The par-5 sixth hole at Bay Hill Club & Lodge is one of the more famous par 5s in golf.
There’s only about 350 yards between the tee box and the green, but between that is a giant lake that snuggles the left side of the fairway from tee box to green. It’s an incredibly difficult tee shot and approach, but players can be rewarded with two strong shots.
The same can’t be said for Tommy Fleetwood, who carded a 10 on the hole Friday during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Fleetwood’s tee shot found the fairway, but he hit not one, not two, but three approach shots into the lake before finally finding the putting surface with his eighth shot.
Two putts later, and Fleetwood walked away with a 10.
It was a struggle for Fleetwood on the opening nine, as he carded a 9-over 45. Even for the best players in the world, Bay Hill can be a beast.
The 10 isn’t even close to the highest score on the hole. John Daly famously had an 18 in 1998.
Somewhere, Arnold Palmer is smiling.
