See, pro athletes are just like us.
Nick Dunlap, competing in the second Masters of his career, shot a 90 on the first day at Augusta National.
While Dunlap likely will want to forget Thursday’s round, he can find some solace in the fact that he did not shoot the worst round ever in Masters history, with that unfortunate record belonging to Charlie Kunkle.
Kunkle shot a final round of 95 in 1956 to set the low mark, and, in 2005, Billy Casper shot a 105 at the tournament.
However, Casper never signed his scorecard, so that score was not official, according to Golf Digest.
Dunlap’s round did seem to endear him to golf fans watching the tournament, who expressed a bit of kinship with the 21-year-old on social media.
“Nick Dunlap. One of us, one of us. Cheers, mate,” one user wrote on X.
“Nick Dunlap shot a 90! I hope someone buys that kid a few drinks,” another wrote.
“Nick Dunlap. Keep your head up my friend!” a third user chimed in.
Augusta was not friendly to Dunlap, who started off the day with a bogey on the first hole, doing that three more times before triple bogeying on the front nine.
Things didn’t get much better on the back nine, as he had four double bogeys and three bogeys.
Surprisingly, Dunlap did not struggle on the green, going the entire round without a single three-putt.
Dunlap’s likelihood of making the cut at the Masters seems slim, but there is still a small chance he could do so if he shoots a 68 or lower on the second day of the tournament.
In the past, he has won the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Amateur and two PGA Tour events.
He was also last year’s PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.