A golfer inadvertently hit 2 balls trying to get himself out of a thick rough in a puzzling sequence

Every now and then, golf can dazzle us with a terrific shot, a star validating their ranking, or some good old-fashioned pettiness.

But I can’t say I’ve ever seen what Shae Wools-Cobb did during the 2023 New Zealand Open before. During the tournament happening this weekend, Wools-Cobb was trying to dig himself out of a rough. When the Australian golfer made proper contact with his ball, he also hit another one — that was already buried in the grass.

Wools-Cobbs’ confused reaction in trying to figure out what just happened should say it all. This simply does not happen all that often … if ever.

You never have seen it all in golf, right?!?
Shae Wools-Cobb, batting for the ⁦@NZOpenGolf⁩ title, hits his ball AND another buried underneath it in the rough at Millbrook.
Bizarre.
Live now on ⁦@FOXSportsAUS⁩ Ch503.
⁦@PGAofAustralia⁩ #NZOpen pic.twitter.com/5OioxG7hxG

— Warren Smith (@WarrenSmithFOX) March 5, 2023

To be clear, the weird can and does happen in golf. But for someone to hit a ball hidden in the grass for who knows how long is just vexing. A pure coincidence that happened to be caught on camera in the middle of a tournament.