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PGA Tour golfer breaks gavel while opening stock exchange

Published Aug. 24, 2016 11:45 a.m. ET

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Patrick Reed slammed the gavel a little too hard at the New York Stock Exchange. pic.twitter.com/dats2s5z5U
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 23, 2016

The best golfers in the world will be at Bethpage Black outside of New York City this week for the first round of the FedEx Cup playoffs. So the day before the first round of The Barclays, United States Olympian Patrick Reed visited the New York Stock Exchange to take part in the opening bell ceremony.

This just happened after ringing the bell at the @NYSE !They told me to give it 3 good hits, so I did! pic.twitter.com/SGX26wTHAB
— Patrick Reed (@PReedGolf) August 23, 2016

There was just one problem: Reed broke the gavel.

@PGATOUR @PReedGolf @TheBarclaysGolf that's ok, it happens when you're used to smashing the ball
— NYSE (@NYSE) August 23, 2016

(Thanks to FTW! for sharing this video.)

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