Sergio Garcia and Alex Noren looked like a pretty strong team when they went up against Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson in the afternoon foursomes on Saturday at the Ryder Cup.
But Simpson and Watson birdied the first hole right out of the box to take a one-up lead.
What then transpired at the par three second hole may go down as one of the worst holes ever played by two teams in the history of the Ryder Cup.
Bubba Watson stepped up and promptly dunked his tee shot in the water.
So what does Alex Noren do? Get in on dry land, right?
Nope, Noren dunked his tee shot right on top of Bubba’s.
But wait, it gets worse.
Simpson then hits the team’s third into the water. Watson then managed to get their fifth on dry land, about 25 feet away.
Garcia followed Noren’s water ball with one that nearly found the water but managed to land on the fringe, up against the taller grass.
Okay, you’ve got the Europeans on in three, the U.S. on in five, 25 feet away.
Just scoot it up there, Noren and let Sergio square the match, right?
Wrong.
Noren chunked the fourth, leaving Garcia a 15-footer for five.
Then Simpson did the improbable, he turned seven into six, making the bomb.
Garcia missed and the triple was conceded.
Instead of walking off all square, Garcia and Noren tied the hole with their own triple.
Tied with triples — probably a first in Ryder Cup history.
Simpson and Watson went on for a 3-and-2 easy win.
