That is the extraordinary second a golfer managed to hit a shot from the road in St Andrews over a row of homes and onto the 18th inexperienced of the Previous Course.
Wyatt Messmer posted the footage of the trick often known as the ‘Dunvegan Shot’ after the well-known resort, which was taken from the nook of Golf Place and North Road.
His video on Instagram, which has acquired almost 10,000 likes because it was posted on Might 30, exhibits him connecting with the shot cleanly on the moist pavement.
The golfer then excitedly shouts ‘that is proper at it, that is proper at it’ earlier than he runs after the ball and spots it on the inexperienced, pointing and saying: ‘Simply over the again.’
However St Andrews Hyperlinks Belief has since condemned the ‘irresponsible and reckless’ act, saying it demonstrated ‘disregard for the protection of each public and property.’
Wyatt Messmer hits the ‘Dunvegan Shot’ which is called after the well-known resort in St Andrews
Talking concerning the shot, Mr Messmer informed The Courier: ‘I’m assured in my recreation, I hit the shot first attempt.
‘I might think about Previous Tom Morris, or whoever had the boldness to play golf inside 200 yards of a constructing, was spoken about in the same mild when he first pioneered the sport.
‘A part of me wonders what would’ve occurred if I had not hit an ideal shot, however I assume we are going to by no means know.’
He added that the strike was ‘arguably very related’ to the seventeenth tee shot on the Previous Course.
However Robin Lawson, Conservative councillor for the St Andrews ward, highlighted the ‘potential risks’ of the stunt, saying the results could possibly be ‘terrible’.
He added: ‘Heaps may go incorrect and even should you hit an ideal shot there’s nonetheless the possibility of hitting somebody on the inexperienced.
Wyatt Messmer factors at his golf ball on the 18th gap of the Previous Course in St Andrews
The ball could be seen on the inexperienced at St Andrews after the ‘Dunvegan Shot’ by Wyatt Messmer
‘It is actually not one thing I condone and it is best to maintain golf to the golf course.’
Mr Messmer’s shot additionally attracted scorn on social media within the feedback subsequent to the video, with one individual saying: ‘Not very intelligent if it had hit somebody.’
One other added: ‘Think about taking a stunning stroll on the trail between the inexperienced and boing an egg seems on facet your head.’
A spokesman for St Andrews Hyperlinks Belief mentioned: ‘That is an irresponsible and reckless act which exhibits disregard for the protection of each public and property.
‘This sort of behaviour isn’t welcome on the Dwelling of Golf and we might discourage anybody from repeating it.’
Australian golfer Harrison Crowe first carried out the ‘Dunvegan Shot’ on video in 2022 in a YouTube clip that has been seen greater than 350,000 instances.
Nonetheless it has additionally been claimed that South African golfer Ernie Els as soon as did it outdoors the resort within the early hours of 1 morning.
