Someone dropped a bottle as I was ready to hit on No. 8 so I backed off the ball. I stepped back in, tried to be positive, hit it, and it came off the club just the way I wanted it to. But I'm as surprised as anybody it went in. You don't ever expect a tee shot to disappear into the hole.
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