Watch Tarrio hit reverse bunker shot & find green as Westwood shares amazement

LEE WESTWOOD was left in disbelief after Santiago Tarrio pulled out a BACKWARDS shot on the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.

And regardless of the Spaniard ending manner down in T68 total on the finish of the weekend, he clearly impressed Westwood with an epic bunker shot.

Whereas on the par three seventeenth gap on the ultimate day Tarrio may solely hearth his tee straight into the proper green-side bunker.

However what occurred subsequent no person may consider, because the 31-year-old Spaniard lined as much as chip out of the bunker dealing with AWAY from the outlet.

And he executed the shot completely, chipping the ball up into the air and crusing backwards, to land a matter of yards away from the outlet.

Westwood was so surprised he reposted the shot on Twitter, writing: “That’s spectacular @santi_tarrio!!!”

And one other wowed fan within the background will be heard claiming: “Oh my goodness!”

Tarrio was rightfully happy with his effort too, holding his arms aloft, nodding to the group and bowing down in entrance of them after pulling off the ridiculous chip shot.

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In the meantime one other surprised onlooker gushed on social media: “Unbelievable to do that throughout a spherical!”

And one other summed it up completely by merely writing: “That is superior.”

Nevertheless, Tarrio’s pleasure was brief lived as he MISSED the shut vary putt for par following the very good set-up shot.

It summed up a irritating weekend for the World No87, who completed on 7+.

Though the majestic trick shot did imply he ended the match on some form of a excessive.

Three-time Masters winner Phil Mickleson has additionally used the identical method earlier than, and is described by golf.com because the ‘innovator’ of the backwards bunker shot.