deadspin.com - 11/18/2008
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What kind of a penalty is that if the wind from the firefighting helicopter blows your ball into the rough? "Tough luck that part of the fairway being on fire, Chuck. But that's where you hit it, and rules are rules." Natural disasters can be so damned inconvenient sometimes, especially when ...
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The Victoria Times —
Mackey Arena is not renowned for it's dining. ESPN will be taking care of Bowl season from here on out. Mother Nature best not be interfering with golf.
Fighting Fire With Water Hazards
The Sporting Blog —
... rough there. Well, I’ll tell you. That helicopter belongs to the Orange County Sheriff's Department and, as you can see, it is using its long tube thing to suck water out of the course’s hazard to transport and dump on the wildfires.
It’s a pretty amazing scene really, and there are many more photos to be seen here thanks to someone named David Reeve, who will not let Mother Nature impede upon his leisure activities.
(Via Devil Ball, Deadspin)
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