The scariest shot in golf: On Friday the 13th, let’s look back on some of the best shanks we’ve seen on the PGA Tour
From personal experience, the shank is the scariest shot in golf. Everything in your swing feels the same, but for some reason, the ball consistently hits nothing but the hosel.
Are they funny when you just hit one? Sure.
Are they funny when you run through an entire bucket at the range and 90 percent of them went 45 degrees to your right? Absolutely not.
Weâve seen some of the best players in the world hit some fantastic shanks over the years, so we thought today, Friday the 13th, was the perfect day to look back on some of the best shanks weâve seen on the PGA Tour.
Jon Rahm: 2019 Masters
The look back at his caddie from Jon Rahm after an almighty shank on 8 đ
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â Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) April 12, 2019
If youâre gonna hit a hosel rocket, might as well do it at Augusta National.
Patton Kizzire: 2022 Players Championship
A shank on 17.
Not the first.
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â PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 13, 2022
Going to the 17th tee at TPC Sawgrass with the shanks is nightmare fuel.
Justin Thomas: 2016 Valspar Championship
Driver.
Shank.
Glove.
Chip-in.
Birdie.
Club toss.@JustinThomas34 with a roller-coaster birdie from 2016.#TOURVault pic.twitter.com/48Tv0iK7Imâ PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 19, 2019
Since he was fine itâs okay to say this: Justin Thomas hitting a driver off the deck shank and seeing bodies fly all over the place is very funny.
JT, king of the shank?
Brenden Todd: 2021 Players Championship
There’s no good hole to shank it on.
17 might be the worst. pic.twitter.com/DZFFuYcEQN
â PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 14, 2021
Todd almost hit it on the other island. Pure.