A case of bad luck

Just heard this: Another example of how bad it can get:

Swiss Open (soime year): A (italian?) player needs to finish with a par on the last hole. His teeshot ends up in a good spot. One more shot for glory. Just hit the green.

The ball sails towards the flagstick. Hits the very TIP of the flagstick and bounces out of bounds behind the green.

That was said to be the defining moment for that particular player. He reportedly decided to quit his golfing career after that.