Sports

A golfer in the Masters Par-3 Contest appeared to snap his ankle back into place after dislocating it while celebrating a hole-in-one

tony_finau
Masters
Read in app
  • Tony Finau aced a hole in the Masters Par-3 Contest on Wednesday.
  • As he celebrated, he ran backward and rolled his ankle, falling to the ground.
  • He appeared to snap his ankle back into place and walked off gingerly.


Tony Finau, the 34th-ranked golfer in the world, may have hurt himself the day before he was set to play in his first Masters.

During the Par-3 Contest on Wednesday, the 28-year-old aced a hole, hitting the ball beyond the cup, only to have it slowly roll back in.

As the crowd went nuts, Finau ran down the fairway celebrating, turning and running backward and pumping up the crowd.

As he did so, his left ankle rolled over and he fell to the ground. Finau stayed down for a moment before appearing to snap his ankle back into place. He got up and walked away gingerly.

It's unclear the extent of Finau's injury, but hopefully it won't prevent him from playing the Masters on Thursday.

More Masters coverage:

Read next

Scott is a senior sports reporter for Business Insider, covering all sports with a specific focus on the NBA and the constantly moving basketball world. Since joining Business Insider in 2014, he has reported on NBA trade demands, free agency rumors and news, breakout players you should know, behind-the-scenes business stories, and more. He once briefly led JJ Redick in a game of H-O-R-S-E.Send Scott tips, pitches, complaints, and more at sdavis@bjinnox.com and follow him on Twitter: @WScottDavis.