TONY FINAU has revealed his battered and bruised “kankle” after dislocating it before recording a miraculous top-10 finish at the Masters.
The big-hitting American, 28, fell to the ground in agony while celebrating a hole in one during last Wednesday’s par-three competition.
He popped it back in place there and then and said it was a “miracle” he was even able to play in the season’s first Major.
But not only did the Augusta debutant play – he blitzed his way to six birdies in his final seven holes.
That was part of a blistering final round six-under 66 that left him seven under overall.
It was not easy, though, and Finau showed just what he had to battle through each day in two gruesome photos.
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Finau, ranked 32nd in the world, wrote: “Couple pics of the ankle after play this week. Kankle.”
His place in the field was in serious doubt until he teed off for his first round.
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And he said after an opening four-under 68: “I’ve never had it happen before. I’ve rolled my right ankle before, never my left.
“But I saw where it was and I knew where it needed to be. So I just tried.
“If it didn’t work, then I would have laid there and been even more embarrassed being pulled out on a stretcher celebrating a hole‑in‑one!
“I just popped it back in place and I got back up and I tried to be as smooth as I could getting up and walking away from it.
“But it was quite scary all night, just not knowing what was going to happen.”
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