There were a lot of golfers when they showed up to the course and heard there was a Tiger on the prowl.
But that course was not the TPC Las Colinas in Irving, the home of the Byron Nelson Championship. And that tiger was not Tiger Woods, it was a real tiger…well at least they thought it was.
A golf course in Hampshire, U.K. was on high alert last weekend when a white tiger was spotted near a golf course.
Zoo officials responded and were prepared to tranquilize the beast when they realized it was only a stuffed animal.
Police have launched an investigation into who pulled one of the greatest goofs I’ve ever heard of but no arrests have been made.
From the QMI Agency:
As the helicopter neared what was first reported to be a dangerous animal in the grassy field, it detected no heat and the stuffy blew over with a gust.
On Saturday, Sussex Police helicopter officials tweeted, "Tiger seen near golf course, concerns for members of the public!"
Then later, another tweet: "Initially there was great concern for the public that a tiger had escaped the local zoo, luckily, it wasn't real."
I’ve got to give it up for whoever pulled this gag. I usually just honk at golfers in their backswing when I’m driving past a course but this is way better.
In a related note this is the first time someone has been scared when they heard a Tiger was on the course in a long time.
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