Golfing Hazards That Could Have Maimed A Small Population Of Tennesseeans

Just in time for Father's Day, the Hidden Valley golf course in Tennessee is doing some major upkeep on its course like bunker shaping, filling in deep barrancas, aerating and... bomb removal. Yes, hole number five of Hidden Valley had, according to bulldozer driver Freddie McGee, an "old tube-type bomb device" laying nearby and he and another worker damn-near drove o'er it.

"It was pretty serious looking," he [McGee] said. "It would have been bad if one of us had run over it with a dozer, since it is an anti-personnel and has all that shrapnel."

The bomb was located near a home off the golf course. He said he was glad the bomb disposal crew removed the weapon.

"We had to do something," McGee said, "because some kid could have come and kicked it, or taken it home and wiped out a whole family."

McGee also told the paper that his ordeal "gave him insight as to what the men and women in the U.S. military go through every day."

Tonight, let's all say another little prayer for both our troops overseas and, of course, the golf course maintenance workers of Madison County, Tennessee, who also put their lives on the line to ensure our safety.

Bomb found at golf course [Jackson Sun