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Golfer Thomas Detry suffers horrific six-putt meltdown at Cognizant Classic

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This is one for the history books.

Thomas Detry, a Belgian golfer who competes on the PGA and European Tours, had a hole to remember at the Cognizant Classic — for a dubious reason.

In the sixth hole of the second day of competition, Detry, 31, missed not one, not two, not three, not four, but five close-range putts before sinking a sixth.

The sixth hole was a par-4 and 461 yards long, and he finished it with a quadruple-bogey.

The constant misfiring contributed to him posting a score of 80 for his second rount score, which was nine strokes above par.

Over two rounds at the PGA National Members Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, he shot a rough plus-11.

He was sitting at 143rd on the tournament leaderboard — dead last — on Friday night.


Thomas Detry plays his shot from the 14th tee during the first round of The Cognizant Classic.
Thomas Detry plays his shot from the 14th tee during the first round of The Cognizant Classic. Getty Images

According to USA Today, three of the missed putts were just under four feet long.

Detry has been a pro golfer since 2016, competing on The Challenge Tour.

His best finish at a Major came in 2023 where he tied for 13th at The Open Championship.

This finish, though, is probably one he’d like to forget.

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