We all enjoy getting a bit closer to nature when we're out on the golf course. For these golfers however they got a bit closer than they'd originally anticipated.
We all enjoy getting a bit closer to nature when we're out on the golf course. For these golfers however they got a bit closer than they'd originally anticipated.
Swedish Rookie Gets Bitten By A Black Widow
In 2013 Swedish rookie Daniela Holmqvist thought struggling with her game during qualifying for the ISPS Handa Australian Open was the biggest of her problems. Then a sharp pain in her ankle forced the 24-year-old to reconsider. Doubled over in pain she quickly released she’d been bitten by the deadly black widow spider. Incredibly the hardy Holmqvist, whose leg was already swelling up, calmly reached into her pocket, pulled out a golf tee and used it to gash open her bite and squeeze the venom out. She would then go to complete her round.
Birdie At The Players Championship
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Steve Lowry appeared to have played a solid shot onto the 17th green at Sawgrass during the 1998 Players Championship. Unfortunately this seagull was less impressed and proceeded to dump the ball into the water hazard. Under the rules, the ball was deemed to have been moved by an outside agency and so, luckily for Lowry, he was allowed to replace his ball.
Baboon Spooks Luke Donald In South Africa
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Luke Donald got a fright at the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa last year when this baboon popped by to say hello. The incident didn't seem to affect the former world number one however who went on to shoot a nine-under 63.
Bear Cub Causes A Hold Up
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Find yourself moaning about slow play. These bear cubs clearly don't seem to have the same qualms, after causing a hold up at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Western Canada.
Larrazabel Makes Watery Escape
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Pablo Larrazabel came under attack from a swarm of hornets during last year's Malaysian Open. The Spaniard was walking along the fifth fairway of the Kuala Lumpur Country Club when he flicked an insect off his nose; but in doing so he caused many more to swarm around him, stinging his face and head. In a bid to escape he dived into the nearest lake, but not without being stung at least 20 times in the process.
Whilst the sight of Larrazabel running across the fairway, tearing his clothes off is one of the European Tour's more humorous moments, Hornet bites can be deadly serious. Golfers have been killed by these mass insect attacks, with two men dying in China in 2013 in two seperate outbreaks.
