Golfer stuns with 55-over-127

TORONTO: A golfer hoping to qualify for this year’s US Open returned a score that would leave even a novice red-faced, stumbling to a humiliating 55-overpar 127 during a local qualifying event at Silver Lakes in Alabama.

Clifton McDonald of Meridian, Mississippi, endured a dismal 32over 68 over his first nine holes on Wednesday, including a 14 on the par-five 16th and an 11 at the par-four 18th.

He improved slightly on his second nine, avoiding double-digits on each hole for 59.

“Guess he must of lied about having a 2.4 handicap index,” American Billy Horschel, a threetime winner on the PGA Tour, tweeted.

Local US Open qualifiers, open to all professionals and amateurs with a suitable handicap, offer players from all over the world a chance to join the elite in the year’s second major.

The 2017 US Open will be played June 15-18 at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. Reuters