Adam Scott says it was “such a stupid thing to do.”
He said he had never done it before in his career.
He also wondered if.
Scott had finished his third round of the Cadillac Championship on Saturday, but a short Thursday continued. Then, from the left side of Doral’s 582-yard, 5 8th hole, Scott hit his second shot – only to back off after hearing he had hit the wrong, no-no ball. From there, Scott took a two-stroke penalty, played his true ball and finished the hole with seven double-bogeys.
Interestingly, the damage could have been worse. Foul balls are referred to in rule 6.3c of the Rules of Golf, which reads as follows:
“In stroke play, the player must correct the error by continuing to play the first ball by playing it as it lies or taking relief under the Rules: A stroke made with the wrong ball and any other strokes made before the error is corrected (including strokes made and any penalty strokes resulting from playing that ball) do not count. the player is not allowed.”
After an 8 on Thursday, Scott went on to shoot a 4-over 76, then shot a 71 in Friday’s second round. On Saturday, he shot a bogey-free 66, and afterward, a reporter asked Scott how he was able to bounce back from a string of foul shots two days ago.
“Yeah, I mean, it’s such a stupid thing to do,” she said. “I think it’s the first time in my career that I’ve done this. It’s probably one of those things that everybody ends up doing once. But strange circumstances lead to me not checking it, which I think I’ve done thousands of times.
“To take two titles, it’s difficult, especially since you’re sitting here now at the weekend and you think that if the two of you are the best, you’ll do very well in this tournament.”
Then he looked at things with hope.
“But golf can be brutal sometimes, and I’ve been through a lot of other tough things on the course, and you just have to get on with it and do your best,” Scott said.
“Fortunately, it was like on the 8th hole and I had all day to try to salvage something from it.”
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