There was a delay in the usual mob rush to surround the ball like we usually see – just one guy standing and pointing at it. Which is maybe why a woman standing nearby thought it was OK to pick it up.
An incident involving Rory McIlroy confiscating a fan’s phone at the Players Championship, after a brutal sledge about his 2011 Masters collapse from the crowd, has taken a dramatic turn.
We’ve seen balls bounce into beers and golf cart cup holders. We’ve seen them end up in trees and next to snoozing alligators, but we’ve never seen one wedged in the derriere of a fan.
A video captured by a fan shows that as DeChambeau made the turn and headed to the back nine in the hunt, he tossed a golf ball to a kid in the crowd. But apparently, some older jabroni snagged it and tried to run off with it. And Bryson, rightfully, wasn’t about to let that stand.
It started with a single signed golf ball. When Hannah Green serendipitously handed Lily Kostner the pearl at the 2019 ANA Inspiration, little did she know the impact she would have on the youngster from Minneapolis – and the bond that would follow.
Earlier in the week, during a practice round, Higgs was walking from one tee to the next when a fan awaiting his arrival went… well, full Harry Higgs, lifting his shirt up and flashing the amiable tour pro hoping for a reaction.
Ian Poulter shot a four-under-par 66 on Thursday at the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational, but that performance was overshadowed by a confrontation with a fan on the final hole at TPC Southwind.
Australian Golf Digest
