St. Andrews condemns controversial avenue shot

A current video of a participant’s shot hit from outdoors a lodge close to St. Andrews that landed close to the historic membership’s 18th inexperienced? It’s gone viral. Hundreds of thousands have seen it. 

However the response of the St. Andrews Hyperlinks Belief?

It doesn’t need to see the shot performed once more.

The video was posted late final month on Instagram, then was picked up by varied social media accounts. In it, a participant hits from simply outdoors the Dunvegan Resort, on a line over close by buildings, and the ball finishes close to St. Andrews’ 18th inexperienced.

However on Saturday, in an announcement to Bunkered Golf Journal’s Michael McEwan, the St. Andrews Hyperlinks Belief condemned the play. 

“That is an irresponsible and reckless act which exhibits disregard for the protection of each public and property,” McEwan shared on social media. “This type of conduct is just not welcome on the House of Golf and we’d discourage anybody from repeating it.”

Feedback to the shot have been combined. Notably, the shot has been tried not less than as soon as earlier than — and should have additionally been tried by a four-time main winner. 

In June of 2022, a month earlier than the Open Championship, Erik Anders Lang of the Random Golf Membership web site recorded a five-minute video with Harrison Crowe, the 2022 Asia-Pacific Newbie winner and a 2023 Masters participant, the place Crowe additionally hit from outdoors the lodge and towards the 18th inexperienced. Lang mentioned he had heard a legend the place Ernie Els had as soon as tried the shot, too — at 4 a.m. 

Crowe’s shot drew a small crowd. In a 2023 interview with the Scotsman, Crowe mentioned this of the shot:

“I feel hitting that shot simply type of exhibits the individual that I’m. That I’m probably not afraid to offer all the pieces a shot, and type of exhibits a bit of bit extra of the Aussie tradition a bit of bit, as nicely — that we’re fairly laid again and we’re able to do issues.”

Editor’s be aware: Beneath is the video of the most-recent shot. Beneath that’s the video from Lang. 

Nick Piastowski

Golf.com Editor

Nick Piastowski is a Senior Editor at Golf.com and Golf Journal. In his function, he’s accountable for modifying, writing and growing tales throughout the golf house. And when he’s not writing about methods to hit the golf ball farther and straighter, the Milwaukee native might be enjoying the sport, hitting the ball left, proper and quick, and consuming a chilly beer to clean away his rating. You may attain out to him about any of those matters — his tales, his recreation or his beers — at nick.piastowski@golf.com.