[MAIPC] Gorse hurts professional golfer

[gludington at aol.com]

https://www.thoughtco.com/gorse-on-golf-courses-1560865

Gorse is incredibly thorny; imagine giant patches of the plant version of porcupines eating your ball if the trajectory of your shot is off.  Guess it adds an extra challenge!  


Cheers, Gay Ludington


P.S. When in flower, gorse smells divinely of coconut (go figure). 



-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Young <sly27 at cornell.edu>
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Sent: Fri, Jul 21, 2017 9:29 pm
Subject: [MAIPC] Gorse hurts professional golfer

Sergio Garcia, playing at the British Open, hurt his shoulder when he hit a gorse bush in frustration (https://www.thescore.com/pga/news/1336659). Never thought I’d see the day when an invasive plant rivaled the invasive Asian carp in causing injury to humans. What will it be next? 

Steve
 

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