Matt Jones couldn’t have have hit his tee shot on the par-4 ninth hole any worse than he did Saturday during the third round of the PGA Championship. But a little bit of creativity helped him escape with only minimal damage.
Jones entered the third round in the lead at Whistling Straits, and he was having a solid day until he stepped up to the ninth hole. That’s when he hit his tee shot well to the left and onto a hospitality tent.
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Jones had some options, but he decided to go the Phil Mickelson route and play the ball off the tent.
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Jones ended up bogeying the hole, but it could have been a whole lot worse after that tee shot.
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