Scottie Scheffler hit one of the shots of the day at the British Open Thursday, and almost simultaneously, a spectator unleashed their own.
As Scheffler sent a picture-perfect approach shot sailing toward the hole on the 17th during the first round of the tournament, one attendee at Royal Portrush Golf Club passed some gas – very loudly.
The broadcast picked up the noise for the world to hear, and the commentators couldn’t get over the ridiculous moment.
As the fart noise reverberated, play-by-play announcer Andrew Cotter simply said, “Oh,” before bursting into uncontrollable laughter.
“What are you laughing about, Andrew?” the co-commentator prodded, laughing.
“There’s so much to say about that shot,” Cotter replied, as the pair continued to giggle. “That’s extraordinary. Let’s stick to the golf.”
The co-commentator couldn’t help but make one more quip: “Just a little bit of wind from behind.”
Naturally, the clip blew up on social media, with fans inundating the comments section with thoughts.
“Is that a prevailing wind?” quipped one user on X.
“Good thing it was ‘downwind to the green,’” said another.
“Rip it and grip it? Or grip it and rip it?” joked a third.
Scheffler, the world No. 1 entering the British Open, finished his first round at 3-under par.
For Scheffler, perhaps the moment will be a nice way to lighten up after his philosophical comments stirred buzz ahead of the tournament.
“There’s a lot of people that make it to what they thought was going to fulfill them in life, and you get there, you get to No. 1 in the world, and they’re like, what’s the point?” Scheffler said in the vulnerable moment on Tuesday. “I really do believe that. Because what is the point? Why do I want to win this tournament so bad?”
Those remarks sparked intellectual discourse about elite athletes, fulfillment and the meaning of life.
Hours later, the discourse has decidedly shifted to the topic of farts. Just a little different.
