Luck is absolutely a factor in the game of luck.
Consider that two-time major champion Dustin Johnson was flirting with the projected cut line (he was 1-over and at the time of this writing it is projected to be 2-over) as he hit his approach shot on 18 at Royal Portrush during the Open Championship. Par looked within reach, but this is the Open Championship where anything is possible.
DJ fired his approach and after the first bounce his ball hit the flag. Not the flagstick. The flag.
Catching the cloth of the flag, obviously a wetter cloth than normal with the conditions at Royal Portrush, allowed the ball’s
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