Charles Barkley Tries 1-Hand Approach to Tee Shots at Celebrity Golf Tournament

Much like the duck-billed platypus, Charles Barkley's golf swing has baffled scientists and observers for decades.

It combines the hip movement of "The Twist" with all the anxiety of a man jumping from a burning building. It is unique to Barkley, and it can be found nowhere else on the planet.

Even when he mixes his swing up a bit, as he did at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship on Friday, Barkley's form is unmistakable. 

NBC Sports tweeted out video of Barkley trying a one-handed tee shot at the tournament. Incredibly, it may have worked out better than his two-handed approach.

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According to ESPN's David Purdum, Barkley is going off as a 5,000-to-1 long shot to win the tournament, in which he has never placed better than 60th over the course of 19 appearances.

So if you're feeling sharky, put some money down on the Round Mound of Rebound and let it ride. It's a numbers game. He has to win eventually.

Dan is on Twitter. His golf game has been described as "an affront to all gentlemanly endeavor."