Through three rounds, Jasmine Koo had little trouble with the par-5 18th hole at The Club at Carlton Woods’ Nicklaus Course, host of last week’s Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas.
One of six amateurs in the field, Koo played the 18th in four under through three rounds, and she needed another good result on 18 on Sunday to secure low-am honors.
The 18th has water left, and it gets tight up against the fairway as players get closer to the hole. The green is tucked behind the water. Most players, if going for the green in two, took plenty of club, hit it through the green and tried to get up and down for birdie. In the final round, Koo was between clubs for her second shot, but she decided on a 5-wood, took aim, swung and, well — then came one of the craziest results we’ve seen in a while.
Koo’s ball looked destined for the water, but it landed on the title sponsor’s floating advertising board a good 30 yards short of the green, took a big bounce forward onto the putting surface and rolled off the back.
