‘What just happened?’ – Tommy Fleetwood’s priceless reaction after technical glitch leads to never-before-seen ruling

TOMMY FLEETWOOD had a priceless reaction as a technical glitch saw him register a never-before-seen ruling. The 34-year-old was participating at the simulator-based TGL league inside the SoFi Centre in Florida. But on Tuesday, the English golfer was left stunned after he picked up an "invalid reading". Following a couple practice swings, Fleetwood stepped forward to take his shot during the game where his Los Angeles Golf Club team were facing off with Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf team.

From 167 yards out, Fleetwood hit his three-person team's third stroke on the 582-yard, par five, hole two. The swing appeared pure, but Fleetwood was instead left red-faced and smiling sheepishly after viewers saw the ball rolling forward. It came after the monitor strangely picked up the trajectory of the divot and not the ball. Fleetwood's exasperated expression gave way to McIlroy blurting out what everyone was thinking: "What just happened.".

His team-mate, Colin Morikawa, joked the ball was in the hole. Justin Rose, his other team-mate, later joked: "Tommy, it was too flush.". JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. Fleetwood was able to hit the stroke again, with his redo from 128 yards finishing in the bunker left of the green. He currently ranks No. 11 in the world, and is set to be in action next at the Genesis Championship in California, USA. The TGL rule book on invalid readings says:.

The referee or booth official shall have the ability to deem a shot during screenplay an “inaccurate computation” at their discretion to maintain the integrity of the match and facilitate the competition. They will also have the authority to deem a “re-hit.” Scenarios where this may occur include, but are not limited to, the following:. + Shot not captured – If a ball is struck and the competition technology fails to capture it, then the referee or booth official shall invoke a re-hit. The attempted shot is not counted towards the player’s total shots attempted. The only exception is when both the referee and booth official decide the ball was in fact mishit (commonly referred to as a “shank”). Then the shot will count, and the next player will hit from the previous position.

+ Inaccurate competition technology reading – If a ball is struck and the competition technology produces an output that is clearly and obviously incorrect, then the referee or booth official shall invoke a re-hit. The attempted shot is not counted, and the ball is reset to its previous resting position. + Ball strikes object before it strikes the Screen – if a ball is struck and it collides with an object, including but not limited to the following: the lip of a tee box, another player’s club, tracking technology, then the referee or booth official will invoke a re-hit.

+ Interference – A clear and obvious disruption that impedes a player’s ability to start their swing or complete their shot and compromises the integrity of the competition as ruled by the referee or booth official; the player has a choice to accept the result of the shot or re-hit. If the player opts to re-hit, the attempted shot is not counted, and the ball is reset to its previous resting position.