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Slow play has been a hot-button topic as of late, especially in the professional game, but in Florida, it can sometimes lead to “aggravated battery” and broken bones. That’s exactly what happened back in June in Kissimmee when golfer Jason Hughes lost his cool with a slow-playing group ahead of him and unfortunately decided to take matters into his own hands.
According to the arrest warrant, Hughes attacked one of the golfers in front of him, punching him repeatedly in the face after telling him to hurry up. Hughes fully lost it when the group ahead was chatting on the green after being warned. The two men were eventually separated by their playing partners.
Bleeding and banged up, the injured golfer refused the deputies’ request for an ambulance. His friend drove him to the hospital instead. He reportedly had an orbital fracture and needed stitches to his cheek.
Hughes and his playing partner split after the altercation, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, and were eventually tracked down with the help of the golf course staff. Officials used the credit card under the tee-time reservation and surveillance videos from the course.
Hughes was eventually booked into the Osceola County Jail and arrested last Thursday and was charged with aggravated battery, causing bodily harm. A judge has set his bond at $2,500, with bail conditions that he cannot play golf on any course open to the public.
“If you’re out here trying to be aggressive, you absolutely picked the wrong game to choose,” a local golfer told Fox 35 Orlando. “Go do jiu-jitsu or kung fu.”
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