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| St Andrew's hole-in-one golfer Daniel Brooks' clubs go astray | St Andrew's hole-in-one golfer Daniel Brooks' clubs go astray |
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| A golfer who made a hole in one at The Open just days ago has been left without his clubs after they went astray during a flight to Switzerland. | A golfer who made a hole in one at The Open just days ago has been left without his clubs after they went astray during a flight to Switzerland. |
| Daniel Brooks, of Basildon, arrived in Switzerland for the next stage in the European tour without his clubs. | Daniel Brooks, of Basildon, arrived in Switzerland for the next stage in the European tour without his clubs. |
| He said on Twitter how his clubs had now been sent to the wrong place. | He said on Twitter how his clubs had now been sent to the wrong place. |
| He said: "First you lose my golf clubs. Then I fill out a form for where they need to go to and you take them somewhere else. What's going on?" | He said: "First you lose my golf clubs. Then I fill out a form for where they need to go to and you take them somewhere else. What's going on?" |
| EasyJet responded suggesting he contact their baggage claims department. | EasyJet responded suggesting he contact their baggage claims department. |
| Brooks asked for his clubs to be sent to him at the Swiss golf complex in Crans-Montana. It is understood they have instead been sent to Gatwick Airport 483 miles (777km) away. | |
| When he struck the hole in one at the 166 yard 11th hole, Brooks became the first golfer to make a hole-in-one at The Open at St Andrews since 1990, and the first in any Open since 2012. | |
| His father Mick Brooks said: "His clubs had not arrived. His manager has been trying to sort out where his clubs are. They are all sized up for him. | His father Mick Brooks said: "His clubs had not arrived. His manager has been trying to sort out where his clubs are. They are all sized up for him. |
| "I hope they turn up before he kicks off on Thursday." | "I hope they turn up before he kicks off on Thursday." |
| EasyJet is yet to comment on the matter. | EasyJet is yet to comment on the matter. |