Masters amateur seemingly admits to unruly act at Augusta National during tournament debut

Josele Ballester is surviving retired each golfer's dream, but not without immoderate controversy.

By winning the 2024 U.S. Amateur, the 21-year-old from Spain got to play astatine Augusta National this twelvemonth astatine the Masters.

However, successful his archetypal circular astatine the famed course, helium raised eyebrows by making a questionable determination successful an emergency.

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Jose Luis Ballester tees disconnected connected No. 5 during the archetypal circular of the Masters.  (Kyle Terada/Imagn Images)

Ballester seemingly admitted that helium urinated successful Rae's Creek astatine Amen Corner.

The Spaniard said helium "completely forgot that we had those restrooms to the near of the (13th) tee box," and aft playing spouse Justin Thomas "had an contented connected the green," helium said helium took advantage.

"I'm like, ‘I truly request to pee.’ Didn't truly cognize wherever to go, and since JT had an contented connected the green, I'm like, ‘I’m conscionable going to sneak present successful the stream and astir apt radical would not spot maine much,' and past they clapped for me. Probably 1 of the claps that I truly got contiguous existent loud, truthful that was benignant of funny," Ballester, who changeable a 4-over 76, said aft his round.

Jose Luis Ballester plays his changeable from the archetypal tee during the archetypal circular of the Masters.  (Peter Casey/Imagn Images)

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Ballester did not look excessively acrophobic that helium would get immoderate blowback from Augusta National.

"They saw me. It was not embarrassing astatine each for me. If I had to bash it again, I would bash it again," helium said.

Ballester showed up to the people successful a emblematic young golfer's attire. The Arizona State golfer wore a chapeau that said "Sun Devils" upside down, a caller manner for Gen-Z. But it hasn't precisely been a riveting week for the Sun Devils play program.

Men’s play manager Matt Thurmond was removed from the people during a signifier league Tuesday for wearing shorts connected the people aft helium went to accidental hullo to erstwhile ASU subordinate Kevin Yu, who is making his Masters debut this year.

While patrons are escaped to deterioration shorts, full-length pants are required beyond the ropes wherever players and coaches are. Phones aren't adjacent allowed connected the course.

Jose Luis Ballester and Justin Thomas shingle hands connected the 18th greenish during the archetypal circular of the Masters.  (Michael Madrid/Imagn Images)

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Ballester was paired with Thomas and reigning champion Scottie Scheffler, which is beauteous amusive institution to beryllium in. Last year, amateur Neal Shipley spent his last circular with five-time victor Tiger Woods.

Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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