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Golfer jumps out of his skin when firework goes off just as he’s about to putt

Published 21:03 12 Jul 2015 BST

Updated 09:27 13 Jul 2015 BST

Conan Doherty
Golfer jumps out of his skin when firework goes off just as he’s about to putt

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Hey, if you didn't know it was a firework, it would've scared you too.

Zach Johnson came to within an inch of his life - or at least he thought he did - when a firework exploded as he putted on the green. Playing at the John Deere Classic in Illinois, Johnson was putting with the crowd and surroundings typically silent and serene. And then boom! A boat passing on a nearby lake decided to let off a firework at the most inopportune of times - or opportune, however you find it. And Johnson, who is second on the leaderboard, naturally was scared to his bones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69zsUvWSFLo We can just imagine him recounting the tale later... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11vDxmMwwt4

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