Here is Britain, the most dangerous thing we're likely to encounter on a golf course is probably one another! It's not that we're even prone to outbursts on violence in this country but, when it comes to harmful wildlife, badgers don't really strike enough fear in us to put us off our putting.
Unfortunately, this isn't always the case for golfers in other countries, as businessman Hong Kee Sion discovered six years ago...when he got bitten by a crocodile during a casual round of golf in Malaysia! 
It sounds unlikely but, whilst looking for a golf ball, he slipped into a marshy part of the course and mistook the croc for a log...which he then stepped on! Luckily he managed to fend the crocodile off using his golf club (which is news enough in itself!), but he was bitten in the process and required a whopping 38 stickes in his leg!
The reason I'm bringing this up today is that it has taken this long for poor old Hong Kee to win his legal battle for compensation, which amounted to £8, 500 - enough for a few rounds at St. Andrews... Apparently, since the attack, the resort has fenced off the area, which turned out to be a crocodile rearing ground! I mean really, I couldn't make it up if I tried - they put their golf course next to a crocodile rearing ground?! Or perhaps they built their croc rearing ground next to a public golf course - either way, it reeks of idiocy! Sou
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Golf Pro on 11 May 2010 at 11:42
Oof - the worst I've had was a run in with a fox in Hazelmere! I say run in...I saw it a few metres away, then it ran.
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