Lucas Herbert and his caddie Nick Pugh. | Photo by Richard Sellers/Getty Images
Nick Pugh, who loops for Australian Lucas Herbert, experienced an unfortunate incident at LIV Golf Adelaide.
The biggest event on the LIV Golf calendar turned a little wreckless on Saturday.
At the 12th hole, dubbed “The Watering Hole” for its resemblance to the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale and its party atmosphere, a fan threw a full water bottle that hit Lucas Herbert’s caddy, Nick Pugh, squarely in the head.
Luckily for Pugh, he sustained no injuries and immediately got back on his feet after the incident.
Someone in the crowd launched a full water bottle at Lucas Herbert’s caddie and hit him in the head at LIV Golf Adelaide. Not cool. pic.twitter.com/1wInxyRF3V
— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) April 27, 2024
“I was worried about him, to begin with, but he’s good now,” Herbert said about Pugh, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
“He’s good, and he took it really well. He could have been a lot more upset with it, but he took it really well. It’s probably difficult to request someone who has had 15 beers to aim a water bottle away from someone. That’s maybe asking too much.”
Funny enough, Herbert birdied the 12th hole, and the incident shortly after he made his short putt. Moments before, playing partner Branden Grace made a long putt that elicited quite the celebration.
“[Grace] made a putt from the top tier, and some drinks landed on the green, “Herbert explained. “That’s good fun, and it’s in the right spots, so we can deal with it. A few pushed it too far. But the crowd self policies, and they got some boos when they were throwing things too close. That’s about as crazy as it needs to get.”
Hopefully, things will not escalate further during Sunday’s final round, but rest assured that Adelaide fans will come out in full force again.
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.
