What's the worst one you've ever dealt with or seen...and what was the outcome?

Seve in a tree comes to mind.

Wow, what a surprise when I watched that. Haas is good at thinking out of the box. I can't believe anyone has ever practiced a shot l like that. I have had similar lies but always took an unplayable drop.

That was a hell of a shot!

I had an interesting lie a few years back on a short par 3. Hole is 100-120ish over water with a steep hillside directly behind the green. There are wooden stairs (cut railroad ties) coming down the hill with other cut off RR ties anchoring the bottom stair (vertical in ground, probably 4-6" above ground). The tops of the anchoring ties have opened and softened with age/weathering. So my tee shot this day is a bit long and disappears on landing. From the hole we think it's probably buried in the soft fringe behind the green. We get there and cannot find the ball... and find out upon further inspection that it's hit the top of one of the vertical anchor RR ties and is embedded in it. You can't see the ball unless looking directly down on the top. I took a drop (no penalty) and played on. Still can't believe it didn't bounce off, but it ended up being a good break in the end.

The best I would have gotten with Haas' shot is the little tree would have ended up where it did but the ball would have still been in it and then I would have taken the drop.

I would have found a way to hit it in the water. Or right into the next bush. My superpower is to hit from one bad lie into a worse one.

    KCee I would have found a way to hit it in the water. Or right into the next bush. My superpower is to hit from one bad lie into a worse one.

    Me too. I would have hit the bush and hurt my wrist and the ball would have slingshot back at my head or package.

      I would only try that shot if my playing partner would let me borrow one of his clubs......

        That was cool! I don't play in competitions, so I'll always take a drop if in a situation like that. I did have a ball bounce up and settle on top of the outer limb of a bush about 3 feet above the ground once and I advanced it baseball style, but in the middle of the base like that I wouldn't even attempt a shot with nothing but a score at stake.

        I play a lot of desert courses. On more than a few occasions I have had his lie or similar. One that I remember was I landed in a bushand the ball was basically suspended about a foot above the ground towards the outer edge of the bush. I was about 10 yards short of the green. I decided to play it, hit the shot and got the ball inside 10 feet on the green. Can't remember if I made the put or not. My buddies know that I will attempt a shot from almost any lie if I can get a club on the ball. If they find it before I do they know not to touch it.

        At least it couldn't affect anyone following him. They'd be able to toss it out of the bunker, under the new rule.

        Toulon Seve's shot there is really nothing remarkable. I'm on my knees for several shots/round. Usually after the fact, but nevertheless.....

            sdandrea1

            sdandrea1 would only try that shot if my playing partner would let me borrow one of his clubs......

            It wouldn't hurt you to possibly wreck one of your 42 7 irons...

                  mulegolf It wouldn't hurt you to possibly wreck one of your 42 7 irons...

                  I'm offended. I only have 41 seven irons........

                    Those were all amazing, love that Sergio legit climbed the tree, doesn't seem possible that he gained anything from not taking the unplayable on a 382 yrd hole, but it was cool nonetheless

                    Par4QC Seve's shot there is really nothing remarkable. I'm on my knees for several shots/round. Usually after the fact, but nevertheless.....

                    Well, Seve probably doesn't have knee pads like you do. 😂