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Ross Fisher was flying high until he made the most untimely quadruple bogey since T.C. Chen
It was the most ill-timed quadruple bogey in professional golf since T.C. Chen's at the 1985 U.S. Open. Ross Fisher came to the fifth hole having surged into the lead thanks to birdies on the first two holes, including a chip-in at the second. Ahead by two standing on the tee, he left the green two behind.
Hitting an iron off the tee was a good idea, but his execution was poor and his luck worse. He hit it into such deep rough that it took him two slashes and, finally, an unplayable-ball drop to get out. From there, it was a routine quadruple bogey eight.
Chen's quad--or "double par"--also came on the fifth hole of the final round at Oakland Hills, and stunningly wiped away the entirety of a four-stroke lead. The killer blow was a double-hit pitch shot. Mentally, Chen never was able to recover, and Andy North ended up winning that Open.
Fisher wasn't able to recover, either, making bogeys on the seventh, a par five that should be a birdie hole, and eighth for a 40 on the front nine, dropping him to 2-over and a tie for 14th.
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