Aguri Iwasaki's Spectacular Collapse at Royal Troon

Aguri Iwasaki, a 26-year-old from Japan, experienced a dramatic fall from grace at the Royal Troon links. After a strong start on Thursday, his second round on Friday saw a series of disastrous bogies resulting in a final score of 20-over-par 91, effectively ending his chances in the Open Championship.

Aguri Iwasaki, Japan's promising 26-year-old golfer, faced a crushing end to his first Open Championship at Royal Troon. The winner of last year's Japan Open, Iwasaki, struggled immensely under stiff breezes, collapsing to a 20-over-par 91 on Friday.

Iwasaki's troubles began at the 12th hole with a double-bogey and spiraled downwards spectacularly. Approaching the 13th tee, he compounded errors with a quintuple-bogey nine and a sextuple-bogey nine at the 14th, where his tee shot landed in a deep bunker and repeatedly misfired into another bunker.

Finishing with a triple-bogey on the 18th, Iwasaki's earlier birdie on Thursday's opening round seemed a distant memory. His final score obviated his hopes of advancing, marking a woeful Friday for the young golfer.