When you’re playing on something called the Ocean Course, you know that there’s a beach nearby.
And in the case of the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, the beach is RIGHT THERE on certain holes.
Shane Lowry learned that the hard way during the second round on Friday. He hit a tee shot on the par-5 16th hole right into the beach (not the sand, like the literal beach). Although he was able to move his ball away from some fencing, it was still a tough shot.
Yet he ended up with par on the hole, which was pretty amazing.
Here are a bunch of jokes made about the moment:
Shane Lowry looks like he hates going to the beach as much as I do. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/KB60RZsmzJ
— Alex Myers (@AlexMyers3) May 21, 2021
Now THAT is a sand trap. Shane Lowry from the beach. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/yjhwZPmfIv
— bill hofheimer (@bhofheimer_espn) May 21, 2021
Shane Lowry. Just another day at the beach. pic.twitter.com/uw941wudj8
— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelTAN) May 21, 2021
Someone get Shane Lowry a pina colada. pic.twitter.com/gJJtzlo6Rq
— Andrew McCarty (@andrewjmccarty) May 21, 2021
Welcome to The Ocean Course, literally, Shane Lowry pic.twitter.com/fVmJNZSCZd
— John Rodenburg (@TSNJR) May 21, 2021
Shane Lowry found the big sand trap. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/mOcNGNoj3E
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) May 21, 2021
Shane Lowry's drive left him on a beach from a romantic comedy.. pic.twitter.com/kgjBHiZ3X6
— Donal Hanks (@DonalHanks) May 21, 2021
Shane Lowry somehow makes par from here #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/vuXefnamn1
— David Gorman (@DavidGorman20) May 21, 2021
Shane Lowry basically turned the 16th into a 900-yard par-5 and walked away unscathed. Legend. pic.twitter.com/3j4rnTJ0DN
— Brendan Quinn (@BFQuinn) May 21, 2021
Shane Lowry taking a leaf out of Seve’s book for a bit of practice on the beach at Kiawah Island – pic.twitter.com/J3K2KwZANB
— TheGolfDivoTee™ (@TheGolfDivoTee) May 21, 2021
Sand shots take on a whole new meaning at Kiawah. 😳 pic.twitter.com/FcrNrByYtZ
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) May 21, 2021
Well done, Shane!
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