Play on the 10th hole at the PGA Championship briefly came to a halt on Friday when a giant snake made its way onto the course.
Shaun Micheel, a surprising winner of this tournament in 2003, looked terrified as he looked up and saw the reptile approaching him.
The snake slithered across the fairway at Quail Hollow in North Carolina as Micheel and his group, which also included Jason Dufner and Michael Thorbjornsen, walked past.
A tournament volunteer was forced to step in and help guide the snake away from Micheel’s ball and into the nearby rough.
At one point, the volunteer got a little too carried away and even poked the snake to move it along in a bid not to hold up play behind them.
The snake coiled and turned its attention to the volunteer, prompting ESPN analyst and former Masters champion Trevor Immelman to comment: ‘I wouldn’t mess with that fella.’
Golfer Shaun Micheel looked terrified as he turned around and saw a snake approaching him
A marshal was forced to come onto the course and usher the snake away into the rough
The snake slithered across the fairway at Quail Hollow in North Carolina, getting close to a ball
His broadcast partner added: ‘That’s what you got to avoid. Now, he’s riled up.’
Micheel showed no sign of being flustered by the intrusion, however, as he struck his approach shot to within 11 feet before converting his birdie putt.
It comes a day after a turtle caused play to be delayed when it took over one of the bunkers.
A snapping turtle made his presence known as Ryan Gerard approached his ball near the 14th green before making itself comfortable in the sand trap near the water.
