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Oct222017

Video: Thornberry Hits Field Goal Shot In Front Of Full House

This is a remarkable shot on three levels:

A) Hitting a football (well) with a golf club is quite difficult without hurting yourself.

B) Doing so in front of a full stadium with your collegiate peers is no easy bargain.

C) Having the audacity to pull off a little Chi Chi sword-return-to-its-sheathing.

Nicely done NCAA men's individual champ and recent Walker Cupper Braden Thornberry pulling this off at halftime of the Ole Miss home loss to LSU (Kevin Casey with more details here at Golfweek.com):

 

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Reader Comments (3)

Better yet, Sergio wins the Andalucia Masters. His 6th win on Spanish soil.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/41715519
10.22.2017 | Unregistered CommenterFC
That was cool to watch. I’ll bet there were young kids in the stands who watched that and said, “Daddy, can you take me golfing?”
10.22.2017 | Unregistered CommenterSea Hag
Fantastic.....luv it.
10.23.2017 | Unregistered CommenterKeith - NYC

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