Golfer Gets Heated, Flips Middle Finger At Masters After Quadruple Bogey Mess
Scotland's Robert MacIntyre flashed his middle finger after a particularly bad shot during the first round of the Masters on Thursday.
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A birdie is a good thing in golf, but flipping the bird is not. Still, that didn’t stop Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre from flashing his middle finger after a particularly bad shot during the first round of the Masters on Thursday. Sports: Dodgers Legendary Infielder Davey Lopes, Dies At 80 While at the 15th green, two of MacIntyre’s golf balls ended up in the water, giving him a quadruple bogey nine for the hole.
If you’re not familiar with the game, a “quadruple bogey” is a score of four strokes over par on any individual hole. Trust us: It’s not good, especially for pros like 29-year-old MacIntyre. Not surprisingly, he was a little miffed by his performance at the hole and reacted by flashing his middle finger in frustration.
( Watch the video here. ) The Associated Press noted that northern Georgia has had a dry spring, making some of the greens at Augusta as “rock-hard” as “a concrete parking lot,” and causing balls to pick up lots of speed later in the day, affecting some players’ games. Sports: Prosecutors To Subpoena Tiger Woods' Prescription Drug Records After DUI Arrest “I take back what I said on Tuesday.