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“So as soon as I took it back it fell, so I tried to stop, and you could see me recoil, trying to stop, because I didn’t know what it was. I thought it could have been a bee or a bug.”
Watson would three-putt the hole for bogey and add another bogey at the 15th before finishing his day with a birdie at No. 17 for his second-consecutive 67 that left him tied for fourth place at 6 under par.
Although the left-hander has a history of letting untimely miscues derail him during a round, Watson said he didn’t dwell on the incident.
“We laughed about it because I was like, man, I’m going to be famous now. I’m going to be a legend in Olympic history, in Olympic golf history,” he said.