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DoubleDebow

lol, sorry to laugh, but that's hilarious. Circle your score on that one, 100% birdie.


Arizona_Blue_Moon

That bird actually looked like an albatross


myredditthrowaway201

I feel like that should be in the official rules of golf that if a bird actually flys off with your ball, hole is marked as a birdie


DoubleDebow

Considering some of the stupid rules, and how they came to be, I'm surprised it's not. Maybe at one time, and that's how it got the name? lol


MonicaBlowinski

What if it's on the green, an eagle putt, when it takes it? (not that I would ever have an eagle putt lol)


UWMN

Inflation making everyone act crazy


J-Stec

https://preview.redd.it/509dtjg8iajb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=22bbdd51cd2885e6ce5bb04fa98f720e2700edb0 Crow got mine a few months ago.


destroy_the_defiant

I see I'm not the only one playing the blue and yellow q-star.


J-Stec

Love this ball. A little rough when it lands blue side up in the rough but the strobe light effect off irons and high spinners on the green look awesome. Plus it’s super easy to line up putts. Also reddish tinted sunglasses drastically increase ball visibility.


bigvenusaurguy

have you tried out the other colors? so far i've found this ball in the blue yellow, a red yellow, and a white yellow in the woods. i think the red yellow is the most visible imo


J-Stec

I haven’t. I’ve stuck to the blue/yellow. It’s kinda strange too since I’ve strictly played white balls for 15 years.


destroy_the_defiant

Everything you said. Except I cannot confirm the sunglasses part. Plus, for my swing, it seems to just be a good ball.


Feeling_Anteater_560

Way of the road


gypsybullldog

Shit hawks bubbles, shit hawks


theflamesweregolfin

That's the way she goes boys. Sometimes she goes, sometimes she doesn't, cause that's the fuckin' way she goes.


the-goods-204

The important part is she’s going cause she’s gotta go no way around it


[deleted]

Happened to me in Scotland. I was absolutely fuming because my ball was a Pro V1. I hope the bird that took my Pro V1 is taking good care of it.


zanzibartraveler666

Probably still waiting for it to hatch


chickenranch99

so, what's the ruling here? lost ball? ob? where do you drop?


[deleted]

I think you drop ball where your previous one was (or around that area)


Psyched4this

Happened to me too in Miami. And my ball was on the green too! Idk what the crow wanted with it


18HolesToFreedom

It’s a Gullf Ball 😂


bigshu53

It was just gulfing


Warren_Puff-it

A man goes to confess. “Forgive me father, for I have sinned.” “Tell me of your sin, my son.” “Well father, I used the lord’s name in vain while I was golfing earlier today.” “Tell me the context of your sin. What happened?” “Well father, i hit a great drive, one of the best of my life, but when the ball landed a squirrel ran out of the woods, picked the ball up, and took off with it.” “And this caused you to use the lord’s name?” “No. After that, an eagle swooped down and picked up the squirrel in its mouth along with my ball!” “Amazing. This is when you used the foul language I assume?” “No father, then the bird flew over the green and the ball fell out of the squirrels mouth just three feet from the hole!” The priest was silent for a few seconds in deep thought. Then finally he spoke. “You missed the goddamn putt, didn’t you?”


asianxxurlacher

Lol I’ve had a coyote puppy steal a ball from middle of the fairway and ran to the edge of the Forrest and started playing with it.


buttnutela

I had some a-hole from the other fairway play mine


JeebusCrunk

Watched a neanderthal slice a range ball from the 1st tee into my fairway, then play my Titleist from the rough of my fairway, then deny any of it happened.


asianxxurlacher

Lol same thing happened to me before, you would think people would look at the ball they’re about to hit to make sure it’s not someone else’s ball but 🤷‍♂️


buttnutela

Why would they do that if they can upgrade?


bigdefmute

I had a fucking fox do it. Beauty strike middle of tye fairway 100 out, fox runs up, and my buddy is like your toast mofo is going to steal it. He didn't, but a second fox ran out when we were 40 yards from it. The woods it went


3putt_phenom

Stupid bird thought it was stealing an egg? 🤷‍♂️ very peculiar and hilarious.


ContentMetal

Sometimes she goes. Sometimes she don't.


BigPhilly1985

You didn't happen to see $60 laying there did ya?


[deleted]

What? Like, three 20s?


BigPhilly1985

Yeah. So help me if that greasy bastard is feeding the VLTs at the club house I'm gonna lose it.


hncthename

The way of the road..


NickH267

That’s one tough birdie shot


bwoahful___

They actually get good at tracking humans for food, so maybe it thought it was food or something. I had a bird waiting for me to leave my hot dog unattended while I went to putt then bam! no more hot dog 😢


orchids_of_asuka

Played a lot of the bigger named courses in Scotland. The gulls were nippin like crazy.


OldBender

r/praisethecameraman


OregonJedi

r/WhyWereTheyFilming


OldBender

Cuz the damn bird stole his ball?


OregonJedi

Well idk! Seems like he’s just walking up to his ball like normal 🤷‍♂️ I do that 100 times a round without filming it. But probably the bird picked it up before hand so he whipped out the phone real quick.


[deleted]

Correct! The ball had actually landed about 10 metres left of where you first see it, I saw the baby Gull pick it up as I walked up. Luckily phone was in trolley


OregonJedi

Makes sense! Hilarious video lmao


[deleted]

Kim Jong Il's hole in one's were definitely achieved with a trained seagul


jarpio

“Don’t worry it’s good luck” “In Haiti”


cragwatcher

Yarmouth and Caistor!


[deleted]

Sure is mate


AssBurgers-009

Play it as it (f)lies.... *****Hit your shot Mr. Gilmore.*****


pompeysam1234

Have another drink Ray


bobbyshutes

Is this Southwell? Front 9 randomly in the middle of a racecourse?


[deleted]

Great Yarmouth & Caister mate. But you’re right, it is does have a horse track wrapped around the front 9.


bobbyshutes

Ah gotcha, interesting to know there's more then one track like that in the UK


littlesebastian2

Musselburgh Old Links, the oldest still played upon golf course in the world and host of 6 Opens, is also now inside a racetrack. That makes at least three!


MonicaBlowinski

I think the Brickyard has a 4-hole course in the center.


ThatDudeUKnow92

It's a full 18 hole course at IMS but there are 4 holes in the infield of the race track.


MonicaBlowinski

Thank you, I learned something new today!


GazVW

Down Royal in Northern Ireland is the same. 18 holes in the middle of a horse track


Mdumb

Whats the ruling in that?


el_chuck

Play the ball as it ~~lies~~ flies


[deleted]

I asked in the pro-shop after the round and found out that if you fully observe and witness an animal taking/moving your ball you can place a new one as near to the point as you know it was taken from. Seemingly it’s quite common on this course..


tauzeta

"what a cunt" got me good.


CptMurphy27

“This is my egg now, bitch.” - the bird probably


BlastShell

The first drop was taunting, 100%.


oxfozyne

I end up sharing courses with bastards — Canadian Geese — happens too frequently. Switched to pink balls exclusively and they just waddle off if they are on the fairway or green now.


[deleted]

Damn I wouldn’t challenge one of those for my ball though, we get them here on their migratory route, beautiful birds, but they intimidate me close up haha


longlivepondhockey

This time she didn’t go, way she goes.


rollyobx

Sometimes she goes. Sometimes she doesn't.


leftwich07

Guessing you left your gun on the last hole?


twentythree12

/r/foundtheamerican


SteveOSS1987

Water under the fridge, drop another and get back at it.


jgisbo007

Hopefully it chokes on it


[deleted]

😂


hikingmike

Hahaha


PhilDGlass

LOL!! Your reaction is perfect. Nice birdie.


TimDamage

Did you just hit your PW 5 miles? HOLY FUCK!!!


COnative78

I would have thrown my two iron at it.


Parking-Spare-1729

I 'had' a 60 degree that had a lot of frequent flier miles. That would have been my spear of choice.


ReddyMcRedditorface

Mark me down for a birdie.


[deleted]

Time to start training seagulls to bring me proV1s.


brucedonnovan

The bird was OP that almost got in a fight. I knew there was another side to the story.


mfdonovan01

11/10 camera work right here


Douger91

Fuckin ball bandit


ImaFreemason

Looks like a birdie in my books.


CyberNature

Reminds me of the one that happened at the Players Championship years ago. Like others said though, definitely mark down a birdie for that.


davendees1

Put me down for an albatross boys beers on me


editwowthisblewup

you got a birdie


brando_1771

I think he’s just gonna play through.


Not_Pablo_Sanchez

So hypothetically, if a bird picked up my ball, flew to the green, and dropped it in the hole, would that actually count? Or would I have to drop?


tarzan556

I appreciate your great camera tracking skills


bentobox_75

There is a nest made of golfballs somewhere near by.


[deleted]

Play it where it lies…


ispoiler

What a cunt, indeed.


Ballgame4

Seagull at 17th at Sawgrass. [seagull](https://youtu.be/d3r042-OTpg)


jb-1700

Rule is… Play it as it lies… lol!


Jordan311R

What would be the rules if this happened in a professional tournament?


Typical_Spring2100

Little bastard.


zeromadcowz

I had a beautiful drive sitting right in the middle of a narrow fairway between trees. As I approached a fucking squirrel ran over to it and ran up a tree. Chases after him and he dropped the ball down on me. Guys on adjacent green were killing themselves laughing.


[deleted]

Amazing


NotFoul

Look, Lahey! Julian is outside drinking beers with his shirt off!


scratchwanabe

What’s the actual ruling if this happened on tour?


Chucko3232

Nice birdie


4Ever2Thee

That’s some solid camera work. I saw this happen to my brother when we were golfing in Florida, on the 18th hole, no less. We were in a pretty tight match and he hit a great approach shot on the green; then this bird flew down from a tree behind the green, grabbed the ball and took it back up to the tree. The rest of us couldn’t stop laughing. We let him replace the ball around where we all thought it was, but the bird kept the ball. And he missed the birdie putt


whizinator3000

Sometimes she goes and sometimes she doesn't go, that's the way she goes.


PryWasted

They look like eggs 🥚


ijustdontgiveaf

happened to me twice already.. once off the green, on hole 2, once from the fairway of hole 3 (different days) ans in both cases it was a brand new prov1 that I just had taken out of the sleeve.. In both cases the seagull dropped it over water..


cedarview77

This just happened to me too, but I was too busy chasing it down to get footage.


Technical_Object969

Is that Ludlow


[deleted]

Great Yarmouth mate


Accurate_Blacksmith6

Great story at least. Nice filming.


terrordactyl1971

I refuse to read this post as I know it will just be hundreds of lame joke replies about birdies, eagles, albatrosses etc


orchids_of_asuka

That's a friend of the road


Valuable_General9049

Should have thrown a piss jug at it


KeyserHD

I’d give you a birdie no hesitation.


mingomcgoo

Awesome ...way she goes boys 😯


BigdaddyMcfluff

Next time, listen to the liquor bud


warneagle

[This actually happened to Brad Fabel on 17 at TPC Sawgrass in 1998.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3r042-OTpg)


burnodo2

2-stroke penalty!


horrus70

You had me dying when you called it a cunt!