The probability is what?! AI's answer to rare moment at Myrtle Beach Classic might shock you

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The probability is what?! AI's answer to rare moment at Myrtle Beach Classic might shock you

The probability is what?! AI's answer to rare moment at Myrtle Beach Classic might shock you

Adam Hadwin's approach shot on No. 13 hit Brendon Todd's ball on the fly during the second round of the Myrtle Beach Classic on Friday. The moment triggered a quick Google search and the result demanded it be shared out more widely.

The probability is what?! AI's answer to rare moment at Myrtle Beach Classic might shock you

Adam Hadwin's approach shot on No. 13 hit Brendon Todd's ball on the fly during the second round of the Myrtle Beach Classic on Friday. The moment triggered a quick Google search and the result demanded it be shared out more widely.

What are the odds? Literally, we asked AI—and the answer might shock you.

During Friday's second round at the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, something happened that you might see once in a lifetime—if you're lucky. Adam Hadwin, playing from 100 yards out on the par-5 13th hole, launched an approach shot that somehow found the only other ball on the course: Brendon Todd's. On the fly.

Yes, a 1.68-inch wide golf ball, traveling at speed from a hundred yards, collided mid-air with another 1.68-inch wide ball. It's the kind of moment that makes you pause, pull out your phone, and start Googling.

So we did. And artificial intelligence, for all its quirks, can calculate probability faster than any human. The result? The odds of this happening range from 1 in 26,000 to as high as 1 in 100,000. In decimal terms, that's a 0.00001% chance. Objectively absurd.

As for what happened next: Under Tour rules, Hadwin had to play his ball as it lay, while Todd was allowed to return his ball to its original position. No penalty for Hadwin, who finished the hole at even par and heads into the weekend sitting inside the top 20. Todd, meanwhile, is right on the projected cut line at -1 after a 2-over 73 on Friday.

"I think that was a bad break," the broadcast noted, suggesting Hadwin's ball might have spun closer to the hole if not for the collision. But sometimes, golf just has its own plans.

From 100 yards out, hitting another ball on the fly? It's a reminder that in golf—and in life—the improbable can happen. And when it does, it's worth sharing.

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