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DAREDEVILS risked their lives to film a tornado rip through a golf course designed by Tiger Woods.

The natural phenomenon swept through midwestern USA yesterday.

Incredible footage captured a tornado from near the first tee
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Incredible footage captured a tornado from near the first teeCredit: X formerly Twitter / @bbutlicker4
The twister was an incredible sight
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The twister was an incredible sightCredit: X formerly Twitter / @bbutlicker4
Tiger Woods designed the course himself
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Tiger Woods designed the course himselfCredit: Getty

And Missouri course Payne's Valley was right in its path.

A viral clip on social media shows the tornado passing within a few hundred yards of the first tee.

A voice said: "Oh, we need to go! It's heading right for us.

"Oh my goodness gracious! Yeah, we need to go."

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The clip was captioned: "This is absolutely insane. A tornado hit Payne’s Valley golf course. (Tiger Woods design at Big Cedar in Missouri.)

"You staying in your golf cart to record this video? Honestly, I probably would. Too insane to miss."

Another clip showed golfers rushing for cover and trying to get buggies out of the way.

There have been no reports of injuries or damage to the course from the huge twister.

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Payne's Valley opened in 2020.

It is one of 11 courses around the world created by Woods' TGR Design. 

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Par-72 Payne's Valley is best known for an incredible 19th hole named The Rock, which is cut into the side of a mountain.

It is the first public course that the golfing phenom designed.

Woods, 48, is chasing his 16th Major at the US PGA Championship this week.

Fittingly enough he will be one shy of the all-time record set by the great Jack Nicklaus if he wins at Valhalla Golf Club.

We mere mortals will have to settle for playing on his courses, hopefully with better weather than the unfortunate golfers in the video.

The 19th hole is an incredible spectacle
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The 19th hole is an incredible spectacleCredit: Getty
Payne's Valley is a stunning landscape
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Payne's Valley is a stunning landscapeCredit: Getty
The course is Woods' first public-access design
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The course is Woods' first public-access designCredit: Getty

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