WATCH: Joel Sjoholm Takes Boat To Play Shot During Hero Open
Instead of taking a penalty drop, Sjoholm took a boat to play a shot from an island at the Forest of Arden


Instead of taking a penalty drop, Sjoholm took a boat to play a shot from an island at the Forest of Arden
WATCH: Joel Sjoholm Takes Boat To Play Shot During Hero Open
Joel Sjoholm needed to get on a boat to play a shot during the Hero Open.
The Swede hit his ball onto Henderson's Island on the 17th hole and instead of taking a penalty drop, he took a boat!
He grabbed a few clubs and just about made it onto the small boat and pulled himself over to the the island with a rope.
When he was there he had to move some sponsor signs and eventually played his ball back into safety.
That was only half the battle, as he had to get back onto the boat and pull himself back to shore.
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He eventually made bogey and carded a 73 to finish in T22nd at nine under.
Watch the funny clip below from Sky Sports:
"How was your back 9 Joel!!! Pretty smooth Sailing I would argue," he joked on social media after his round.
Sjoholm currently ranks 293rd in the world.
His one and only big-time pro win came at the Italian Challenge Open in 2017 on the Challenge Tour.
Sam Horsfield won his maiden European Tour title at the Hero Open.
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, X and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 and 2025 Masters from Augusta National and was there by the 18th green to watch Rory McIlroy complete the career grand slam. He has also covered five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: Titleist TSi2
Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1
Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
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