Golfer's swing starts 12 acre fire!

Beach Comber

Aug 31, '10 · 7:57 PM248

Edit: There isn't actually a video. I don't know why it turned out like that. If you click on the link it will take you to the article.

[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5517195"]Golfer's swing snags rock, sparks California fire - ESPN[/ame]

The golfer at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine landed a shot in the rough Saturday. On his next swing, his club snagged a rock, causing a spark that lit the rough ablaze and eventually attracted 150 firefighters to the scene.

I don't even know what to say about this. Thankfully it sounds like everyone was ok, but have any of you ever heard of anything like this happening?

Edited Aug 31, '10 · 7:59 PM

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SoWal Expert

Sep 1, '10 · 3:48 PM#2

Seems pretty farfetched/improbable, but I could see him creating sparks and being oblivious to the results.

I think it much more likely one of his cigars or cigarettes sparked the blaze. :roll: