There’s a batch of talk surrounding Masters amateur Jose Luis Ballester this week, and each header seems to beryllium little astir his golfing skills than nan last.
First, location was his hat, wildly upsetting play purists.
Then, if anyone remained un-offended, Ballester, 21, proceeded to pee successful Rae’s Creek.
Now, his woman is going viral, too.
If Ballester is to beryllium nan adjacent large point successful golf, Hayden Riley James will beryllium correct location pinch him.
James supported Ballester each passim nan week — unceremonious though it ended, pinch nan reigning U.S. Amateur champion from Spain missing nan trim aft shooting scores of 76 and 78.
Despite his all-too-soon ending — and overmuch of nan play world wanting him banned from nan Masters for his antics — James remained proud of her fellow and posted respective photos to her Instagram provender to that effect.
The golf, and wider world, person responded; for arsenic overmuch adulation arsenic she is heaping connected James, nan net is bestowing moreover much onto her.
Ballester is simply a assemblage golfer astatine Arizona State and earned a spot successful nan 2025 Masters aft winning nan U.S. Amateur past summer.
His chapeau connected nan first time of nan beatified tourney featured his university’s squad name, nan Sun Devils, successful an upside-down font — a manner inclination unbeknownst to astir group supra Ballester’s age, and truthful astir of nan group watching nan Masters.
Fans felt nan chapeau was unprofessional and excessively aesthetically displeasing for an arena truthful storied and grandiose.
But Ballester was conscionable getting started.
Jose Luis Ballester took a piss successful Rae’s Creek successful nan mediate of nan Masters.
Upside down book chapeau positive urination successful nan most-famous creek successful play is QUITE nan combo.
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“I wholly forgot that we had those restrooms to nan near of nan tee box,’’ Ballester explained aft he was caught peeing into Rae’s Creek.
“I really need[ed] to pee [and] didn’t really cognize wherever to go, and since [Justin Thomas] had an rumor connected nan green, … [I decided] to sneak present successful nan stream and [figured] group would not spot maine that much.’’
Ballester yet apologized, but only aft claiming, “If I had to do it again, I would do it again.”
“I already apologized to nan club, and I deliberation we conscionable move connected from this moment,” Ballester said.
He whitethorn beryllium fresh to move connected from that moment, but aft nan polarizing, viral week, fans aren’t astir arsenic eager. Ballester and his girlfriend, it appears, are present to stay.