Nick Faldo admits to making 'rookie' mistake by spoiling Rory McIlroy's great shot at the Masters

By now we all know that Scottie Scheffler won the Masters this year with an impressive performance that left no doubts that he’s the No. 1 player in the world.

And we also know that Nick Faldo ruined one of the best moments of the Masters when got way ahead of himself and spoiled Rory McIlroy’s hole out for birdie from the greenside bunker on the 18th hole on Sunday.

Faldo, who was sitting in the tower behind the 18th green, went nuts when Rory’s ball fell into the hole. But CBS at the time was showing Cam Smith getting ready to putt on the 13th hole so viewers didn’t know what he Faldo was yelling about. He then basically told people that something huge had just happened and wait until they see it.

They then went to McIlroy in the bunker and we all knew what was going to happen.

This:

Social media immediately lit Faldo up for ruining such a cool moment. On Tuesday, Faldo went on the “Dan Patrick Show” and explained what happened. He called it a rookie mistake but he’s far from a rookie and should have handled that a million times better.

Here’s his explanation:

I get getting caught up in the moment but Faldo needs to be better than that. Again, he’s not a rookie. He’s been doing this for years and he’s been struggling at it for years.

Golf fans deserve better.