AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Ernie Els made dubious Masters history in the opening round Thursday, scoring a 10 on the par-4 first hole -- by two shots the highest score on the hole in 80 years of the tournament.
Els, 46, a World Golf Hall of Famer who has won four major championships, 7-putted the first green at Augusta National after chipping from off the green to within 3 feet for what appeared to be an easy par.
But from there, Els could not get the ball in the hole, looking exasperated with each miss. He carelessly one-handed the ninth shot and missed before doing so again and holing for a sextuple-bogey 10.