Max Homa stood on the par-3 12th tee at the Gary Player Country Club in South Africa, sitting at 8-under par for the championship. He had handled the windy conditions well to this point, making three birdies and only one bogey over his first 11 holes. He also held a two-shot lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
But he flared his approach to the right of the 12th green, and his ball came to rest in a thick, gnarly lie. A bogey soon followed, but the worst was yet to come.
Four holes later, at the other par-3 on the back nine, the 16th, Homa had a terrible miss
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