Brooks Koepka might’ve been just a little bit excited to get his final round going at Augusta National on Sunday.
The Masters leader through 54 holes strolled up to the tee box at No. 1 with a two-stroke lead over playing partner Jon Rahm, calmly grabbed his 3-wood and let one rip 265 yards down the fairway.
The wrong fairway.
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Koepka went so far left off the tee he actually landed on the middle of the fairway on hole No. 9 — though still just 222 yards away from the pin he was actually aiming for.
Fortunately for Koepka, Augusta is the type of course where mistakes turn into miracles. He did just that by blindly landing his second shot on the green at No. 1 and saved par after a near-disaster.
Brooks Koepka keeps his lead at two with a par. 👏
(🎥: @TheMasters) pic.twitter.com/Jogf8mWGB9
— theScore (@theScore) April 9, 2023
epic shot of Koepka playing No. 1 from the the 9th fairway pic.twitter.com/8n9wcwQ0ZL
— Dylan Dethier (@dylan_dethier) April 9, 2023
We've been there Brooks… pic.twitter.com/kPevkj28sV
— ActionGolfHQ (@ActionGolfHQ) April 9, 2023
Brooks Koepka hits his opening tee shot of the final round so far left he ends up playing his approach from the ninth fairway. The four-time major champion hit the green in regulation and two-putted for par to maintain his two-shot lead over Jon Rahm. #TheMasters. pic.twitter.com/dvY2jIQx4Y
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) April 9, 2023
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