You won't find Happy Gilmore's swing in a manual on golf fundamentals. But then, Gilmore was never one to follow someone else's rules, written or otherwise.
The golfing roustabout Adam Sandler brought to life in the eponymous 1996 flick Happy Gilmore was just reincarnated in most excellent fashion by golfers on the European Tour.
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Watch Phil Mickelson, Paul Lawrie and others at the Scottish Open do their best re-creations of Gilmore's legendary running tee-off in the video above. The clip has become an understandable hit with sports fans online, picking up more than half a million views since hitting the web on Friday.
After filming this, Mickelson ended up winning the tournament. Then, while taking photos with his family and the Scottish Open trophy, he dropped the hardware, producing this instant-classic action shot:
Oops. Despite Phil Mickelson's victory yesterday at the Scottish Open, he had some trouble holding the trophy: pic.twitter.com/gJhIee4raE— Adam Stanley (@adam_stanley) July 15, 2013
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