As the defending champion at this year's Masters tournament, Sergio Garcia will have been aware that history was against him; nobody since Tiger Woods (2001,2002) has won consecutive green jackets.
Keen to give a strong showing nonetheless, as he finished up his first round in Augusta, the Spaniard found himself 9 over and tied 85th overall - a devastating turn of form on the 15th saw him play 11 shots on a par 5.
Repeatedly watching his ball roll from the green into the water, people could not really believe what they were watching.
Garcia named his daughter Azalea after the 13th here. Can't see number two being called Firethorn.
— Ewan Murray (@mrewanmurray) April 5, 2018
Sergio's 13 on No. 15 ties the highest single hole score in Masters history.
Tsuneyuki Nakajima -- 13 on No. 13 in 1978
Tom Weiskopf -- 13 on No. 12 in 1980— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) April 5, 2018
Sergio Garcia is looking like all of us who are not professional golfers
— Nick Bromberg (@NickBromberg) April 5, 2018
What is happening to Sergio Garcia right now is tough to watch. Going to make double digits on 15. #TheMasters
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) April 5, 2018
Sergio Garcia played the 15th hole in 20 strokes last year.
He's already played it in 13 strokes this year.— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelTAN) April 5, 2018
Sergio Garcia with the unconventional 13-2 on back-to-back holes on the card.
— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelTAN) April 5, 2018
Take us through that hole, Sergio. I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss, I make.
— Dan Jenkins (@danjenkinsgd) April 5, 2018
Thing is, you can laugh and mock Sergio: the Green Jacket in his wardrobe is a pretty strong retort. Today was one of those freak scenarios.
— Ewan Murray (@mrewanmurray) April 5, 2018
The first four of Garcia's efforts to hit the water can be seen below.
Four of Sergio Garcia’s five shots into the water. pic.twitter.com/NzAubcBZ7c
— Nick Bromberg (@NickBromberg) April 5, 2018
This was the fifth ball to drop in.
With his 10th shot of the 15th hole, Sergio Garcia delivered his fifth consecutive ball into the water. #themasters https://t.co/Nj020wsUeB pic.twitter.com/kWA0XBSlUK
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 5, 2018
A horrible start to this year's tournament for the defending champions, he won't be entering that rare company of consecutive winners.
