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Golfer obliterates duck with monster tee shot

This one brings new meaning to the term hitting a birdie.

An amateur golfer's leisurely round at TPC Sawgrass has taken a tragic turn after his huge tee shot collided with a duck on the 18th hole.

The duck was attempting to fly across the hole as the ball hit it at a vicious speed, leaving it hurtling into the pond.

The tragic moment the duck falls to ground. Pic: Insta @todd_shannon
The tragic moment the duck falls to ground. Pic: Insta @todd_shannon

Both the golfer and his friend couldn't believe what they had just seen, with the man filming yelling out, "Oh my god!! Did that just happen?!"

Take a look at the incredible vision in the video above.

Unfortunately it's not the first time we've seen birds suffer such fates during sporting events.

Thankfully we've also witnessed some glorious stories of survival as birds have survived dangerous moments at sporting events.

TPC Sawgrass will soon be hosting Aussie Jason Day as he attempts to defend his Players Championship later this week.

Day has set himself the considerable task of reeling in runaway world No.1 Dustin Johnson in 2017.

Physically-gifted, long-hitting Johnson has cleared out at the top of the world rankings since capitalising on Day's mediocre season start, which has yielded a best finish of fifth place at Pebble Beach.

The 32-year-old American's past four starts include three consecutive victories, including two World Golf Championships, before a runner-up finish at last week's Wells Fargo Championship on return from the freak injury that put him out of the Masters.

Day. Pic: Getty
Day. Pic: Getty

After ending Day's 47-week reign as No.1 in February, Johnson has increased his rankings lead over world No.2 Rory McIlroy to a whopping five points, with Day now at No.3.

Speaking at TPC Sawgrass in Florida on Tuesday, Day admitted catching reigning US Open champion Johnson would be a tall order in his current majestic form.

"Dustin is playing pretty well. It's pretty hard to keep up when (he) hits it 350 yards, flicks it on with a wedge and holes all the putts," said Day.

"But I'm trying to focus on getting back to that winning form, the practice workload I was doing (as No.1) and hopefully the results will come after that."