the weekend by two strokes, after a nine over par 81 on Friday.
Hovland made two double bogeys and a triple bogey as he slipped down the leaderboard and bid farewell to his hopes of winning the green jacket.
The 26-year-old’s round reached its lowest point on the par-five 15th, when he made a short putt to reach par and stay on the +6 cut line.
Hovland’s putt grazed the left edge of the cup and came to rest a few inches on the wrong side of the hole.
Viktor Hovland missed a putt inches from the hole at the Masters on Friday
The Norwegian approached to score it, without even breaking stride or putting his left hand on the putter.
But the ball rolled past the hole and ended up farther than it started. Fortunately, Hovland stopped the bleeding there.
Despite appearing to laugh at his horrible mistake, the Norwegian pulled himself together to escape with a double bogey.
He let out a wry smile after removing the ball from the cup and managed to tie the last three holes. Despite avoiding further damage, the Norwegian missed the cut by two strokes.
Hovland wasn’t the only player to collapse in the second round at Augusta. Wyndham Clark and Sergio Garcia also missed the weekend after miserable rounds on Friday.
Hovland finally stopped the bleeding and pulled himself together to escape with a double bogey.
The Norwegian let out a wry smile after finally getting the ball out of the cup on Friday.
