He golf It is one of the most pleasant and at the same time most unpleasant sports in the world. And to find a good example of the latter, just look at the 20 seconds (not one more, not one less) that the Belgian lived (or suffered) Thomas Detrylocated in position 70 in the ranking of the PGA Tour.
The Brussels native was trying to make the cut in the second round of the Cognizant Classic, a contest that takes place in Palm Beach, Florida, and distributes 9 million dollars in prizes. The 31-year-old blonde had a difficult time after shooting a 73 on the first day, two over par.
The start had not been very promising, with bogeys on 1 and 5, and there was Detry, in front of hole 6, where the previous day he had taken a double bogey. It had to be improved. But golf, sports and life have a Murphy’s Law in these cases: “Nothing is ever so bad that it can’t get worse.”
On that par 4 of the 6th hole (461 yards), Detry hit with solvency on the tee a big iron who left the ball in the heart of the farway, 162 yards from the flag.
Things got better on the second shot, with another good contact that overcame a bunker and placed the ball on the green, posing the possibility of a birdie, one and a half meters from the target.
Detry’s dream lasted like a sigh and ended up becoming a real nightmare: he couldn’t make the birdie, he relied on par and kept missing again and again until the ball ended up falling into the blessed hole, decreeing an embarrassing +4 that would end up making their early farewell irreversible.
Bogeys also awaited Detry on 7 and 8, birdies on 10 and 13, double bogey on 14 and a farewell in keeping with the afternoon for the Belgian golfer to forget, bogey on 18.
It was +9 in that second round, or +11 overalla card that is an invitation to pack your bags and say goodbye until the next tournament.