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Incredible moment Ryder Cup hero plays ‘one in 10,000 chance shot’ at Scottish Open golf as little known rule invoked
Scroll down to watch the incredible moment as it unfolded
THE eyes of the golfing world are on Scotland with the Scottish Open kick-starting a bumper week of action in the country.
And two of the game's biggest stars were involved in a remarkable incident.
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The top pro golfers are in North Berwick this week at the stunning Renaissance Club.
As always, the Scottish Open is taking centre stage the week before the Open Championship.
The final Major of 2024 is also taking place in Scotland this year, with Troon playing host for the 152nd Open.
It's the first time the magnificent Ayrshire course has hosted the event since 2016.
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But for now, it's all eyes on the Scottish Open.
Rory McIlroy, 2023 Open winner Brian Harman, Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood are among the big names in a star-studded field.
One of the big groupings going out in the afternoon saw two-time Major champion Collin Morikawa, former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and world number four Ludvig Aberg grouped together.
And two of those big stars were involved in an absolutely remarkable incident at the 8th hole.
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Morikawa, an Open champion in 2021, had already reached the green with his approach.
European Ryder Cup hero Aberg was next to play his second shot onto the green.
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It was meat and drink at the par four hole for one of the world's top players.
Aberg's ball sailed nicely towards the green - but then chaos.
Something that you virtually NEVER see happened.
The Swede's approach incredibly - and cruelly - HIT Morikawa's ball.
One ball bounced away off the right side of the green.
The other ball - Morikawa's - absolutely flew at a blistering pace to the opposite side.
Both balls ended up OFF the putting surface.
The dramatic moment left punters watching on stunned.
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One described it as "one of the most statistically improbable shots you will ever see."
A second said: "What are the chances of that?!"
One of the ESPN commentators added: "That's got to be one in 10,000."
Once the initial shock subsided, fans were left wondering exactly what the rules were in this scenario.
Well, the rules of golf offer an explanation.
Rule 11.1 says: "If your ball in motion accidentally hits any person or outside influence, including you, any other player or any of your caddies or equipment, there is no penalty to any player."
So a relief for Aberg in the sense that he avoided a penalty.
However, what wouldn't have been a relief is the fact that he would have had to play his third shot from where the ball ended up - well off of the green and in the rough.
He ended up bogeying the hole.
Morikawa, however, would have been able to replace his ball from the position in which it was resting before Aberg's ball struck it off of the green.
The American went on to birdie the hole.
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This rule would have been different, however, had Aberg's shot been played FROM the green and not off of it.
If a shot played from the green - a putt - strikes another player's ball, a two-stroke penalty would be incurred.
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