Brian Harman was caught in a stare off with a turtle (?!) before receiving what many fans deemed a very fortunate drop in the first round of the US PGA Championship.
Brian Harman has been trending on social media for a variety of reasons in the first round of the US PGA at Valhalla.
First, there was a peculiar stare off with a turtle at the par-4 6th.
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Then followed what many golf fans deemed a very fortunate drop at the par-5 7th.
Right, let’s get to the turtle first…
The cameraman had fun with Harman on the 6th
The cameraman had fun with Harman on the 6th
After a solid greenside shot from a plugged lie on the 6th, the American was left with a 12-footer for par.
He put his marker down and contemplated the putt in hand, but then soon backed off and looked over to his right.
What exactly was Harman looking at?
Possibly an unruly spectator in the crowd or maybe he was waiting for someone else in another group to hit their shot.
It can’t be certain.
But as Harman was gazing into the distance, the cameraman thought he would have a bit of fun as he panned over to an innocent turtle just going about its day.
Golf fans were loving it on social media, with one going as far to say Harman ‘knows all about playing like a turtle’.
Harman went on to miss the par save and tapped in for bogey.
Anyway, here’s the hilarious clip:
Brian Harman having a stare off with a turtle before putting #pgachampionship pic.twitter.com/zNwseRu9yV
— Krister (@kdriven) May 16, 2024
Right, now for the relief Harman received from a rules official at the next hole, the par-5 7th.
Harman found the intermediate rough with his tee shot and then sent his second shot into the deep rough to the right of the green.
As the reigning Open champion trundled over to his ball, the lie looked pretty grim to say the least.
Harman then called over a rules official as he deemed the gallery rope / wires on the ground were going to impact his third shot.
Now we’ll let you decide if the rope was really close enough to Harman’s ball for him to gain free relief by checking out the photos below.
But many fans on social media do not consider it was close enough to warrant relief in the slightest.
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