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Squeaky bum time

The Open 2016: Danny Willett’s official scorer almost missed start of round because they were locked in the toilet with the runs

Person responsible for tracking shots for group was so nervous their bowel movements were unstoppable at Royal Troon

DANNY WILLETT'S official scorer was so nervous they almost missed the start of his round because they were locked in a toilet with the runs.

Masters champion Willett was in one of the marquee groups of the first day at Troon alongside world No 1 Jason Day and American star Rickie Fowler.

 The scorer with Danny Willetts group had an unfortunate attack of the nerves
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The scorer with Danny Willetts group had an unfortunate attack of the nervesCredit: Getty

The task of the scorer is to record each stroke a player makes and relay it back to officials.

But a replacement almost had to be called from the stand beside the first tee after the person assigned to the group failed to show for the 9.25am start time.

And it turned out that they were so worried about messing up on the biggest stage in golf that they were stuck in a toilet with bowel movements associated with an attack of the nerves.

 The scorer for Jason Day's group was locked in a toilet just before the world No 1 started his first round in the Open at Royal Troon
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The scorer for Jason Day's group was locked in a toilet just before the world No 1 started his first round in the Open at Royal TroonCredit: Reuters
 The Masters champion was almost left without a scorer for the start of his Open campaign
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The Masters champion was almost left without a scorer for the start of his Open campaignCredit: AP

Turns out it was also their first time in the job.

The whole saga gave a new meaning to Sir Alex Ferguson's "squeaky bum time" quip.

A source also revealed that the reliable scorers sometimes mess up in more ways than one.

At the 2010 Open, one somehow marked a player down for a hole-in-one.

But the worst bit is that they were playing a par five at the time.

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