Paul Broadhust, within the pink sweater, on Thursday on the first gap at Carnoustie.
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Paul Broadhurst groaned. “Ohhhh.”
The Sky Sports activities announcer lamented. “Oh, no, don’t like that.”
You in all probability didn’t both. You’ve perhaps seen what occurred. The clip rapidly went viral Thursday.
In it, the 58-year-old Englishman approached what seemed like a 1-inch putt for bogey on Carnoustie’s seventh inexperienced — and at this level within the description, it’s clear the place that is headed. Holding the putter with simply his proper hand through the Senior Open’s first spherical, Broadhurst swung and missed. Possibly there was contact. Possibly not. However the ball didn’t go in, and Broadhurst had burned a stroke. (Within the Guidelines of Golf, a “stroke” is outlined this fashion: “The ahead motion of the membership made to strike the ball.”
After the miss, Broadhurst related on his second try, plucked his ball out of the cup and visibly exhaled after the double bogey. Notably, seemingly pondering that the miss wouldn’t occur, the printed lower away seconds after it did, solely to replay it a bit later.
Mentioned an announcer on the second exhibiting: “A second in the past again there on the seventh inexperienced, simply watch this. This was for par. We lower away fairly rapidly.”
Mentioned one other announcer: “In his day, he would have knocked that one in for par, and he’s clearly annoyed, he’s in a little bit of ache. Simply watch this.”
Mentioned the primary announcer: “Properly, to me, that’s an try at a stroke. I feel he is aware of it. That might be a six on the cardboard as a substitute of the 5. He’s not in good condition down 8.”
However there’s a bit of extra right here.
A short time earlier, after his tee shot on the seventh, Broadhurst participated in a “walk-and-talk” with on-course analyst Tim Barter. He did so with a cane. [You can see it in the picture at the top of this story.] Within the interview, Broadhurst mentioned he’d been battling arthritis in his proper ankle. In different PGA Tour Champions occasions, carts are allowed, however on the Senior Open, they’re not.
Nonetheless, Broadhurst is enjoying. Within the 2016 Senior Open, additionally at Carnoustie, he was the winner.
Beneath is the alternate Broadhust and Barter had about all of it.
Mentioned Barter: “Clearly strolling with a stick. We’re listening to in regards to the arthritis. How massive of problem is that this to play and not using a buggy, which you’re allowed to in America?”
Mentioned Broadhurst: “It’s a fairly large problem. … Yeah, extreme arthritis in my proper ankle, however I wouldn’t have pulled out anyway, so — final winner right here so I bought to provide it a go.”
Mentioned Barter: “I used to be going to say, you received the Senior Open right here again in 2016. The place does that rank in your checklist of achievements?”
Mentioned Broadhurst: “No. 1, no query. To carry the Claret Jug, whether or not it’s the Senior one or the modern-day one, positively ranks as No. 1 and that sits in my cupboard again dwelling and I can have a look at it day by day and a way of accomplishment.”
Barter then requested what a participant would wish to do effectively this week — “apart from gap just a few putts, which is clear.”
Certainly. Eerie.
So yeah, the miss hurts.
However the ankle, too.
