Hideki Matsuyama arrived on the 18th tee holding a one-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood, fresh off back-to-back birdies on his previous two holes.
But then disaster struck on the closing hole at Le Golf National, one of the more challenging holes on the course. Matsuyama pushed his drive right of the fairway, as his ball came to rest in a nasty, whispy lie on the side of a hill. He had no choice but to lay up short of the green, a putting surface guarded by water all around. Except Matsuyama hit a poor recovery, gouging out his second shot and advancing his ball only 66 yards. It did
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