Due to the water, you might not get a straight view from the back on this putt.
I'd call the avatar's orientation a flaw, and methinks it has nothing to do with the water. To line up the avatar, you might try to override the picture. Select Scorecard or Replay and hope for the best when you return.
Alas, it doesn't obscure the shot, because the marker defines the direction. If you apply the shot from your pic, the putting movement will be towards the camera but the ball will roll "through his feet" towards the hole.
Same may happen with other shots. The avatar may face backwards, appearing as wrong-handed, but the stroke will follow the marker.
After all, it's just a video game ;)