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Fly Nudges Tommy Fleetwood’s Ball for a Birdie at the BMW Championship

The stroke lifted him to fifth place, yielding roughly $2.18 million in payouts.

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Una mosca le hizo ganar U$S 2 millones en un partido de Golf.

Overview

  • The unusual sequence occurred on August 17 during the final round at Maryland’s BMW Championship, when a fly landed on Fleetwood’s stationary ball on hole 2.
  • PGA broadcast cameras captured the ball dropping after the insect’s contact, and the clip quickly went viral across social media.
  • Physics commentators cited in coverage said a light disturbance could tip a precariously balanced golf ball into motion.
  • Fleetwood finished fifth, earning $728,750 in prize money plus a $1.45 million FedEx Cup bonus, according to La Vanguardia.
  • The performance moved him to fifth in the FedEx Cup standings and secured his place on Europe’s Ryder Cup team.