VIDEO: Player goes 40 feet up tree with 2-shot lead on final hole
7/24/2022 | by Chris Brauner of AmateurGolf.com
see also: Barrhead Country Club
Ryan Werre was trying to close out the Alberta Mid-Amateur when his shot got stuck in a towering tree; he decided to take it on
With his opponent in good shape and his ball in a sandy area about 200 yards from the green, Werre attempted to reach the green but watched his shot sail into a towering pine tree. It never came down.
So he went up.
We've seen a golfer do this before, most famously Nick Faldo in the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach:
But with all due respect to Faldo, who did a pretty good climb and a pretty vigorous shake, his effort was nothing compared to Werre's, who went WAY higher into much thicker greenery to dislodge his ball, and whose shake was the stuff of legend.
Alas, like Faldo his ball never came out (although about 50 pine cones did). Perhaps exhausted from the adrenaline rush and extreme climbing, Werre put his next shot into a hazard, ultimately took a 9, and fell into a tie for fourth.
The entire sequence was captured by Kevin Smith:
THIS IS THE CRAZIEST GOLF MOMENT I’VE EVER FILMED!
— Kevin Smith (@Global_Smith) July 22, 2022
Ryan Werre 2 shot lead on 18 but his 2nd shot went 40-Feet up a tree, he raced up to find it, never did, was exhausted, shot a 9, lost the provincial Mid Am.
Golf is wild & heartbreaking.
Tell me your craziest golf moment ⛳️ pic.twitter.com/EZeRqdj9vC
Jesse Galvon, whose birdie on 17 got him within two and whose par on 18 sealed the tournament, was as shocked as anyone by the turn of events on the final hole.
"The craziest finish I've ever seen in person, I don't know if there's a crazier finish that people know of," Galvon told Alberta Golf after. "He literally climbed a 40-foot tree almost and he's shaking the whole tree . . . it was a whirwind, it was a very interesting last hole."
About the Alberta Mid-Amateur
54 hole stroke play championship with a cut after 36 holes.
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