Spit Ball

Doctors have put out the warning: don’t lick your golf balls. The warning stems from a case of a 65-year-old Irish golfer who liked to lick his balls clean, rather than using a towel as most golfers do. Dr. Connor Burke of James Connolly Memorial Hospital in Dublin says the dimple licking exposed the golfer to weedkillers used on the fairways and caused hepatitis. The symptoms went away when the golfer switched to a towel, but returned when he went back to his old habit. The doctor reports the golfer is now convinced, and has stopped licking for good. (Reuters) ...Now it’s time to address the excess of iron in his blood.