Reigning amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester will forever be remembered for his first appearance at The Masters, but not for the golf, an opening round with a 4-over 76.
No, Ballester took relief on the famous Par-5 13th hole, but not for a penalty. Apparently, the Spaniard forgot to use the portable toilets next to the tee box and urinated into Rae's Creek after his third shot.
No video, thankfully — no cell phones are allowed on the course outside designated areas — but Ballester still had to explain himself after the round: "I really need[ed] to pee. Didn’t really know where to go, and since [Justin Thomas] had an issue on the green, I’m like, 'I’m just going to sneak here in the river and probably people would not see me that much,' and then they clapped for me. Probably one of the claps that I really got today real loud, so that was kind of funny.”
When you gotta go, you gotta go, I suppose. Not the ideal Masters memory, but one the grandkids will never forget.
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Reigning amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester will forever be remembered for his first appearance at The Masters, but not for the golf, an opening round with a 4-over 76.
No, Ballester took relief on the famous Par-5 13th hole, but not for a penalty. Apparently, the Spaniard forgot to use the portable toilets next to the tee box and urinated into Rae's Creek after his third shot.
No video, thankfully — no cell phones are allowed on the course outside designated areas — but Ballester still had to explain himself after the round: "I really need[ed] to pee. Didn’t really know where to go, and since [Justin Thomas] had an issue on the green, I’m like, 'I’m just going to sneak here in the river and probably people would not see me that much,' and then they clapped for me. Probably one of the claps that I really got today real loud, so that was kind of funny.”
When you gotta go, you gotta go, I suppose. Not the ideal Masters memory, but one the grandkids will never forget.
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