He finished with a 17 - the highest score in Web.com Tour history - on the hole, and still had 16 holes to play. He admitted that he considered quitting. "It's the most difficult hole on the golf course, but that's beside the point," DeArmond said. Probably not a threat to make a cut in an event of that stature with a bogey on his first hole and sitting in the fairway of his second awaiting his 14th stroke. So here was DeArmond, 31, who had won his golf management company's 36-hole qualifier for the sponsor exemption, beating his brother Adam in doing so. "It wasn't his fault," DeArmond said of Hobbs, "even though our members like to blame him."ĭeArmond's father even called him "Roy," referencing the "Tin Cup" character Roy McAvoy, who hit several balls in the water in the movie on the last hole of the U.S. "See, I was right," Hobbs said, and the two chuckled.
Hobbs said, "I think 13." So they called up to the walking scorer, who confirmed it. TIGER ADJUSTS: Tiger Woods makes equipment change for altitude in Mexico CityĭeArmond and his caddie, Treviso Bay assistant Jordan Hobbs, tried to make light of the situation when they got to the fairway - "I cracked a smile," DeArmond said. Holmes PGA Tour is in no hurry to fix slow play "I had to hit it like a sand wedge," said DeArmond, head pro at Treviso Bay in Naples. Went back to the 3-wood and finally got it over. Took another drop, and topped it in the water. Asked his caddie for another club, and took a 5-iron. He decided to go up 30 yards near the hazard, take a drop, and use a 3-wood. "I assured them it had nothing to do with them," DeArmond said.ĭeArmond's ball landed a foot short of clearing the water hazard. The tee shot required getting over a water hazard.
The kind that would cause many to quit.ĭeArmond's wife and parents were late getting to the tournament and caught up with him on the 491-yard, par-4 second hole at Lakewood National Golf Club. Ben DeArmond played his way into the Web.com Tour's LECOM Suncoast Classic event last week in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.Īnd then he played himself into golf history.
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