Bad Lies: 13 Unlucky Shots

By golfdigest.com

April 12, 2012

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Alvaro Quiros finds his ball lodged in a tree on the ninth hole during the 2009 Commercialbank Qatar Masters.

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Tiger Woods had to get down low for his second shot on No. 2 during the third round of the 2009 Masters.

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John Parry looks at his ball after driving into the burn on the first hole during the final round of 2010 The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

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Ernie Els found himself cliff climbing after an errant tee shot during the final round of the 110th U.S. Open.

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Henrik Bjornstad attempts to retrieve his ball from a drain during the final round of the 2001 Omega Hong Kong Open.

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Andrew Butler looks for his ball in a bush during the Virgin Atlantic PGA National Pro-Am Regional Qualifier.

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Sam Little inspects his ball's lie in the hazard during the third round of the 2011 Allianz Challenge de France.

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Phil Mickelson's tee shot on No. 17 landed in the trash during the final round of the 2006 U.S. Open.

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Johan Edfors inspects his ball on the 13th hole during the first round of the 2008 Dubai Desert Classic.

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Clodomiro Carranza's ball on the 18th hole is nestled behind a small tree during the first round of the 2010 Czech Open.

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Lee Westwood looks at his options after his tee shot on the 18th hole came to rest in the grate of a drain during the third round of 2010 The Players Championship.

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Sergio Garcia finds his tee shot on the 17th hole has rebounded unluckily off a palm tree into an unplayable lie in a bush during the third round of the 2011 Omega Dubai Desert Classic.

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Thomas Bjorn steadies the ladder as Paul Casey sends his caddie, Craig Connelly, up to search for his ball that was lost in a palm tree on the 12th hole at the 2007 Dubai Desert Classic.

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