VIDEO: Golfer Swings, Falls Into Water, Then Wins Tournament
May 25, 2008 by Jodie Lynn Boduch
Filed under Golf, Sports Rumors
Imagine you’re Richard Finch, an English golfer on the European tour, and someday you retire from the game. A local news station makes the announcement and does a brief retrospective video with your career highlights. Among them is this one (32s):
And if you’re Finch, you might be a little ticked that your newsreel blooper took place at tournament the Irish Open of all places. Why? Because Finch eventually won the tournament, but that’s a footnote next to the splish-splash. Think anyone gave him a rubber ducky along with the trophy?














