Tour Blog Golf recently wrote about a golf outing where a coyote rushed out of the brush, picked up the golf ball and carried it about 40-50 feet away before dropping it again. The ball, which was originally almost to the green, was now in a lousy position.

Tour Blog Golf wiped the ball clean and proceeded to play the ball from where the coyote had dropped it. This brought up many questions!

Should you be able to replace the ball back in the bunker nearest its original lie/location, or do you have to play it where the coyote dropped it? The post ends with this question: “What would have been the right way to proceed under these circumstances to avoid breaking any rules?”

Now, we don’t have the threat of coyotes in Hilton Head, but what if this had happened with another animal? Have you encountered any similar situations? If so, what did you do, or what should you do?