Defending Masters champ Garcia cards 13 on No. 15

Sergio Garcia tied a dubious mark at the Masters with a 13 on the par-5 15th hole at Augusta National.

Garcia finished 9-over-par after one round and needed 43 strokes to finish the back nine.

Garcia came to the 15th tee at 2-over-par. But the defending champion lost five consecutive shots in the water by landing them on the sloped green only to watch his ball roll into the water at the front right of the green.

The 2017 Masters winner tied the course record for shots on a single hole and set the record for the highest score on No. 15. The previous high score on the hole, referred to as Firethorn, was an 11 (by Jumbo Ozaki in 1987, Ben Crenshaw in1997 and Ignacio Garrido in 1998).

During the 2017 event, Garcia needed only 20 shots to play the 15th hole over four rounds.

Garcia made a tough 10-foot putt to end the torture. He birdied the par-3 16th.

Tom Weiskopf carded a 13 on the 12th in 1980 and Tommy Nakajima had the same score at No. 13 in 1978.

–Field Level Media