Golf Channel · Feb 14, 2019
'Out-of-body experience': Web.com Tour player makes 17 on par 4
Ben DeArmond had never been nervous on the golf course in his life. But after Thursday, he said he now knows that nerves are real.
As he rinsed ball after ball into the penalty area on Lakewood National's par-4 second hole in Thursday's first round of the Web.com Tour's Lecom Suncoast Classic, DeArmond lost feeling in his arms.
"I couldn’t get (the ball) up in the air even with a 5-iron, so I’m not used to that, just went a little numb," the South Florida PGA professional said after finishing the opening round of his Web.com Tour debut.
DeArmond, who was competing on a sponsor exemption, shot 13 over on the hole, carding a 17 after putting his tee ball and five more shots into the drink.