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The 2010 Open champion used the cart path to his advantage at a European Tour event.

Former British Open winner hits 500-yard drive (WATCH)

Louis Oosthuizen, a South African golfer who won the British Open in 2010 and finished second to Bubba Watson at the Masters in 2012, managed to turn a 583-yard Par 5 into a short Par 4 with a massive tee shot Friday at the European Tour's Ballantine's Championship in Korea.On the first hole of the second round, Oosthuizen lost a drive right. It landed on the cart path, took a kick forward, and proceeded to roll – for about two ...