Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas was involved in a late helicopter dash to make his British Open tee time.
He arrived at Carnoustie with barely an hour to spare for his 10.31am start on Thursday after experiencing a remarkable tale of woe.
Firstly, the three-times winner on the US PGA Tour did not realise his visa had expired until he was ready to leave the United States.
After obtaining the necessary documentation, Vegas had to take the last possible flight that would get him to Carnoustie on time, but the story did not end there.
He boarded the plane without his golf bag and after a helicopter ride from Glasgow Airport to the east coast of Scotland a new set of TaylorMade clubs had to be found for the start of his round.
The 33-year-old's frantic late arrival at golf's oldest major clearly unsettled him as he opened his campaign with bogey fives at the second and third holes.
Vegas is playing in the British Open for the second time, having missed the cut on his debut appearance at Royal Birkdale last year.
