{"id":2589445,"date":"2026-04-10T18:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-one-in-a-billion-golf-shot-as-pros-tee-shot-lands-in-fans-bag-and-then-he-even-goes-on-to-par-the-hole\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T18:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:32:13","slug":"watch-one-in-a-billion-golf-shot-as-pros-tee-shot-lands-in-fans-bag-and-then-he-even-goes-on-to-par-the-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-one-in-a-billion-golf-shot-as-pros-tee-shot-lands-in-fans-bag-and-then-he-even-goes-on-to-par-the-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: One in a Billion Golf Shot as Pro&#8217;s Tee Shot Lands in Fan&#8217;s Bag, and Then He Even Goes on to Par the Hole"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">50<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-one-in-a-billion-golf-shot-as-pros-tee-shot-lands-in-fans-bag-and-then-he-even-goes-on-to-par-the-hole%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2589445&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Xander Schauffele\u2019s opening round at The Masters at Augusta National featured a remarkable mix of luck adn skill. A wayward tee shot on the par-5 eighth hole ended up inside a patron\u2019s pink-and-white merchandise bag after hitting a tree limb, yet schauffele still managed to save par on the hole. Announcers joked about the improbable break as officials later located the ball at the bottom of the bag.He credited the spectator and the fortunate bounce,calling it a bit of good luck. Schauffele finished the day at 2-under-par 70, with three birdies and two bogeys on the back nine, leaving him in contention as second-round play began. The piece also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >notes social-media coverage<\/a> of the incident and Augusta\u2019s lighthearted reaction.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Is it better to be lucky or good?<\/p>\n<p>During first-round action Thursday at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/golf-purists-not-happy-happening-masters-literally-no-one-wants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Masters<\/a>, American golfer Xander Schauffele might have proven that the answer is, &ldquo;Both.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After a wayward tee shot landed in a patron&rsquo;s merchandise bag, Schauffele somehow proceeded to salvage par on the hole.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First bad driver swing of the day,&rdquo; an announcer said following Schauffele&rsquo;s errant tee shot in a clip posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>Then, the ball appeared to hit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-heavily-armed-antifa-clashes-with-right-wing-protesters-outside-oregon-capitol-three-arrested\/\" title=\"WATCH: \u2018Heavily Armed\u2019 Antifa Clashes With Right-Wing Protesters Outside Oregon Capitol, Three Arrested\">large tree limb<\/a> and fall straight to the ground.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Laughter erupted along the fairway when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marco-rubio-asks-mlb-commissioner-give-membership-augusta-national-golf-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Augusta National<\/a> officials spotted Schauffele&rsquo;s ball at the bottom of a pink-and-white merchandise bag.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think you could buy that in the merchandise shop,&rdquo; the announcer quipped.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a first for me,&rdquo; a second announcer said as officials located the ball at the bottom of the bag.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Xander Schauffele&rsquo;s tee shot somehow ends up in a patron&rsquo;s bag &#128514; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fAiQK38oAr\">pic.twitter.com\/fAiQK38oAr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/2042282716566097931?\">April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The errant tee shot occurred on the par-5 eighth hole, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/masters-xander-schauffele-merchandise-bag-23eb5daf0757d066a6355131b9662744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, after using a tee to mark his spot, Schauffele went on to par the hole.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/louisville-police-release-new-footage-scottie-scheffler-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">golfer<\/a> later described the improbable shot as a stroke of good luck.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It just flew straight into the bag,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It was a great break. That bounce would&rsquo;ve put me in the pine straw and who knows if I would&rsquo;ve had a shot to hit up the hill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the merchandise bag stopped the ball from bouncing further off the fairway.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, some credit belongs to the tree limb. After all, Schauffele&rsquo;s &ldquo;bad driver swing&rdquo; should have landed his ball much deeper into the woods.<\/p>\n<p>Schauffele, however, after finishing the day with a competitive 2-under-par 70, preferred to credit the patron.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So thanks to the lady on 8,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>As for his overall first-round performance, which included three birdies and two bogeys on the back nine, Schauffele &mdash; perhaps with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-british-comedian-jimmy-carr-takes-woke-audience-member-reminds-crowd-wokes-satanic-origin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comedian&rsquo;s<\/a> wit &mdash; called it &ldquo;a little bit of a mixed bag.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Play has resumed at Augusta National with second-round action on Friday. Through four holes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/leaderboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schauffele<\/a> remained in contention at 2 under par.<\/p>\n<p>Schauffele, of course, could play the rest of his life and never hit a shot like the one that helped him save par on the eighth hole Thursday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A wayward tee shot ended up inside a spectator\u2019s pink-and-white merchandise bag, yet he still managed to save par on the par-5 eighth after the ball hit a tree limb and dropped back onto the fairway. Officials later found the ball at the bottom of the bag, prompting amused commentary from the announcers about the unusual placement and even joking that you can\u2019t buy that in the merchandise shop.<\/p>\n<p>Schauffele later called the moment a bit of good fortune: \u201cIt just flew straight into the bag. It was a great break. That bounce would\u2019ve put me in the pine straw.\u201d The bag\u2019s stopping the ball helped avoid a tougher spot, and even the tree limb played a small role. He finished the day 2-under 70, with three birdies and two bogeys on the back nine, describing the round as \u201ca little bit of a mixed bag.\u201d With second-round play underway Friday, he stood at 2 under through four holes, still in the hunt and perhaps never quite replicating a shot like the one that saved his par on Thursday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2589446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-10T151806.468.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[77557,11583,69469],"class_list":["post-2589445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-amazing-shot-2","tag-golf","tag-viral-video-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-10T151806.468.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2589445"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2589450,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589445\/revisions\/2589450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2589446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2589445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2589445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2589445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}