Teed-Off Daly Smashes Fan's Camera

Grumpy golfer loses it with snapper at Australian Open
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 11, 2008 3:30 AM CST
Teed-Off Daly Smashes Fan's Camera
US golfer John Daly tees off on the 5th during the Australian Open golf tournament in Sydney today.   (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

US Golfer John Daly smashed a snap-happy fan's camera during a tough opening round in the Australian Open, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. After pushing his tee shot on the 9th hole into a clump of trees, the enraged duffer grabbed the camera as the fan tried to take a photo and hurled it into a tree. Tournament organizers say the fan breached regulations by bringing the camera, and Daly won't face any sanctions.
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