Sam Horsfield revealed the extent of his nightmare day during final qualifying The Open on Tuesday.
The Englishman was disqualified from the event at West Lancashire having ended his first round after just nine holes.
Horsfield called it a day after shooting a seven-over-par 43 in a disastrous start to his last bid for a spot at Royal Portrush.
Players hoping to secure their space in the year’s final Major competed across four final qualifying events on Tuesday.
A total of 20 places in the field were on offer, with the top five from each venue earning an entry.
Competitors played 36 holes across two rounds on the same day to complete the field in Northern Ireland.
Horsfield was not one of them as he abruptly left the course by ending his two rounds after just nine holes.
He was ultimately disqualified as a result, having failed to notify officials he was retiring.
The 28-year-old lifted the lid on his nightmare round on Wednesday as he spoke to Hawksbee & Jacobs.
Horsfield explained: “I had probably some of the worst hours of my life.
“So we flew back, we had an event in Dallas last week, landed Monday 4pm and went up to West Lancs.
“I was a little worried about jet lag but at 10.30, 11 o’clock-ish the fire alarm (went off). So we all had to go outside.
GettyHorsfield’s sleep was disrupted by a fire alarm just hours after landing in the UK[/caption] GettyHe admitted it left him facing ‘some of the worst hours of my life’[/caption]“It was 5.30, 6am alarm, it was the top three worst I’ve ever felt on a golf course.”
He proved to be one of five players at West Lancashire not to finish their round, with four of those disqualified.
A score of five-under-par was ultimately enough to claim one of the spots from the qualifying venue.
However, that was only after a four-man play-off saw Richard Teder and Oliver Lindell claim the final two berths.
Meanwhile, Horsfield will have to wait at least another year to make a return to The Open.
His best performance came on debut back in 2021 as he finished tied for 67th.
The LIV Golf star has made two further appearances, most recently last year, but missed the cut on both occasions.
Horsfield is also a three-time winner on the European Tour from earlier in his career, having joined LIV in 2022.
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