The story of the first round at the 2023 British Open at Royal Liverpool has nothing to do with birdies made by the best players in the world, but rather, what one actual bird did to one of those great players.
OK, maybe this wasn’t the story of Thursday’s action near Liverpool, England, but this was something you don’t normally see during a golf tournament, let alone a major championship.
Viktor Holland was getting ready to hit an approach shot from the fairway on the 15th hole when he stopped suddenly because.. a bird pooped on him.
Seriously, this really happened. Check it out:
Apparently seagulls don’t like Viktor’s clothes either pic.twitter.com/UKtWfITytV
— Andy Johnson 🍳 (@AndyTFE) July 20, 2023
Unbelievable.
Fans had lots of jokes:
A bird just, ahem, "went number two" on Viktor Hovland 🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/p10LxYxViI
— bunkered (@BunkeredOnline) July 20, 2023
If we didn't witness it, we'd think that was just part of the JL scripting for him, right? https://t.co/Brfh1QjZPA
— Dane Belbeck (@ZDane7) July 20, 2023
highlight of The Open https://t.co/GnChwoOlI3
— Eric Patterson (@EPatGolf) July 20, 2023
That’s good luck… https://t.co/GF2KvMJQ6N
— Kenny Kim (@KendoVT) July 20, 2023
Who had Victor Hovland +6900 to get shat on by a bird? #theopen
— Levi (@leviremmick) July 20, 2023
“I just got shat on.”
— Bussin' With The Boys (@BussinWTB) July 20, 2023
A bird just shit on Viktor Hovland at The Open 😂 pic.twitter.com/AmxPZ2aDpO
Viktor Hovland just had a bird 💩 on him. On live television. At The Open Championship.
— TJ Eckert (@TJEckertKTUL) July 20, 2023
Totally normal. #OKState #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/BQ1FZNAfqi
A bird just took a crap on Hovland, trying to help his J. Lindeberg fits look even more ridiculous.
— Jackson Fuller (@jacksonfuller16) July 20, 2023
