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Garcia puts five balls in the water for a 13

Sergio Garcia of Spain plays a shot on the second hole during the first round of the 2018 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 5, 2018 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

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Sergio Garcia of Spain plays a shot on the second hole during the first round of the 2018 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 5, 2018 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
By Chris Vivlamore
April 5, 2018

In what could have been a scene from the move Tin Cup, Sergio Garcia put five balls in the water at the par-5 15th hole en route to a 13 on Thursday. It tied for highest score on any hole in Masters history and was two shots worse than the previous high score on the hole.

Garcia, the defending champion, spun five approach shots off the green and into the pond guarding the green. He went from 2-over to 10-over par on his round.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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