Charley Hull posts quadruple-bogey nine at Scottish Open

English golfer Charley Hull's hopes at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open suffered a severe blow on Thursday, July 23, after a disastrous quadruple-bogey nine on a single hole led to a disappointing opening round of six-over-par 78. The incident occurred on the par-5 fifth hole at Dundonald Links in Scotland, where a seemingly routine birdie putt spiraled into a remarkable short-game struggle witnessed by the tournament's star group.

Hull, who had spoken a day earlier about the patience required for links golf, found herself with a 15-foot birdie chance after reaching the green in three shots. Her putt, however, slid past the hole, gathered momentum on a severe slope, and rolled completely off the green. What followed was a sequence of four failed chip attempts from a difficult lie below the putting surface, with each shot rolling back down the slope to her feet. After finally finding the green with her eighth stroke, she holed an eight-foot putt to card a nine, a quadruple bogey on a hole she typically plays well.

The catastrophic hole derailed an otherwise steady round that included three bogeys and one birdie. Her score of 78 left her 12 shots behind first-round leader...