The odds of making a hole-in-one are astronomical, but the odds of hitting an even smaller target on the green (another golf ball) are monumental. Ludvig Åberg found himself on the wrong side of those odds on Thursday when his approach shot found exactly the wrong spot on the green to land:
On the 448-yard, par-4 eighth hole at Renaissance Club, home of the Genesis Scottish Open, Collin Morikawa’s ball was resting about 10 feet from the hole when Åberg fired in what looked like it would be a good approach shot.
The problem: Åberg’s ball landed almost directly on top of Morikawa’s, and both balls shot off in different directions, like billiard balls fired from a cannon. Åberg finished 81 feet from the hole, off the green, and had to settle for a bogey.
Fortunately, Morikawa was allowed to reposition the ball and sank the putt for an unconventional and nerve-racking birdie. A rough patch for Åberg – one of the few he has suffered in his young career.
(tags to translate)Ludvig Åberg
