Burning up the course

We wish that this was a reference to some stunning golf on our part, but alas, it's not. But it was hard to suppress a chortle when we read this in the Herald:

A golfer's off-target swing sparked a five-hectare blaze in Southern California.

The golfer at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine landed a shot in the rough and on his next swing, his club hit a rock.

The impact caused a spark that lit the rough ablaze and eventually attracted 150 firefighters to the scene.

Fire officials say the fire burned through the rough, into vegetation next to the course and over two dry, brushy hillsides.

Sheesh. We thought it was only the likes of Tiger Woods who could set the course on fire like that!