AUGUSTA, Ga. — Typically, whenever you’re on the golf course and also you’ve obtained to go, you’ve obtained to go.
Even should you go in probably the most sacred locations.
Enter Jose Luis Ballester, the 21-year-old reigning U.S. Novice champion from Spain, enjoying in his first Masters and paired with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in Thursday’s first spherical.
He peed in Rae’s Creek on the thirteenth gap.
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“I utterly forgot that we had these restrooms to the left of the tee field,’’ Ballester defined. “After which I’m like, I really want to pee. Didn’t actually know the place to go, and since JT (Justin Thomas, the opposite participant within the group) had a difficulty on the inexperienced, I’m like, I’m simply going to sneak right here within the river and doubtless folks wouldn’t see me that a lot.’’
However folks did see.
“After which they clapped for me,’’ Ballester mentioned. “Most likely one of many claps that I actually obtained at the moment — actual loud — in order that was type of humorous.’’
Requested if he was involved there is likely to be some blowback from event officers, Ballester mentioned, “They noticed me. It was not embarrassing in any respect for me. If I needed to do it once more, I’d do it once more.’’
Ballester completed with a 4-over-par 76 within the spherical.
The U.S. Novice champion is historically grouped with the defending Masters champion.
“We had a incredible group, and I believed that the strain didn’t actually hit me that a lot, which is one thing that I’m pleased with,’’ Ballester mentioned.
“I bear in mind once I performed first my first main two years in the past at The Open, I used to be shaking on the primary tee. Right now I felt actually snug.’’
Snug sufficient to take a leak in Rae’s Creek.