Viktor Hovland’s swing interrupted after bird relieves itself on him during British Open: ‘I just got s— on’

4-time PGA Tour winner Viktor Hovland was left laughing in disbelief in the course of the first spherical of the Open Championship Thursday after a hen relieved itself on him as he was on the brink of hit the ball on the fifteenth gap.

Hovland, 25, was about to hit his approach shot when he instantly stepped again and appeared round.

“What was that?” he stated, as the published captured what gave the impression to be a seagull flying simply out of body.

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“I simply obtained s— on,” Hovland stated, wanting down at his hand earlier than breaking out in laughter.

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The unlucky incident is taken into account to be an indication of fine luck, though Hovland might not have seen it like that on the time.

He completed the primary spherical tied for seventeenth, ending only one underneath par.

Viktor Hovland of Norway tees off on the fourth gap throughout The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Membership July 20, 2023, in Hoylake, England. (Oisin Keniry/R&A/R&A through Getty Photographs)

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Emiliano GrilloChristo Lamprecht and Tommy Fleetwood are in a three-way tie for first place.

Rory McIlroy of Northern Eire appears on from the fifth gap in the course of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Membership July 13, 2023, in the UK. (Octavio Passos/Getty Photographs)

Rory McIlroy, who’s hoping to win his first main since he final received the PGA Championship in 2014, has had a disappointing begin. He completed the day tied in thirty second, along with his solely birdie of the primary spherical coming on the second gap.

The Related Press contributed to this report.