What is the funniest or weirdest shot you've ever seen playing golf. I've got a tie. First, on a short par 4, a playing companion topped his drive, then topped a 3 wood, he was only about 100 yards from the flag, but hit the 3 wood again, this time he hit it thin the ball got about 3 feet in the air, hit the flag stick dead center and dropped in the hole for a. birdie 3! Second, playing with my older brother, 1st hole on our local muni, Saturday morning, lots of folks waiting around to tee off, he swings, hits the ball off the inside of the heel of his driver and the ball trickles off the tee and ended up between his feet.
I was playing a match and on 18 I was 1 down with a press. 18 was a par 5 and I was in a trap pin high while my opponent was on the fringe....both in 3. Like grad’s companion I thinned my SW, hit the pin about 2 feet high and it dropped in for a birdie. My opponent couldn’t even get close after. If my Ball hadn’t hit the pin I would have been 20 yards on the other side of the green.
My brother was playing Copper Mill, 2nd hole (I think), par 3. He hit his tee shot a little fat and dumped it in the drink. Tee'd up again and holed it. The funny part was the guys on the 3rd tee who saw it and were screaming, not knowing it was just a par.
I would like to say I exploded a seagull with a drive like Randy Johnson did with a pitch but it never happened. I did catch a pelican with a rod and reel though. It flew in front of me just as I was casting and the line wrapped up its legs. Stupid bird tried to bite me while I was trying out release it.
Early on in my playing days I hit a tee shot onto a slope with a severe downhill lie. I mean the ball was way below my feet. I attempted to hit a mid iron out and whiffed it. Strike 1. I attempted to hit the same shot again. Got the same result. Strike 2. I finally got smart and chipped it onto the fairway. My playing partners were in the fairway on their backs laughing their asses off. To this day I don't know what I recorded for a score.
I can beat that! I play in a retired military tournament in Myrtle Beach. A number of courses have fox squirrels on them and they are always taking food out of the carts. One time a player had put his wallet in the cubby and a fox squirrel got it, The guy saw him and chased him, the squirrel went up a tree and into a nest. They ended up getting a cherry picker truck to come to the course and were able to retrieve the wallet from the nest.
Been there.....was having a very bad round one day, and on 18, I teed it up and swung so hard I completely whiffed. To quote you, "my playing partners were laughing their asses off." I shook my head at my stupidity, lined up again and hit one about 275 yards down the middle. They laughed even harder at that.
Off the top of my head i can think of one. Played with my wifes step dad years ago. Its the 18th long par 5 big dog leg with the approach being on a pretty steep uphill grade. He is about 125 out and hits this freaking laser that actually does hit a bird that was just chilling out short of the green. Dropped over dead. I just looked at him and said "well...that has to count for something "
