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British Open Golfer Hit a Such a Hilariously Sad Shot, and Fans Had Jokes

Golf is hard.

Andy Nesbitt

Christiaan Bezuidenhout hit the saddest shot of the British Open during Thursday's first round.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout hit the saddest shot of the British Open during Thursday's first round. /

Golf is hard. It can be even harder when you're playing one of the best links courses in the word, Royal Troon, in the British Open. South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout knows that all too well after one of his bad shots went viral during the first round on Thursday.

In case you missed it, Bezuidenhout found one of the tough green-side bunkers on the difficult par-3 eighth hole. He attempted to get the ball up on the green but instead it rolled around the bunker before dropping back in it, just a few feet from where he was standing.

Look at the path this ball took:

That just doesn't seem fair. Bezuidenhout ended up getting a double bogey on the hole.

Golf fans had lots of jokes about that shot, which was too relatable for many weekend hackers:

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Andy Nesbitt

ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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