Patton Kizzire crawls in shrubbery to line up shot after wayward drive during the Masters

Patton Kizzire discovered himself in a precarious position on the fifth hole during the first round of the Masters on Thursday Kizzire hit a wayward tee shot into the bushes off the right side of the fairway As he tried to figure out how he was going to get out of the shrubbery Kizzire crouched down on all fours to try and find a window he could hit his second shot out of CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe expedition into the bushes proved fruitful as Kizzire revealed a satisfactory hole within the branches He punched his second shot out into the middle of the fairway without any issues His third shot on the par- fifth was yards out He hit his iron shot to five feet and gave himself a chance to somehow save par after his troublesome drive However Kizzire blasted the five-foot par putt past the hole and had to settle for bogey UNDERDOGS TO WATCH AT THE MASTERSAt the time of this writing Kizzire was -over par through eight holes This is Kizzire s third Masters start and his first since This is the first major the Montgomery Alabama native has played in since the U S Open Kizzire played college golf at Auburn and turned pro in and he earned his PGA Tour card through the Korn Ferry Tour in when he won Competitor of the Year with two wins and top finishes Kizzire joined the PGA Tour in and has three career tour wins He won the OHL Classic at Mayakoba the Sony Open in Hawaii and the Procore Championship in September Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter