Man Burns During Golf Round

Raul Sanderson from Phoenix, Arizona caught on fire during a round of golf with his buddies over the weekend. Sanderson was putting on the 18th green when he was engulfed in flames.

"Man, I've never seen anything like it", said Paco DeLune, one of Sanderson's golfing buddies. "He was having a great round, probably the best he's ever had, then all of a sudden flames burst out of the ground and engulfed his entire body."

Paco was taking a picture of Sanderson as he stood over a 2-inch putt on the 18th green and captured the event as it happened. Apparently, a methane gas explosion was the culprit. The golf course had been built on a landfill, and the hole had been randomly placed over a pocket of methane gas. Sanderson had a big cigar in his mouth to celebrate his phenomenal round and must have ignited the gas. The rest of his golfing partners sprang into action and smothered the fire with golf towels. Sanderson was admitted to a local hospital with severe burns to his face and upper torso. When asked if he had smelled the gas as he stood over the hole he said, "I did smell a strange odor, but I figured it was one of my buddies. You know how it is when guys get together with beer and cigars." Miraculously, Sanderson remained composed while on fire and tapped in the putt for a birdie. He finished the round 5 under par, the best he'd ever shot. "He just gritted his teeth and tapped in the putt", Paco said.

Nick Froden, the head grounds keeper, was asked if this had ever happened before and how they could prevent it from happening again. He replied, "It's never happened before. We have hundreds of tubes located all over the course that are designed to release any methane gas that builds up from the rotting trash below. We may need to install cups with no holes in the bottom to prevent any gas from leaking through."

- John Matthews

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