Tommy Fleetwood’s birdie was the talk of the sport over the weekend at the BMW Championship.
While the 34-year-old finished tied for fourth place (-10) — with Scottie Scheffler running away with yet another title — no one could stop talking about the Englishman’s sinking a stunning 28-foot birdie in the final round Sunday at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland.
Video of the shot made the rounds Sunday, showing Fleetwood attempting to birdie the par four second hole. The ball rolled and sat on the lip of the cup for what seemed like a lifetime, before the ball finally dropped to give Fleetwood a much-needed birdie.
The crowd roared and Fleetwood sported a grin.
But a closer inspection revealed something that had many wondering if Fleetwood got an assist from a bug.
CBS Sports and other networks posted an up-close video on social media showing a fly crawl on the ball. The fly crawled on it for maybe a second, at the most, and that’s all that that was needed, it seems, because the ball almost instantly fell into the cup.
Predictably, social media was abuzz.
“I know a sport betting bug when I see one,” commented a fan.” Another added, “that bug definitely has a favorite golfer.”
Someone suggested, “More like Tommy FleaWood.”
Fleetwood’s 28-foot putt was somewhat reminiscent to Tiger Woods’ iconic shot seen and heard ’round the world, when Woods birdied the 16th hole at Augusta National during the 2005 Masters Championship.
That ball, displaying the Nike swoosh logo for what also seemed like an eternity, also sat on the lip of the cup before finally dropping.
Woods, arguably the greatest golfer of all time, would go on to his his fourth Masters title that year.
