Viktor Hovland is in search of his first main championship this week on the Open Championship. Royal Liverpool is giving plenty of guys a check. Hovland could have gotten a blessing throughout his spherical on Thursday.
When he addressed the ball for his second shot on the par-5 fifteenth, a fowl flew over and pooped on his arm. It shocked him, and he gave a superb one-liner. “I simply received shat on,” Hovland mentioned.
His caddie shortly cleaned him up, and Hovland didn’t freak out. He smiled and laughed about the entire thing. The previous sensible story is that if a fowl poops on somebody, it’s good luck.
Will it’s good luck for the remainder of the week? It wasn’t too fortunate on that gap. After he received cleaned up, Hovland hit his second shot 21 yards from the pin. He would finally miss a brief birdie putt however would save par.
The Norwegian golfer went out in 36 however discovered his footing on the again 9. Hovland made birdies on the par-4 eleventh and twelfth holes. He made his third birdie on the par-4 sixteenth. Nevertheless, Hovland discovered some hassle on the par-5 18th.
His first shot was wonderful, however the method went towards the out-of-bounds line instantly off the green. Hovland simply narrowly stayed in bounds and hit his third onto the inexperienced, leaving him with a 45-foot birdie putt. He settled for par after lacking his putt by only a foot.
Hovland carded a 1-under 70 for the primary spherical of the Open Championship.
Nobody sometimes feels fortunate within the second after they get shit on by a fowl. However he’s in competition getting into Friday’s second spherical. So, there’s that.
