Billy Horschel had to get a little creative during the opening round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic after a flip of the club left his putter in pieces.Horschel barely missed a 20-foot birdie putt on the eighth hole at TPC Southwind, and he reacted as many pros do: by casually tossing his club in the air in disbelief. Unfortunately for Horschel, the head of his putter snapped off when the club hit the ground.Because the break did not occur "during the normal course of play," Horschel was not allowed to replace his putter.The silver lining was that the hole in question was his 17th of the day. He had only an 18-inch par putt left on No. 8, and he used a fairway wood to tap it in and again on the par-4 ninth, where he successfully two-"putted" from over 50 feet:
No putter, no problem. @BillyHo_Golf finishes up his round using a fairway wood.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/MwVYBsKQ1Z PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 8, 2017The scene was reminiscent of one during the 2015 Greenbrier Classic, when Robert Streb made it into a playoff despite using his wedge to putt for much of the final round.Horschel, who returned to the winner's circle last month when he defeated Jason Day in a playoff at the AT&T Byron Nelson, signed for a 2-over 72 that left him eight shots behind his friend and fellow Florida Gator, Matt Every, as the early wave came to a close in Memphis.
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Horschel uses wood after accidentally breaking putter Billy Horschel had to get a little creative during the opening round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic after a flip of the club left his putter in pieces.
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Not Bad: Horschel played his final two holes using a fairway wood on the green, even two-putting from 50 feet on the final hole. Final Result: Horschel shot a 2-over 72 in the first round of the St. Jude Classic, carding just one birdie to three bogeys. Video. Billy Horschel uses trusty fairway wood to putt after breaking putter.
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Because the break did not occur "during the normal course of play," Horschel was not allowed to replace his putter. Fortunately, the incident occurred on the 8th hole, his 17th of the day, and used a fairway metal to clean things up. No putter, no problem. @BillyHo_Golf finishes up his round using a fairway wood.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com
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Because the break did not occur "during the normal course of play," Horschel was not allowed to replace his putter. Thankfully, he only had one hole left to go after the unfortunate result of the club throw. Although he did need to finish the 18-inch putt left on No. 8, which he used a fairway wood to tap it in.
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