No stance. Almost no backswing. Two wooden rails standing between Erik van Rooyen and the green.
Faced with an escape rarely encountered in professional golf, Van Rooyen got down on both knees and invented a shot on the spot. His low punch travelled through the narrow opening, climbed the steep bank and found the putting surface.
There may be no space for creativity on a golf scorecard—but this remarkable recovery deserved its own category.
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He didn't invent that shot. There are two famous clips of Seve hitting one out from under a tree while on his knees, and Tiger hitting one out from under a bush to about 3 feet from the pin on his knees. Those are just the two most famous examples. Many, many players have done this.