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Golfer Patrick Reed gets angry and calls himself a [homophobic slur]

“Nice fuckin’ three-putt you fuckin’ faggot.”

Patrick Reed

— Pro golfer Patrick Reed, muttering to himself, after making a bogey on the 10th hole during the opening round of the Sheshan International, part of the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai. “The PGA Tour Conduct Unbecoming regulations prohibit the use of obscene language on the golf course,” the organization said in a statement. “The PGA Tour will deal with this matter internally in accordance with its regulations.” In other words, the 24-year-old hothead will likely get slapped with a fine.

Reed later Tweeted an apology.

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