A goose attacked an unsuspecting golfer during a high school golf match in Michigan over the weekend, injuring his pride more than his person, especially when photos of the fowl kerfuffle made social media and then the PGA's website.
Isaac Couling of Concord High School was playing in the Madison Tournament at Wolf Creek Golf Course in Adrian on Saturday when his group happened to walk past a goose nest situated near the seventh hole, The Detroit Free Press reported.
The golfers’ presence obviously ruffled the feathers of the guard goose, which decided to charge Couling and, although the golfer did his best to run away from the unhappy bird, he was just not fast enough.
The chase was caught on camera perfectly by Devon Pitts in three photos which showed the goose in mid-air, hurtling towards Gouling, and then the golfer toppling over and falling to the ground as the animal flew straight into him.
While Couling managed to escape the ordeal relatively unharmed, his pride took a knock as the images, shared to the Blissfield Athletics' Twitter account, drew widespread attention.
“Just his pride was hurt,” Blissfield Athletics later reported.
That was further exasperated when the story and photos were shared on the PGA website.
While this particular incident was rare and somewhat funny, it’s not uncommon for animals to assert their dominance over golfers on the green, and at times it can be far more severe.
Over the years there have been dozens of attacks by alligators, hippos, even kangaroos and foxes.
Last year, ABC News reported on a woman golfer who was attacked down under by a kangaroo at Hope Island Golf Course on the Gold Coast. Liya Chan had to get six stitches after the marsupial, which was protecting its baby, turned on her.
Last August, another golfer was repeatedly attacked by a fox, which charged at him from the woods at the Winnapaug Country Club in Rhode Island, ESPN reported.
And who can forget the pictures of monstrous alligators roaming Florida golf courses that were all the rage last year?
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