The Golf Course vs The Volcano [Update: New Picture]

by Derek on November 17, 2010

in Golf Courses

Mount Merapi in Indonesia has been erupting since October.  The USGS took some pictures from a satellite last week.  Remember children, when a volcano and a golf course collide, the volcano wins.  You can pretty much substitute just about anything for “golf course” in that last sentence. [Update: click the continue link to see a photo of the 17th fairway at Merapi Golf Club]

A picture of the 17th Fairway at Merapi Golf Course (courtesy of Prast and the IGC):

Boom!  Score: Pyroclastic Flow 1, Golf Course 0.

The Atlantic

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