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J.T. Poston Cards Septuple‑Bogey 12 on Par‑5 13 at Travelers Championship

A series of errant bunker shots and repeated water penalties wiped out his round and produced the biggest single‑hole collapse on the PGA Tour since last year's octuple 12.

Overview

  • Poston hit the sequence on the par‑5 13th at TPC River Highlands when a greenside bunker shot and multiple chips rolled into the pond, forcing repeated penalty drops and extra shots that led to a 12.
  • The hole turned a strong round into a disaster, shifting Poston from deep under par to a 6‑over 76 that left him solo 69th in the field.
  • Poston told reporters he had tried to leave a chip short to avoid the pond and said in hindsight he would have played to 12 feet and taken a seven.
  • He later posted a lighthearted social message with a Tom Brady GIF referencing the number 12 as he tried to put the day behind him.
  • The 12 is the highest single‑hole score on the PGA Tour since Matthieu Pavon’s octuple‑bogey 12 last year, underscoring how rare and game‑changing extreme single‑hole collapses are in professional golf.