Jhonattan Vegas had an fascinating drop through the closing spherical of the 3M Open when his tee shot landed in an uncommon spot.
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Sunday at TPC Twin Cities ended up being a memorable one for Jhonattan Vegas. Not solely did he choose up his fourth profession PGA Tour victory by ending 17 underneath to win the 3M Open, however he additionally skilled a once-in-a-lifetime tee shot that ended up within the arms of a police officer.
Yeah, not your typical tee shot, proper?
Standing on the par-5 twelfth gap, Vegas sprayed his tee shot approach left of the golf green. Quite than roll deep into the thick tough, the ball wound up hanging a cop — with the ball bouncing and ultimately resting between the officer’s arms.
The video under exhibits the unusual occasion, courtesy of Golf on CBS’ Twitter account.
Fortunately, a guidelines official awarded him a free drop — which led to a par save on his technique to the eventual victory.
“That was wild, proper? Out of all of the locations that the ball can go to, to discover a policeman,” Vegas stated afterward. “Fortunately, he was standing in the best place, I used to be in a position to get a great drop and have considerably of a transparent shot to the inexperienced. It’s simply sort of a type of loopy stuff that occurs in golf.”
So, was he relieved to not be compelled to play the ball because it lies?
“He has a gun,” Vegas joked, “so that you don’t need to swing at that man.”
