“Play it as it lies”; “What’s the ruling?” – Fans confused as Jacob Olesen's golf ball gets caught in a unique position at the European Masters

Fans on social media are confused after Jacob Olesen's golf ball got stuck uniquely on a tree during the third round of the 2024 European Masters. The Danish golfer teed it up at the ongoing DP World Tour event, which started on 5 September.

While taking a shot during the third round on 7 September, Olesen's tee ball landed on a tree. The DP World Tour shared pictures of the tee ball on its Instagram account, showing it hanging from a tree while Olesen carefully watched it. They wrote in the caption:

"How did @jacobsolesen’s ball land here…🤯 #OEM2024."

Fans quickly jumped into the comments section to talk about the unique position in which the ball landed, jokingly suggesting he should "play it as it lies".

"What’s the ruling?" a fan wrote.

"Play it as it lies," another fan wrote.

Fans reactions ((Image via Instagram/@dpworldtour)

Meanwhile, another fan humorously commented that the ball didn't land but "treed".

"Technically it didn’t land, it treed," the fan wrote.

Yet another called it a "Christmas ball" since it was hanging on a tree.

"Nice Christmas ball," a fan jotted.

Fans' reaction (Image via Instagram/@dpworldtour)

Here are more fans reactions:

Fans' reaction (Image via Instagram/@dpworldtour)

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A look into Jacob Olesen's performance at the European Masters 2024

Olesen started off the 2024 European Masters with a round of 69 on 5 September. Starting with a bogey on the first hole, the Danish golfer quickly bounced back and shot a birdie on the next hole. He shot another birdie on the seventh, followed by a bogey on the next. He also added a birdie on the ninth hole.

On the back nine, Olesen carded three bogeys and three birdies, which was a decent start. He maintained the score even in the second round, scoring 69 with five birdies, two bogeys, and a double bogey on the 18th.

In the third round, the Danish started with a bogey on the first hole and then added two more bogeys on the third and fifth holes. He has not shot any birdies so far and added two more bogeys and a double bogey on the back nine.

The third round of the 2024 European Masters is still underway, and Olesen has yet to play three more holes at the time of writing. He had a rough outing in the third round and settled into a tie for 73rd place with a score of over par.

Meanwhile, Matt Wallace topped the leaderboard at the time of writing at 13-under. However, the final leaderboard of the third round will be out after the completion of the event. The 2024 European Masters will have its finale on Sunday, 8 September.