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Overzealous Spieth fan takes hilarious tumble

Yahoo Sport Australia

All this bloke wanted to do was congratulate Jordan Spieth on his British Open triumph.

Instead he made a complete fool of himself.

Video has emerged of the moment an overzealous fan reached out to high-five Spieth but ended up falling on his face as the American golfer was celebrating his third career major.

Spieth reaches out for the high-five. Image: Twitter
Spieth reaches out for the high-five. Image: Twitter

The fan toppled over a picket fence that was placed to keep fans back, sending Spieth scurrying out of the way.

That didn't go to plan. Image: Twitter
That didn't go to plan. Image: Twitter

To his credit the fan did see the funny side despite going viral for all the wrong reasons.

Image: Twitter
Image: Twitter

Spieth denied fellow American Matt Kuchar with an extraordinary final-round 69 that featured an eagle and three birdies in four holes after he'd relinquished his three-shot overnight lead in wild fashion on the 13th.

He is now eyeing golf's fabled career grand slam after exorcising his Augusta demons.

with AAP