No more wees near the tees

The Spanish golfer who took a leak in Rae’s Creek has issued a grovelling apology – and promised not to do the same thing if he is caught short at the Open, writes DAVID FACEY.

Jose Luis Ballester, the current US Amateur Champion, originally tried to brush the incident off, after he was spotted urinating into the stream that runs alongside the 13th hole at Augusta.

Ballester, 21, played the first two rounds with defending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and double USPGA winner Justin Thomas. So that group was always going to be under the spotlight.

He said he needed to take “an emergency pee” at the 13th, and was cheered and applauded by Masters spectators, who saw him dive into the bushes.

He initially said he’d do it again if he had to but then stated: “I already apologized to the club, and I think we just move on from this moment. It will not happen again.

“I know there has been a lot said about what happened on social media, but I try to stay away from all that.

“A couple of friends reached out just to say hey, you’ll be fine. I’m still your friend. So it’s good to have those friends that have your back when the news is not that good about you.”