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Ryder Cup fan goes inside ropes to sink money putt after heckling Europeans

David Johnson of Mayville, N.D., lived out every sports fan's fantasy Thursday afternoon, showing the world's best he could beat them at their own game.

Johnson was one of hundreds of spectators watching Ryder Cup practice rounds at the No. 8 green at Hazeltine, and after Team Europe's Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson all missed a 10-foot putt, he decided to give them a piece of his mind.

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Stenson called him out, asking if he could do any better. Johnson, clad in jeans and a red windbreaker, came inside the ropes, grabbed a putter, and lined it up.