Tony Finau finished 10th on his Masters debut despite dislocating his ankle the day before the tournament.
The American appeared at Augusta National for the first time back in 2018.
Ahead of the event, he competed in the traditional Par 3 Contest on the eve of the first round.
During the contest, Finau made a stunning hole-in-one on the seventh before leaping in the air to celebrate.
However, he slipped during his wild celebrations, suffering a gruesome ankle injury.
Finau immediately popped his dislocated ankle back into place before going for an X-ray.
Once the tests revealed he had not suffered any breaks, instead only a high ankle sprain, he was clear to play in the tournament.”
Following the injury, he wrote on X: “Crazy dat. Thanks for thoughts of concern, messages and prayers from all. I’m optimistic.”
Finau went on to finish the weekend on seven-under-par to place tied for 10th with Dustin Johnson.
The pair were eight shots off the winner Patrick Reed, who edged out Rickie Fowler by a single shot.
Once the tournament was over, Finau posted a series of snaps of his injury to social media.
In pictures shared to Instagram, his ankle could be seen covered in bruising and swollen as a result of his painful slip.
Instagram / @TonyFinauGolfFinau showed off the bruising and swelling after popping his ankle back in[/caption]
Finau has since gone on to appear at the Masters seven times, with his best finish coming just a year later in 2019.
The 35-year-old finished just two shots behind winner Tiger Woods in a tie for fifth.
Meanwhile, Finau was once again tied for 10th in 2021 and has never missed the cut at Augusta National.
He will be hoping to go even better this year as he chases a maiden Major victory.
Despite six wins on the PGA Tour, the world number 32 has yet to win the Masters, US Open, PGA Championship or Open Championship.
Finau is in the field for this year’s Masters, though, the 89th edition of the tournament.
The first Major of 2025 is scheduled to take place between April 10 and 13.
Fans will be hoping Finau avoids any injuries during the Par 3 Contest on April 9 this time around.
