Golfer’s caddie picked up a turtle at the Houston Open… and what happened next left fans horrified
Golfer Taylor Pendrith would have paid his caddie around $25,000 for his help at the Houston Open this week and after a viral moment with a turtle, he earned every dollar.
A video emerged on Sunday from the Texas tournament appearing to show Mitchell Theoret picking up a turtle to move it safely out of harm’s way as Pendrith battled his way up the leaderboard.
But as Theoret carefully held the turtle up, it urinated so much that viewers were left amazed at how water turtles can hold.
‘This turtle might have had one too many at the bar before the round today,’ one fan said, sharing the clip.
Another fan said: ‘I had no idea a turtle could hold this much in…’
Theoret didn’t seem to notice the animal was peeing to begin with before recoiling. He held onto it though before eventually putting back down in a spot where it wasn’t going to be in any danger,
Taylor Pendrith’s caddie Mitchell Theoret picked up a turtle that started urinating
World No 39 Pendrith would eventually finish in fifth place, tied with Rory McIlroy, five shots behind eventual winner Min Woo Lee.
He won $337,844 for his finish and caddies are usually paid around seven per cent of their player’s winnings for a top-5 finish, meaning Theoret would have taken $23,649 home.
Pendrith and Theoret will not be at the Valero Texas Open this week and instead will sharpen their focus on the Masters at Augusta the following week.
It will be the firs time Pendrith has locked horns with Augusta, with his appearance coming off the back of his first PGA Tour win last May at The Byron Nelson.
A month later, the Canadian went on to clinch his best finish at a major so far with a tied 16th position at the US Open at Pinehurst.
‘The first tee will really be a memorable experience with so many people watching,’ Pendrith said about his first Masters appearance.
