WATCH: Pro golfer strips off mid-practice to rescue baby bird

During a Monday practice round at the Players Championship, English professional golfer Greg Owens was involved in a dramatic rescue at TPC Sawgrass in Florida.

WATCH: Pro golfer strips off mid-practice to rescue baby bird

Owens, 44, noticed a baby blue jay had fallen out of a tree into a pond near the 16th hole and was struggling to swim out of the water.

And the 6ft 5 golfer couldn’t stand idly by, stripping off his clothes so he could jump in and save it.

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