Luckily nobody was injured after Wes Patterson's driver head flew into the crowd at the World Long Drive Championship
WATCH: Long Drive Competitior Snaps Driver Which Flies Into Crowd
Ever been so powerful that your driver has snapped? No?
Well that's what happened to the American Wes Patterson.
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He unleashed a 340+ yarder and his clubhead and some of the shaft flew into the crowd at some pace, luckily nobody was hurt.
Watch the video:
Here is the slo-mo:
Patterson then signed the driver head to give away to one lucky fan
Will Hogue hit this one 437 yards, the longest of the night:
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