WATCH: Ollie Schniederjans Putts It Into Water

During round one of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Ollie Schneiderjans reminded us just how hard golf really is...

During round one of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Ollie Schniederjans reminded us just how hard golf really is...

WATCH: Ollie Schniederjans Putts It Into Water

Putting is hard, we know that.

But this clip reminds us just how difficult getting the ball into the hole really is...

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World number 111 Ollie Schniederjans, who has won on the Web.com Tour and been competing on the PGA Tour for a while now, actually putted his ball into the water on the 17th hole at TPC Scottsdale.

If he can do it...what chance have us mere mortals got?!

Watch the video below:

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The American made bogey on the 17th and parred the last for a three-under-par 68.

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Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV