The “fiery Spaniard” with a birdie from the sand on No. 8. #USOpen https://t.co/Tfx7ZQ3lGL — U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 19, 2016
Sergio Garcia bogeyed the par-4 seventh to fall to 1 under par and, at the time, five shots off the lead.
But then this [the above video] happened. Garcia holed a bunker shot at the par-3 eighth for birdie to get back to 2 under. Coupled with a Shane Lowry bogey at No. 5, Garcia was only three back.
While walking to the ninth tee, he then rescued a baby bird from the ground and handed it to a USGA official. True story.
.@TheSergioGarcia has collected three birdies through nine holes ... four if you count this one. #USOpen https://t.co/1ojiSoPwV5 — U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 19, 2016