Ben Griffin overdoses on creatine at BMW Championship as shocking first-hole disaster goes viral

It wasn’t nerves, it was creatine.Ben Griffin’s final round of the BMW Championship got off to a shocking start when he four-putted the first hole from four feet and then hit his tee shot out of bounds on the second hole.“So, I take creatine as a supplement, and this time I didn’t take it until I basically teed off on 1.I was at the end of my batch,” Griffin told reporters after the round.

“I had basically a snowball of creatine — because it had been in my bucket for a month — and broke it up and put in any water bottle.“I’m all good.

I’ve taken it on the golf course before.It’s fine.

I started taking it after my second shot, and I accidentally swallowed one of the big rocks in my water bottle.I’ve never ‘overdosed’ on creatine before, but I think I did in the moment because I didn’t really drink any water after that.

I basically just inhaled a snowball.So, I started getting super shaky.

I’ve never felt like that before and I felt like I had tremors.”The video of Griffin’s first-hole disaster quickly went viral on social media as he started his round with a triple and then a double bogey.“I four-putted 1, and on 2, I like was freaking out and didn’t know what to do.Like, I hit it so far out of bounds,” Griffin said.

“Luckily, my caddie stepped in and made me chug a whole water, and I tried to calm down a little bit.I hit the other one in play and then I was fine.”Creatine is a popular supplement often used for those working out as it supplies a continuous energy supply to your muscles.Griffin rebounded nicely afterwards, birdieing seven of the final 12 holes at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland to finish the tournament tied for 12th.The 29-year-old Griffin had a breakout season on the PGA Tour, capturing the first two wins of his career at the Zurich Classic — with partner Andrew Novak — and at the Charles Schwab Challenge.He is currently ninth in the Ryder Cup standings and will be among the ...