Watch: Pro suffers nightmare putting blunder at Senior Open

Paul Broadhurst has just channeled his inner Hale Irwin.

The American’s whiff at the 1983 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale went down as the shortest missed putt in the history of golf.

And now, his nightmare has come to life for a fellow tour pro.

Playing in this week’s Senior Open at Carnoustie, Broadhurst – a former Ryder Cup player – blundered a seemingly impossible to miss put.

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On the seventh green at the famed Angus venue, the Englishman – clearly frustrated with his par effort – attempted to jab his ball home.

Instead, he missed the ball completely before tapping it into the cup for double bogey.

Speaking live on Sky Sports, Andrew Coltart said: “He’s a little flustered and, a moment ago, back there on the seventh green, just watch this.”

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“This is for par,” Coltart continued. “In his day he would’ve knocked that one in for par and he’s obviously frustrated, he’s in a bit of pain.

“To me, that’s an attempt at a stroke and I think he knows it.”

It was indeed marked down on the leaderboard as a double bogey six on the par-4.

That took Broadhurst, 58, to one-over for his round, following birdies on holes one and six and a single dropped shot on the par-4 second.

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This is his ninth start in the Senior Open, eight years after he won on his tournament debut at Carnoustie in 2016.

Broadhurst, a six-time winner on the DP World Tour, also claimed a Senior PGA Championship title in 2018.

Meanwhile, he is walking around the course this week with a cane due to severe arthritis.

The aid will help, particularly as players are not allowed to use a golf buggy – a luxury afforded to the over 50s stars in the US.

Bernhard Langer has aired concerns that it might rule some competitors out of competing for 72 holes, including himself as he continues to recover from a ruptured Achilles tendon.

John Turnbull A graduate of the University of Stirling, John joined the bunkered team in 2023 as a Content Producer, with a responsibility for covering all breaking news, tour news, grassroots content and much more besides. A keen golfer, he plays the majority of his golf at Falkirk Golf Club. Top of his 'bucket list' is a round of Pebble Beach... ideally in the company of Gareth Bale.