Mystery over guinea pig which showed up on ninth hole of Royal Musselburgh Golf Club

The guinea pig showed up on the ninth hole

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When you go to the golf course with your friends on a Saturday afternoon, the last thing you expect to turn up is a lost guinea pig.

But that's exactly what happened when William Waddell from Duns was fighting it out with friends on the course earlier today (Saturday).

William and his friends were up to the ninth hole, when a stray shot ended with a ball flying into the trees.

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Being the helpful type, William went to assist his friend in looking for his lost ball.

But he found more in the undergrowth than he bargained for.

Nestled in the leaves and long grass, William noticed something move and realised it was a guinea pig.