Ian Poulter promptly loses 3-shot lead with horrendous shank into the water
Here’s the quickest way to lose a three-shot lead on a par-3.
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Ian Poulter has cruised through almost all of Sunday at the Honda Classic with a multi-shot lead. And there he stood on the 6th tee of the final round with a three-shot margin at the Honda Classic. It would all come undone in a matter of seconds.
On a longer than average but still pretty basic par-3 for these pros, Poulter fired one of the worst hosel rockets you’ll see out on the PGA Tour. The hole was listed at 217 yards, and Poulter’s 8-iron went about 155, slammed into a cart path, and bounded into a water hazard that’s really not even a part of the hole.
Poulter shanked one into a water hazard that's not even on the ShotTracker map for this par-3 pic.twitter.com/HyJ7tOyBeV
— Brendan Porath (@BrendanPorath) March 1, 2015 On top of the embarrassing shank that even your weekend chop would blush about, Poulter’s mishit was incredibly costly on the leaderboard. Patrick Reed, who is playing with Pouter in the final group of a delayed tournament that won’t end until Monday, poured in a birdie to complete a three-shot swing and erase the lead.
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