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Horschel uses wood after accidentally breaking putter

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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:

Bill Horschel just accidentally snapped the head off his own putter. pic.twitter.com/yMYK4UCVDo

— Luke Kerr-Dineen (@LukeKerrDineen) June 8, 2017

Because the break did not occur "during the normal course of play," Horschel was not allowed to replace his putter.