A golfer injured his ankle celebrating a hole-in-one ahead of first Masters
Tony Finau is ranked No. 34 in the world.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tony Finau injured his left ankle celebrating a hole-in-one during the Par-3 Tournament at the Masters and then seemingly popped it back into place.
Finau flew the back of the seventh green Wednesday on the Par-3 course at Augusta National and spun it back into the hole for an ace. He started running toward the hole to celebrate, then turned and backpedaled before landing awkwardly on his left ankle. He dropped to one knee and ended up pushing the joint back into place.
Finau, ranked No. 34 in the world, ended up withdrawing from the event but stuck around for the final two holes. He gingerly walked to a golf cart and was driven off the course.
Indeed @tonyfinaugolf did dislocate his left ankle today during the Par 3 contest but immediately put it back in place. X-rays tonight revealed no breaks. Will have an MRI tomorrow morning. If results are positive and swelling is under control will try to play @TheMasters.
— Todd Lewis (@ToddLewisGC) April 5, 2018
Crazy day. Thanks for thoughts of concern, messages and prayers from all. I’m optimistic. https://t.co/m9y5T1a9Uy
— Tony Finau Golf (@tonyfinaugolf) April 5, 2018
Tom Watson won the exhibition at 6 under, one shot better than Tommy Fleetwood and Thomas Pieters.
Jack Nicklaus’ grandson, who was caddying for the six-time Masters winner, made a hole-in-one at No. 9.
Tony Finau was down after rolling his ankle.
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated Finau withdrew from the Masters. His status was uncertain as of Wednesday night.
