{"id":56214,"date":"2025-07-18T06:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=56214"},"modified":"2025-07-18T06:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:43:13","slug":"watch-scottie-scheffler-fan-fart-at-2025-open-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/watch-scottie-scheffler-fan-fart-at-2025-open-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"High Winds At The Open: Golf Fan Farts After Scottie Scheffler Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Did Scottie Scheffler fart &#8211; or was it a spectator? The opening day of the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush wasn&#8217;t blessed with the best of weather, which was added to by some &#8216;high winds&#8217; by a golf fan when they were caught on camera FARTING after world number one Scottie Scheffler hit a shot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>WATCH: Hilarious Scottie Scheffler Fart Moment As Golf Fan <em>&#8216;Lets Rip&#8217;<\/em> At The Open\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At first it sounded like there was a Scottie Scheffler fart straight after he hit a cracking iron shot onto the par-4 17th in his opening round at the 2025 Open Championship on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s since come to light that it was a golf fan that broke wind &#8211; just managing to hold it in until Scheffler had at least played his shot.<\/p>\n<p>The hilarious moment was caught on camera. Leaving commentators in stitches.<\/p>\n<p>What made the clip even funnier is just before the Scottie Scheffler fart incident the commentator unknowingly said &#8220;Downwind you can get onto this green&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Little did he know a fan would help with that <em>&#8216;downwind&#8217;<\/em>\u00a0 by assisting with a mega fart that was so loud the microphones picked it up (watch below).<\/p>\n<p>Broadcaster Andrew Cotter responded to his co-commentator with just a <em>&#8220;What are you laughing about?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Replying <em>&#8220;Just a little bit of wind from behind&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scottie Scheffler, big fart guy <\/p>\n<p>Fartcoin coded<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i6h8meIp6w\">pic.twitter.com\/i6h8meIp6w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JWeb (@JWeb777) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JWeb777\/status\/1945861126245294458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fans Responded on Social Media to the Scottie Scheffler Fart<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em> &#8220;Doesn\u2019t matter how old you get, a well-timed fart will never not be funny.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&#8220;Scottie Scheffler, big fart guy Fartcoin coded<\/span>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The good news for Scheffler is the fart actually seemed to help his ball as the world number one fired that iron shot onto the green on the 17th.<\/p>\n<p>Which ended in the former Masters champion rolling in the putt for birdie.<\/p>\n<p>He ended his 2025 day one Open Championship round -3 and is firmly in contention to win his first Claret Jug.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Scottie Scheffler The Big Favourite To Win His First Claret Jug<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/golf\/\">best golf betting sites in the UK<\/a> agree too &#8211; making Scheffler the big favourite going into Friday and the weekend at 5\/2.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to Scheffler&#8217;s decent first round, home bred Rory McIlroy had a mixed day.<\/p>\n<p>However, McIlroy, who hit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/rory-mcilroys-royal-portrush-61-course-record\/\">Portrush course record<\/a> 61 aged just 16, recovered well on the final holes to end -1. 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