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The Amazing Golf Shot from This Weekend That Made a Commentator Swear on Live TV

If you watched sports news at all this past weekend, you couldn’t have missed video of Kevin Na. He’s the Korean-born golfer who moved to the U.S. at eight-years-old that has a hard time stepping up to the ball and hitting it. Seriously, he had to be scolded by officials at this weekend‘s Player’s Championship for taking too long to pull the trigger. But did you see his unbelievable shot from a cart path that made an NBC commenter swear on live TV?

If you watch the video below, you can see Na‘s jitters and the commentator’s disbelief (which results in an audible “shi*”). It happened during Na’s second shot at the 18th hole. In short, he ripped an insane “fairway” wood off the cart path:

And just in case the suspense didn’t kill you in the first video, here‘s some more of Na’s jitters:

And yes, he did get heckled for it (and for putting plenty of balls in the water during his round):

(H/T: Business Insider)

Comments (79)

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  • dnha14
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:16pm

    I just can not watch him. In addition, it has to affect his playing partner. I know my head would explode if I had to wait for that on every shot. And why isn’t that swing he takes after he addresses the ball counted as a stroke? He should have been 30 over.

     
    • CptStubbing
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 7:47pm

      A “stroke’’ is the forward movement of the club made with the intention of striking at and moving the ball, but if a player checks his downswing voluntarily before the clubhead reaches the ball he has not made a stroke.

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    • Uranium Wedge
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 10:44pm

      Wow! What a waste of time. Thank you Blaze.

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    • Guilty
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 11:30pm

      This is why I cannot watch golf. If it didn’t already have an extremely slow pace (a subjective criticism, I know), it‘s players like this guy that make me wonder why there isn’t a delay of game penalty enforced a la football and basketball. I don‘t see pitchers standing on the mound for a solid minute looking at the plate like he’s never seen it before…

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    • AndySchmandy
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:55am

      Wtf is S.Korea feeding their golfers? Its like over the past 3 years, theyre just pumping them out of a lab or something. It kind of ****** me off! lol. This must be what the rest of the world feels like about America being so awesome… I finally get it! Thanks South Korea.

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    • AndySchmandy
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:58am

      @ Guilty, youre obviously not a bowler…

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    • Matrix22
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:16am

      Andy…that was hilarious.

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    • mils
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:32am

      i recommend prozac and a shot of whiskey. before it begins..not for him, the people watching!..waste of time.

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  • Amadeus52
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:10pm

    Nothing to see here. Move on.

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  • stloocardsfan
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 3:41pm

    Was that an awesome shot???

    Na.

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  • Impenitent
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:52pm

    Na knew, Na knew…

    where did I park my egg?

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:46pm

    Let‘s hope North Korea doesn’t take up Golf. I prefer them to never “pull the trigger”….

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    • Doctor Nordo
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:55pm

      But they have taken up golf. Don‘t you remember Kim Jong Il’s legendary 11 holes-in-one in a single round of golf?

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 8:28pm

      @Doctor Nordo

      You’re right! And if I remember correctly it was a 9 hole course and he started with 11 balls. After sinking 9 for 9 he went ahead and sunk the last 2 in the 9th hole just for fun. : )))))

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  • Blazebanned
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:45pm

    Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, hey hey hey, goodbye…….

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  • schroeder123
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:45pm

    I was expecting a hole in one ! mmm

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  • flipper1073
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:32pm

    What Amazing Golf Shot
    that’s what the headline says
    I didn’t see any amazing shot.
    did I miss it ? all I saw was him Warming Up
    with practice swings !
    I was thinking Hole in One.
    Lots of people make it on the Green in One.

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    • cantstandlibs
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:08pm

      No one would have clicked to read if it had been named

      Chicken5hit Korean Golfer Drives Even Commentator to Frustrated Outburst

      How did this knucklehead make it onto the circuit? (Appologies to real knuckleheads!)

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    • scarfin
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 6:31pm

      That’s not on in one unless he was teeing off the cart path
      .

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  • lfoa
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:27pm

    Not news worthy…
    Come now “Blaze”..
    Tisk Tisk

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  • thegreatcarnac
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:16pm

    Golf is a hard game to play. When someone gets a good recovery shot like Na did one can really appreciate it. Unless you play golf you cannot comprehend the hours of practice it takes just to be a duffer like me and play on weekends,….much less to be a pro. Na did a good job. The announcer was momentarily overcome and let out a swear-word. I saw that shot myself and said the same thing.

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    • Wayner
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:29pm

      Is there a rule of golf here that I’m not aware of? Should he not be charged with strokes on those swings? I use to play with a guy who would swing like all daylights and miss the ball… and then start again as if that was just a practice swing… We all knew what he did LOL

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    • Pacman116
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:22am

      @Wayner,

      Not a penalty until he actually attempts to swing at/move the ball. Alot of golfers have little quirks they have to get settled before “pulling the trigger”, but this guy actually has some sort of mental block. If you were to watch him alot, you can even hear him yelling at himself while he’s doing it.
      Weird, no doubt.

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  • dadsrootbeer
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:16pm

    And I thought my father was a slow player. You couldn’t pay me enough to play with this guy.

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    • Machtyn
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:20am

      Oh, I’m sure they could… but you’d only do that once or twice. heh.

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  • sooner12
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:13pm

    Maybe, I’m just used to it, but I didn’t hear a swear word. Where was it? Secondly, Na should have been given strokes every fricken time he approached the ball and swung passed the ball.

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  • rkm812
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:10pm

    These guys earn thier money, unlike some of the football and basketball jocks.

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  • 1HonestInjun
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:06pm

    I swore too but a different reason. Listening to Johnny Miller all afternoon say, Dottie, Dottie,
    Dottie, Dottie, Dottie, Dottie…..mute…..peace!

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  • aggiebrewer
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:06pm

    well there is 2 minutes I will NEVER get back

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  • jakartaman
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:05pm

    This is not surprising at all – after play golf in southeast asia – the Japanese are notorious for their long long long practice swings!

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:03pm

    …
    Sure hope Kevin Na isn’t turning into a temperamental Diva like Tiger Woods.
    Did you see how upset he got when that tiny toddler made a small noise?
    Kevin Na’s shoe cleats were louder and more annoying than the kid.

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    • EyeofthePatriot
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:18pm

      I can‘t believe you’re the first person to comment on how idiotic he was being that blatantly childish.

      I loved seeing the video of him being heckled for that very reason. ******** get their turn in the court of public opinion.

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  • perry1980
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 1:49pm

    Na Na Na Na
    Na Na Na Na

    hey hey

    good bye

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    • Blazebanned
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:47pm

      Dammit Perry,beat me to it, and i didnt scroll down far enough, oh well, great minds i guess;p

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  • smokey888x2
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 1:48pm

    What we have here is a failure of the annus to communicate with the brain to in turn communicate back to the annus that the brain wants the annus to release. This in medical terms is known as a brain-fart. You see, the annus tightens up and the brain sends a message to relax, the annus then does that and sends back a message that it has relaxed but then quickly changes its mind and tightens back up sending another message that things are not good. This second message freezes up the first message and a new message is sent back to relax …. and this sequence repeats itself over and over which finally causes the subject to blink … once he blinks the whole process of having to look at the shot over and over is repeated endlessly. Finally the subject blows out a fart that momentarily relaxes the annus and the shot is taken in a split second. This sometimes causes diareahhhhhhhhhh:). Thus, not good to wear white pants.

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    • huey6367
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:28pm

      you thought way too much for that reply

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    • Cmate
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 7:42pm

      What’s an annus?

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    • EyeofthePatriot
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:28pm

      @SMOKEY

      Dear God dude. I am literally wiping off the tears after dying laughing at your post while trying to understand “the logic” of it. O.M.G. epic post of the year. Its all about the context too… going along with this video… HILARITY.

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  • eternal_vigilance
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 1:45pm

    MADE him say it huh? Maybe it prompted him, or caused him or evoked an emotional outburst but it didn’t MAKE him say it.

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  • IM_UR_HUCKLEBERRY
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 1:43pm

    Uhhhhh…. and why was this up on the Blaze? May be a good shot, but not so out of the ordinary for tournament golfers. I didn’t hear the “Swear” word because the audio was so BAD. Why am I even commenting on it.
    CRAP… I’ve lost my mind too.

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  • KeithOlberdink
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 1:39pm

    WT?? This is what makes for news on the Blaze now? Dumb.

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 1:15pm

    could someone tell me what happened …………….i couldnt make it past the 10 sec mark before falling out of my chair dead asleep

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  • Eaglesnest
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 1:15pm

    Not an easy shot, I can attest to that, as I am frequently on the cart path or beyond in the rough. Fortunatley, I carry a “foot wedge” that can fix that bad lie.

    I only wish I had the time and money to play golf like I used to back in the good ole days, you know, about 4 years ago!

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    • aggiebrewer
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:05pm

      free drop from cart path…everywhere I have ever played…guess not on tour.

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    • floridacockleburr
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:33pm

      He chose to play it from the cart path because it was a better option than the drop. It‘s not that bad an option if you don’t have to worry about replacing the club.

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  • uffdaubet
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 1:13pm

    I would have liked to see one of his hecklers brought forward to attempt any of the shots any of these golfers made. I’m not a Na fan, but I do respect his abilities.

    Another peeve, the idiot who hollers,”It’s in the hole” after every shot.

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    • Best_Patriot
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 1:52pm

      Who cares? The point of heckling is not because the heckler can do it better, it’s because golf is stupid.

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:08pm

      I might start watching golf just so I can heckle. That part actually sounds fun.

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    • chips1
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 6:14pm

      “It’s in the hole”!!! Isn‘t that Obama’s new campaign slogan?

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    • EyeofthePatriot
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:31pm

      Wrong. This guy gets heckled because he‘s N’ass and really deserves whatever he gets.

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 10:11pm

      Nice one Chips, except I heard the new slogan was “It’s in the A-hole.”

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