Masters' worst-ever scores as star scores embarrassingly high on day one

Nick Dunlap made headlines for all the wrong reasons after posting one of the worst scores in history on the opening day. The young golfer made seven bogeys, four double bogeys and a triple bogey over the course of his nightmare first round. , a card more than twice as bad as any other player to take to the Augusta course.

Dunlap officially carded a score of 90, putting him dead last and 11 shots adrift of his nearest rival on the leaderboard. It was the worst Masters score in a decade, with two-time champion Ben Crenshaw shooting 91 back in 2015. Remarkably, that was not the highest score in the history of the tournament.

That honour goes to Charlie Kunkle, who carded a final-round 95 in the 1956 edition of the Masters. High winds made for testing conditions and with Kunkle already struggling with the pace of the greens, it was a recipe for disaster.

His unwanted record was unofficially beaten in 1970, when Billy Casper shot a whopping 105 at the age of 73. However, he failed to turn in his scorecard, meaning it never counted in the official records.

Other notably high scores include the 94 carded by Doug Kirk in 2000 and Tommy Aaron's nightmare round of 92 in 2003. Horton Smith was also responsible for shooting 92 in 1962 before following up with a slightly improved 91 a year later.

Fred McLeod and Chick Evans, meanwhile, carded scores of 91 in 1955 and 1960 respectively.

Several others have matched Dunlap's score of 90 in the past, including the likes of Jock Hutchison and Frank Souchak.

Dunlap's miserable round at the Masters came just over a year after he won the Desert Classic, which came with a £1.1million top prize. However, he was ineligible to cash that cheque as an amateur player and walked away without a penny.

Reflecting on that financial blow in an interview with , he said: "It stings a little bit. At the time, I don't think I really knew what $1.5m was. It wasn't as hard as it is now. But ultimately, I got what I wanted in the end: a trophy."

Dunlap will be desperate to improve his score when he returns to Augusta for the second round on Friday. There is still a chance for the 21-year-old to finish his tournament on a positive note despite needing a miracle to make the halfway cut.