In golf, I have always heard the phrase, "Setting the course of fire," but I have never ever heard of a player doing that literally until now.
Over the weekend, a golfer's routine swing in the rough at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine, California struck a rock. The impact caused a spark, and the spark set off a blaze that eventually covered 25 acres and, according to the Associated Press, required the efforts of 150 Orange County firefighters. The blaze required both helicopters and on-the-ground crews.
The conditions were ripe for a blaze waiting for the right spark -- even from metal touching a rock. No charges are being filed and the golfer's name is being withheld.
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