Gane feels the pain

The Londoner came to grief on the 533-yard 18th as he attempted to survive the cut in the £1.2m Diageo Championship.

Needless to say, he didn't make it.

Gane's hole score was the second highest in European tour history - beaten only by Philippe Porquier of France, who had a 20 at the 1978 French Open.

Incredibly, just two weeks earlier Gane hit the only albatross of this season's tour. This time he played as if he had one round his neck.

"Ever seen the film Zorro?" the left-hander said afterwards. "It was like that with all my slashing at it."

Gane was on the fairway after two shots at the par five and was eyeing a birdie when he sliced his ball into the rough.

When I eventually got it on the green I got a round of applause Chris Gane

He was still confident of saving his par, but misjudged the awkwardness of the lie.

"I went straight under the ball with my first attempt, then had two more the same and simply left the ball buried," he groaned.

"I lost count as I kept trying to move it. One of them finally shifted it about six yards and when I eventually got it on the green I got a round of applause.

"I was absolutely embarrassed by the experience. I reckon I could easily have the record for the highest and lowest score of the year."