Tommy Fleetwood endured an all-time unlucky break during the second round of the Open de Espana in Madrid.
Tommy Fleetwood could only laugh.
Sometimes that is the only thing you can do when you are at the receiving end of an all-time unlucky break.
Fleetwood’s stroke of misfortune came in the second round of the Open de Espana on the DP World Tour at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.
The Englishman’s score was at 5-under par on Friday when he arrived at the par-3 8th hole.
From 174 yards, Fleetwood took dead aim and struck a towering iron shot that was all over the pin complete with his trademark, sworn-off follow through.
His iron shot was so accurate, in fact, that his TP5x clattered the flagstick and promptly raced off the green.
Fleetwood was probably thinking of a tap-in birdie mid-flight but instead he took three more putts from 51 feet for an infuriating bogey.
It was his first dropped shot of the day, having played the previous eight holes in 3-under par.
Still, Fleetwood handled the stroke of bad luck in the only way that he knew how: by chuckling as he handed his club back to caddie Ian Finnis.
Watch the shot here:
Tommy hits the pin at the ninth! #AccionaOpen | @TommyFleetwood1 pic.twitter.com/cvyzX3whch
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) September 27, 2024
Hidalgo hits the front
Spain’s Angel Hidalgo forged a four-shot lead after 36 holes at the Open de Espana.
He posted a second round of 4-under 67 to add to his opening 65.
That lead could be reduced, though, given the aforementioned Fleetwood still had seven holes to play in his second round.
LIV Golf members Patrick Reed and Jon Rahm are also in the top-10 on 5-under.
Rahm was forced to withdraw from LIV’s Team Championship last week with the flu.
He arrived to play his national open in the nick of time after his wife Kelley gave birth to their third child, a daughter, earlier in the week.
Rahm surprised himself with his first 18 holes, telling reporters on Thursday his plan was to simply ‘break 75’ and then work his way into the tournament he has won three times.
Earlier in the week, he outlined how we wishes to ‘play freely’ in the future as the PGA Tour continue to discuss a peace deal with the breakaway tour’s Saudi backers.
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