Xander Schauffele known as himself “an fool” after he carded a quadruple-bogey eight through the opening spherical of the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship in Japan.

The 30-year-old United States participant’s wayward tee shot on the par-four ninth on the Narashino Nation Membership wedged itself amongst some tree roots.

Moderately than take a penalty drop, the double main winner twice tried to hit the ball from out of the roots – solely to fail to dislodge it.

Schauffele shook his head and laughed as he thought of making a 3rd try, however lastly took the drop for an unplayable lie.

“I wished to take a photograph of it virtually, how unhealthy it was. For me to suppose I can do something positively bought me in a gap there,” Schauffele mentioned.

“I ought to have simply taken an unplayable, however I used to be an fool and tried to hit it. Then I used to be cussed and tried to hit it once more, then lastly took an unplayable.”

It was the one blemish on an in any other case easy three-over spherical of 73 for Schauffele, who received each PGA Open and British Open earlier this yr, which featured one birdie and 16 pars.

Schauffele is 10 photographs off first-round chief and compatriot Taylor Moore, whose spherical of 63 left him out in entrance at seven beneath par.

Moore holds a one-shot lead over fellow People Max Greyserman and Eric Cole, and Colombia’s Nico Echavarria.

England’s Harry Corridor, who received his maiden PGA Tour title in July, is 5 photographs off the lead at two beneath, whereas defending champion Collin Morikawa of the USA is an additional shot again.