Golf news - Brisbane's Carbrook Golf Club is home to man-eating sharks.
Published: 11 October 2011
Individuals playing at a course in Australia may be keen to keep their golf clothing dry rather than attempting to retrieve balls that land in the venue's lakes.This is because Brisbane's Carbrook Golf Club - which was voted the 2006 Queensland Metropolitan Golf Club of the Year at the Old Golf Industry Awards Night - is believed to be the world's first shark-infested course.
The facility's central body of water is occupied by six bull sharks, which remained in the lake after being washed onto the course when floods caused a nearby river to burst its banks.
Club general manager Scott Wagstaff told Sky News that competitors can get as close to the animals as six feet away, adding: "There's no drama, it's become a positive thing for the golf course. They are amazing. I've become a shark lover since working here."
The inhabitants have become well-known in the locality, resulting in a tournament - named the Shark Lake Challenge - becoming a monthly occurrence at the site.
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