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MoooA farmer in Germany certainly said a mouthful in 1994 when he filed a lawsuit against the owners of a neighboring golf club for what he claimed were the murders of 30 of his cows. He filed the suit after a veterinarian investigating the death of the cows found a golf ball lodged in the throat of one of the recently deceased. Further investigation led to the discovery that, all told, the 30 cows had swallowed about 2000 golf balls that had apparently strayed from the grounds of the golf course into the farmer's cow pasture.

Dead SeagullsOn the first hole of his qualifying round for the 1935 Society of One Armed Golfers'championship, J.W. Perret killed a seagull with his first approach shot. He matched the feat with his secondapproach shot as well.

Bar Chip ShotDuring an Amateur Stroke Play event in 1974, Nigel Denham hit his second shot straight intothe clubhouse where it bounced its way to the men's bar. Since it was not considered out of bounds, Denhamopened a window and pitched the ball from the bar onto the green, 12 feet from the hole.

Heavy Armor:In 1912, Harry Dearth played a match at Bushey Hall in England while wearing a completesuite of heavy armor. He lost the match.

Broken Shaft:In 1951, Edward Harrison was playing at the Inglewood Country Club in Seattle, when theshaft of his driver broke and pierced his groin. He staggered 100 yards before he collapsed and bled to death.

Dead CowsIn 1934, the pro at St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe Golf Club in England struck a cow on the back ofthe head with his tee shot on the 18th hole. The cow died instantly.

A German TouristSupposedly on a golf holiday to England shows up at customs with his golf bag. While making idle chatter about golf, the customs official realizes that the tourist does not know what a "handicap" is. The customs official asks the tourist to demonstrate his swing, which he does--backward! A substantial amount of narcotics was found in the golf bag.

Nice Shot!When Neville Rowlanson, 56, teed off on the first hole at a golf course in Suffolk, England, his drive deflected off a marker in front of the tee. The ball then caromed to the right, went 25 yards, struck the pin on the 18th green and dropped into the cup. Golf World magazine called the feat a "course-in-one."
Only in the USA:Dale L. Larson's $41,000 trial-court award was upheld by a Wisconsin appeals court in October, which agreed with the trial court that the Indianhead golf course in Wausau was 51 percent responsible for Larson's needing nine root canals and 23 dental crowns. Larson tripped on his golf spikes and fell hard on his face on a brick path outside the clubhouse, and he argued that he wouldn't have fallen if it had been a smooth concrete sidewalk rather than a brick path. The trial court had found that only 49 percent of the accident was due to Larson's having consumed 13 drinks that evening, which left him with a blood-alcohol level of 0.28 90 minutes after the fall.