Harryb1949:There is NO way that this shot could happen but it did!! Naturally it was in a tournament so I lost a stroke.
This is a well-known anomaly of CCC #18, and I think it saved you a shot or a ball.
Imagine it would have continued straight towards the woods - the outcome would either be OOB (two strokes) or from heavy rough conditions far away from the fairway (at least one shot to recover) - been there, done that.
Furthermore, the long approach from the regular landing area is risky - a wet ball is well possible. A long transport shot diminishes this risk.