Watch: One in a Billion Golf Shot as Pro’s Tee Shot Lands in Fan’s Bag, and Then He Even Goes on to Par the Hole

Is it better to be lucky or good?

During first-round action Thursday at The Masters, American golfer Xander Schauffele might have proven that the answer is, “Both.”

After a wayward tee shot landed in a patron’s merchandise bag, Schauffele somehow proceeded to salvage par on the hole.

“First bad driver swing of the day,” an announcer said following Schauffele’s errant tee shot in a clip posted to the social media platform X.

Then, the ball appeared to hit a large tree limb and fall straight to the ground.

Laughter erupted along the fairway when Augusta National officials spotted Schauffele’s ball at the bottom of a pink-and-white merchandise bag.

“I don’t think you could buy that in the merchandise shop,” the announcer quipped.

“That’s a first for me,” a second announcer said as officials located the ball at the bottom of the bag.

Xander Schauffele’s tee shot somehow ends up