- Swedish golfer Joel Sjoholm had to ferry himself across a water hazard to hit his ball off an island.
- The adventurous journey took place on Sunday during the final round of the European Tour’s Hero Open.
- Sjoholm made it across the water safely, got his ball back to dry land, and wound up taking a bogey on the hole.
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Swedish golfer Joel Sjoholm had quite a day on Sunday at the European Tour’s Hero Open, needing a quick boat trip away from the fairway to complete his final round.
Sjoholm’s nautical adventure began on the par 5 No. 17 at Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club. On his second shot approaching the green, Sjoholm’s ball veered off course and landed on an island in the middle of a water hazard just off the green.
Thankfully, the course had prepared for such a contingency, as Sjoholm hopped aboard a waiting vessel and ferried himself over to his ball.
Erm... Not sure how to caption this so we'll just say what we see. Joel Sjöholm is currently in a boat to go and play his ball from an island 🚣♂️#HeroOpen #GolfForGood pic.twitter.com/PcS3vlhERr
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) August 2, 2020
Once he'd arrived, Sjoholm had a bit of yard work to do, moving around signs to give himself a shot at his ball. Eventually, he was able to chip himself off of the island, pushing his ball a bit past the green but onto the relative safety of dry land.
UPDATE: Sjöholm is terrible at moving signs, but has played his ball from Henderson’s island and made bogey.#HeroOpen #GolfForGood pic.twitter.com/wtW8m9ysEY
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) August 2, 2020
All that was left was a journey back to the mainland to finish out the hole.
You’ve done everything right so far Joel, so whatever you do, don’t fall in...#HeroOpen #GolfForGood pic.twitter.com/F7vPZTYvay
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) August 2, 2020
Sjoholm went on to save a bogey on the hole and finish the tournament tied for 22nd.
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