It’s exceptionally difficult to win the Masters twice in a row. Only three men have ever accomplished that feat (Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Nick Faldo), and that exclusive club will remain at three members for another year after Sergio Garcia had the worst hole of his career Thursday afternoon.
Garcia struggled throughout his opening nine and was 2-over par on the tee of the par-5 15th. He left the green a staggering 10-over par after carding an octuple-bogey 13.
Garcia hit five consecutive balls in the water guarding the green, and his 13 tied the highest ever score on a single hole in Masters history.
With his 10th shot of the 15th hole, Sergio Garcia delivered his fifth consecutive ball into the water. #themasters https://t.co/Nj020wsUeB pic.twitter.com/kWA0XBSlUK
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 5, 2018
That adds up to a 13 on No. 15 for Sergio. He needed 20 strokes to play the 13th for 4 rounds last year. pic.twitter.com/peGuiaTru3
— Rex Hoggard (@RexHoggardGC) April 5, 2018
Sergio's 13 on No. 15 ties the highest single hole score in Masters history.
Tsuneyuki Nakajima — 13 on No. 13 in 1978
Tom Weiskopf — 13 on No. 12 in 1980— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) April 5, 2018
To Garcia’s credit, he bounced back with a birdie at the 16th.