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Watch a Golfer Take Out a $80,000 Camera at the British Open Today

July 18, 2013 By Eric Reagan

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lQPu_P87UT8&w=640&h=360]

Earlier today at the first round of the British Open, PGA pro Thomas Bjorn hit a ball out of the rough on the first hole and struck the camera that was capturing his swing.

Commentator Mike Tirico said the camera costs around $80,000. And while it appears to only be the lens that was damaged, those HD ENG zoom lenses generally cost a pretty penny themselves. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: British Open, broken, camera, destruction, golf, lens, PGA

 

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