Jose Luis Ballester rankled a lot of golf fans on Thursday at the 2025 Masters, and not just because of his upside-down hat choice.
The Spanish amateur who plays for Arizona State had to, well, use the bathroom while playing at the famed Amen Corner, and he decided to go in the famed Rae's Creek.
Now: we've all been there, right, golfers? You're out for a round, you can't find the bathroom that might be a few holes ahead, so you "look for your ball in the woods" or "check your phone off to the side" or something.
But desecrating a part of Augusta will not make people happy (see below). So why did he do it?
Per the Augusta Chronicle: “Well, I completely forgot that we had those restrooms to the left of the tee box.”
Whoops. Here's his full reveal:
Here’s U.S. Amateur champion Josele Ballester talking about why he peed in Rae’s Creek during the first round of the Masters pic.twitter.com/CbO6KXBdWH
— Cameron Jourdan (@Cam_Jourdan) April 10, 2025
U.S. Amateur champion Josele Ballester talks about why he took a piss in Rae’s Creek during the first round of the Masters.
— Tour Golf (@PGATUOR) April 10, 2025
Bold move, Cotton. Let’s see how the Golf Gods decide to treat him tomorrow.
pic.twitter.com/C9SNbQ48F2
Should Ballester be DQ’D for peeing in Rae’s Creek and admitting it and saying he would do it again?
— THP Golf (@THPGolf) April 10, 2025
What a moment.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Why Jose Luis Ballester peed in Rae's Creek at The Masters
