Tommy Fleetwood left flabbergasted after | Golf News

Tommy Fleetwood was astounded by a weird incident involving a spectator during the RBC Heritage in South Carolina this weekend.

While he chased the lead, close behind Justin Thomas after two rounds, an sudden help got here Fleetwood’s means from an viewers member. Entering his first event since final week’s Masters, Fleetwood, 9 pictures adrift of winner Rory McIlroy, aimed to take benefit of McIlroy’s absence on the Harbour Town-hosted RBC Heritage.

The second that grabbed everybody’s consideration unfolded as Fleetwood progressed by the back 9, together with his tee shot miraculously touchdown in a stunned fan’s embrace. The unhurt spectator, ball in hand, turned the middle of consideration as Fleetwood approached, searching for his errant shot.

Laughter erupted from the onlookers as Fleetwood discovered his ball within the man’s grasp, who quipped: “Just trying to help you out, brother.”

Seizing the comedic second, Fleetwood retorted: “Can you just take a walk up there” – gesturing downrange in the direction of the outlet, some 200 yards away. Amazement and mirth adopted with Fleetwood’s ball nestled within the arms of a bemused but completely secure spectator – a distinctive {golfing} story for the archives.

As they awaited the referee’s choice, Fleetwood remarked: “I feel like I just drop it.”

After the weird delay, he continued his sport with aptitude, touchdown a shot onto the inexperienced from the tough. Despite his efforts, Fleetwood missed a birdie alternative however managed to secure par on the tenth gap.

Fleetwood, nonetheless vying for his first PGA Tour win, completed the spherical five-under-par, with six birdies and a single bogey, placing him nine-under-par as he heads into the third day. At the time of writing, Fleetwood is 11-under-par for the event after 14 holes of his third spherical – three pictures behind chief Si Woo Kim (14-under-par) by 12 holes.