US EditionAmateur golfer urinates in creek at Masters Tournament, gets round of applause
- Spanish golfer Jose Luis Ballester, age 21, relieved himself in Rae's Creek during the Masters' first round.
- Ballester's urgent need arose on the 13th hole because he forgot about nearby restrooms.
- Playing with Justin Thomas, Ballester turned his back to spectators before urinating into the famed creek.
- Ballester stated, "Didn't really know where to go," explaining he thought people would not see him.
- The act drew cheers from the crowd, and Ballester said he had no regrets despite opening with a 76.
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Masters star issues grovelling apology after weeing on Augusta course
THE Spanish golfer who took a leak in Rae’s Creek has issued a grovelling apology – and promised not to do the same thing if he is caught short at the Open. Jose Luis Ballester, the current US Amateur Champion, originally tried to brush the incident off, after he was spotted urinating into the stream that runs alongside the 13th hole at Augusta. GettyJose Luis Ballester was spotted urinating during The Masters[/caption] Ballester, 21, played the…
Sport | 'I would do it again': Golfer apologises to Augusta National for relief in Rae's Creek
Reigning US Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester has apologised to Augusta National for taking an impromptu bathroom break in Rae's Creek during Thursday's first round of the Masters.
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WTVBGolf-Spanish amateur apologises for peeing in creek at Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) -Jose Luis Ballester has apologised to Augusta National Golf Club for peeing in a creek on the famed course in view of patrons during his opening round of the year's first major, the Spanish amateur said on Friday. Read full story
Jose Ballester Ditches Controversial Hat At Masters
Jose Luis Ballester, better known as Josele, made quite the splash during his first-ever appearance at The Masters. Literally! Not only did the reigning U.S. Amateur Open wear a hat that sent golf purists into a tizzy, he urinated in the sport’s most sacred spring and laughed about it afterwards. Ballester very quickly became the biggest storyline from the first round. Scores did not matter. Leaders did not matter. The 21-year-old student-athlet…
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