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But he also achieved something that endeared him to every duffer who ever flubbed a shot.

A couple of weeks ago, he scored a monstrous 12 on a par-5 hole.

It made him human.

And it also stayed the hands of thousands of brooding incompetents who were meditating the abandonment of a sport whose frustrations were driving them to despair.

If such a paragon of perfection as Palmer could commit such a scoring sacrilege, there was hope left for all.