Ben Griffin delivering some nightmare fuel to every golfer around the world.<\/p>\n
Published<\/strong>August 17, 2025 1:31 PM EDT\u2022Updated<\/strong>August 17, 2025 1:31 PM EDT<\/p>\n Putting is hard, even if you’re a Top 20 player in the world, and Ben Griffin’s<\/a> golf ball refusing to go to its home from inside four feet is the perfect example.<\/p>\n Griffin began Sunday’s final round of the BMW Championship at 2-under for the tournament, but after three holes, he suddenly found himself at 2-over after a nightmare start at Caves Valley just outside of Baltimore.\u00a0<\/p>\n After just missing the green on the first hole, Griffin hit a very solid pitch shot to exactly four feet. A 4-footer is about as routine as it gets for a PGA Tour<\/a> player, but not for Griffin.<\/p>\n The American entered the week ranked 132nd on Tour in putting from 4 feet and in, with a make-rate of 89.73%, and after the sequence he put together on the first hole, that number is going to drop significantly.<\/p>\n Griffin missed his par-saving putt, and was left with 2 feet, 5 inches for bogey. He proceeded to miss the hole entirely on his bogey putt before being dealt a nasty lipout and ultimately making a triple bogey seven.<\/p>\n Things went from bad to worse for Griffin on the second hole as he nuked his tee shot out of bounds on the Par 4, leading to a double bogey. He followed that up with a bogey on the Par 3 third hole before finally settling in with a pair of pars.<\/p>\n\n