Sticky Situation: Golf Ball Lands in Fly Trap

An unusual incident at Sydney’s Carnarvon Golf Club saw a golfer’s ball land in a fly trap.

Here’s a quirky tale from Carnarvon Golf Club in Sydney that might give you a chuckle.

It’s that time of year in Australia when the flies hatch and make their presence known. Golfers, like everyone else, are fair game for these pesky intruders. Whether it’s during a crucial backswing or a nerve-wracking short putt, a single fly can wreak havoc on your scorecard. And if your timing is unlucky, they might even find their way into your mouth.

Carnarvon Golf Club, like many others, has installed fly traps around the course to combat the annual nuisance. These sticky contraptions, dangling from the trees, are designed to keep the flies away from players and safely out of play—or so they thought.

That theory hit a snag last week during the Saturday competition when member John O’Connor’s errant shot sent his golf ball straight into one of the traps. The moment shared on the club’s Facebook page, required a golf ball retriever to rescue the trapped ball.

We’re guessing the ruling is similar to the one if your ball ends up around any immovable obstruction – free relief according to Rule 16.