Operative phrase: "a chance." Unfortunately, instead of one of the greatest shots ever seen at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship on Thursday, Fifa Laopakdee walked away the victim of one of the greatest robberies instead.

Brutal stuff for the 2025 winner and current Arizona State Sun Devil, but its hard to complain too much when you find yourself deep in the dunes with an iron in your hand and still wind up with a kick-in birdie. The Thai amateur is currently three clear at the top of the leaderboard following an opening-round 63.