A little bit of golfing history was made by South African Dean Burmester in his third round of the Scottish Open last Saturday.
Burmester played four consecutive holes in 2-2-2-2, and recorded a back-nine 28, the lowest back nine this century, according to the European Tour.
His four 2s came on two par-3s and two eagles on par-4s.
On the 12th, he made a birdie putt from two feet. On the 13th, he holed out from 177 yards.
On 14, another birdie putt, this time from eight feet. On the 15th hole, a 488-yard par-4, Burmester holed out from 210 yards.
For good measure, he then birdied the par-5 16th to go 7-under on a five-hole stretch.
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