Luke List makes a 12 for second-highest score on a hole on PGA Tour this year

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The sun-drenched fairways of El Cardonal at Diamante were supposed to be a golfer's paradise, but for Luke List on Saturday, the 15th hole transformed into a personal hellscape, a cruel stretch of turf where the golf gods seemed to be playing a vicious prank. List, who had barely made the cut, was already navigating a tough round when he arrived at the par-4 15th.After a second shot that came up short of the green, his world unraveled in a manner so spectacular it would be etched into PGA Tour infamy. His pitch shot, aimed at a treacherous back-left pin, betrayed him, trickling down into the gnarly native area, and what followed was a Sisyphean nightmare.Each subsequent chip, a desperate attempt to scale the slippery slope, rolled back toward him with mocking consistency, a brutal loop of hope and despair. It wasn't until his sixth attempt from the greenside chaos that the ball finally clung to the short grass, a small victory before the final indignity of two putts to card a soul-crushing 12.This wasn't just a bad hole; it was a masterclass in compounding errors, a cascade of misfortune that veteran analysts would compare to the infamous implosions of legends like Jean Van de Velde at Carnoustie, where a single hole can define a tournament, or even a career moment, for all the wrong reasons. The 12 stands as the second-highest score on a single hole this season, a dubious distinction that only highlights the fine line between contention and catastrophe on tour.List's day didn't recover; he finished the round without a single birdie, signing for an 85, the highest score of his professional career, eclipsing the 82 he shot as a promising amateur in the 2005 U. S.Open. This statistic alone speaks volumes about the psychological toll of such a collapse, derailing any momentum and shattering confidence in an instant.While List now holds this unfortunate silver medal, the outright record for the year remains with William Mouw, who posted a 13 on a par-5 during The American Express. These scores are more than just numbers on a scorecard; they are stark reminders of the sport's inherent cruelty, where a player's technical skill is perpetually at war with course design and their own mental fortitude.For List, the challenge now is one of resilience, of shaking off this very public disaster. The true test of a professional isn't necessarily in the flawless rounds, but in how they respond to the catastrophic ones. The golf world will be watching to see if he can channel this experience, much like other greats have after their own public struggles, or if the memory of that 15th hole in Los Cabos becomes a lingering ghost in his bag.

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