A fan at the Presidents Cup inserted themself into the action Saturday. Seems to be a thing in Chicago.
As explained by Adam Schupak of Golfweek, a wayward shot during afternoon foursomes by Corey Conners "hooked the International Team's second shot from 211 yards in the alternate-shot format and it bounced over the three-foot wooden split-rail fence that runs down the left side of the opening three holes. It was clearly OB, but when the ball bounced, a fan kicked it while it was still in the air back into play and on to the green."
Whatever you gotta do to get through a @premierleague FIFA Break 🤷♂️
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) September 26, 2026
📺: NBC pic.twitter.com/gOPviTEl9W
The shot was ruled out of bounds under Rule 11.2. This Rule applies "only when it is known or virtually certain
that a player’s ball in motion was deliberately deflected or stopped by a person," which includes when a person deliberately touches the ball in motion. When a ball would have come to rest out of bounds, the player must take stroke-and-distance relief under Rule 18.2, as explained by Schupak.
Steve Bartman at the Chicago Cubs game
But this has stirred memories of other Chicago sports fans getting involved where they shouldn't. Another memorable example is Steve Bartman, who reached for a foul ball in a Cubs' playoff game, incurring the wrath of fans and seemingly extending a mythical curse.
22 YEARS AGO TODAY:
— SleeperCubs (@SleeperCubs) October 14, 2025
The Steve Bartman incident happened. pic.twitter.com/TdN91oIVRx
Chicago Bears fan jumps from stands to catch extra point
And then there was the Bears fan during a Monday Night Football game pulling off the wildest of stunts:
31-YEARS AGO THIS WEEK:
— MLFootball (@MLFootball) September 21, 2026
A Chicago #Bears fan jumped out of his seat to catch the extra point and into the tunnel live on Monday Night Football.
🤯🤯🤯
The man became a hero after this — One of the wildest #NFL moments ever. pic.twitter.com/S7wYHmDgtG
Mike Pantazis jumped from the stands and caught a Kevin Butler fourth-quarter extra point and then seemingly disappeared out of sight after a long fall. A live appearance on The David Letterman Show followed and for 20 years, he said, he would get stopped by fans who recognized him.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Presidents Cup fan kicks golf ball back into play, reviving memories of infamous Chicago fan moments
