John Rahm Turned Into An Instant Joke After Hilarious Missed Putt Thursday

John Rahm may very well be one of the top three golfers in the entire world. But on Thursday, he made a gaffe that just continues to prove how infuriating the sport can be.

During the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Rahm had a tap-in putt for par. But when he want to punch it in, Rahm kind of whiffed, hitting the ball ever so slightly.

The announcers were completely confused after seeing the terrible mistake.

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Best player on the planet. Normal sport. @KylePorterCBS pic.twitter.com/xcxP2xSSMs

— James Ellis (@JamesEllis13) March 3, 2022

John Rahm was quickly trolled all over the web for the mistake.

https://twitter.com/ThePME/status/1499472984523874316

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World No. 1 Jon Rahm just left a 10-inch putt short 😳

The shortest missed putt on Tour this year… pic.twitter.com/xKjVup08mo

— GolfBet (@GolfBet) March 3, 2022

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Me: *bets Jon Rahm +800*

Jon Rahm:

(via @WillBrinson) pic.twitter.com/2v2BkkhkfX

— br_betting (@br_betting) March 3, 2022

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Rahm missing 10" putts pic.twitter.com/TgD8kX5s9H

— Nelson Adcock (@NelsonAdcock) March 3, 2022

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Live look at Jon Rahm: pic.twitter.com/LuwAkWuzga

— GolfBet (@GolfBet) March 3, 2022

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The more shocking development here is that Rahm calmly walks away without javelining his putter into orbitpic.twitter.com/wIkEzjKaOc

— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) March 3, 2022

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John Rahm somehow left an 11 inch putt short!? https://t.co/gvS45pYzNp

— Smokin’ Greens (@smokin_greens) March 3, 2022

John Rahm — currently the world’s #1 ranked player — was clearly frustrated after the putt.

He’s currently +1 on the day, eight shots back of Rory McElroy for the lead  Before the tournament, Rahm spoke on what an honor it was to play in the late Arnold Palmer’s event.

“He’s the King,” Rahm said, via Golf Channel. “There’s very few players in the history of this game that have the support and created the buzz around them that he did with more than just their golf game. Obviously, Jack and Tiger were unbelievable at what they did, but two players who stand out were Seve and Arnold.

“They had something special about them; maybe it was the shot-making ability, maybe it was the imagination, very different way of playing the game, I don’t know, whatever it was made them as big of stars as the two greatest that the game has ever seen, and maybe more impactful in certain ways.”

For John Rahm to make a charge this weekend, he’s going to need to put that putt far, far behind him.

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