{"id":672583,"date":"2026-11-10T14:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/672583\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:48:14","slug":"arizona-golf-is-just-different-according-to-golfer-who-encountered-a-herd-of-javelinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/672583\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona golf is just different according to golfer who encountered a herd of javelinas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Playing golf in Arizona has its perks. The weather makes it possible to golf year-round. There&#8217;s low humidity and a lot of courses to choose from.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">There are also some unique animals which make for interesting encounters while out on the course. Golfer Mike Rodenbush, who goes by <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1742385\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mikeyteetimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Mikey TeeTimes<\/a> on social media, had one such encounter recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"affiliate-disclaimer\">This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/golf-course-tucson-desert-mountains.jpg\" alt=\"Golf course in desert landscape with mountains surrounding Tucson, Arizona\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Golf course near Tucson, Ariz., in the desert surrounded by mountains. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">While he normally produces golf content for his followers and subscribers he found himself in the path of a herd of javelinas. The resilient desert mammals are found across Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1742386\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/outkick\/outkick-outdoors#&amp;_intcmp=fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That&#8217;s going to land you on the radar of those <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1742387\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/outkick\/outkick-outdoors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">hunting for outdoor content<\/a>. That&#8217;s how his video originally showed up on <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1742388\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfN1000PwD_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">my Instagram feed<\/a>. Prior to that, I had never heard of javelinas.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/outdoors-golf-arizona.jpg\" alt=\"Golf cart on a path beside a golf course in Arizona.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A golf cart sits on a path at a golf course in Arizona. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">As you can see in this video, this group wasn\u2019t interested in golf or the course at all. They were making their way across the cart path and into the woods.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1742389\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/golfer-distracted-nice-rack-shanks-tee-shot-direction-large-bull-elk-wisely-grabs-new-ball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GOLFER DISTRACTED BY &#8216;A NICE RACK&#8217; SHANKS TEE SHOT IN THE DIRECTION OF LARGE BULL ELK, WISELY GRABS A NEW BALL<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That isn&#8217;t always the case. Sometimes javelinas like to tear up a golf course foraging for food. A hotter than normal summer a few years ago is believed to have caused an unusual amount of damage to a northern Arizona golf course.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In 2023, Seven Canyons Golf Club was using chili oil to get javelinas to stop damaging their course. General manager Dave Bisbee said a failed attempt to use coyote urine a few years earlier had them trying out other methods.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">OUTKICK IS NOW ON THE FOX APP: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/javelinas-arizona-golf-course.jpg\" alt=\"Javelinas stand on an Arizona golf course.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Javelinas on an Arizona golf course. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1742391\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/ccs_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW\u2013UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We\u2019re still trying to figure out the right formulation in the chili oil we put out. It\u2019s a delicate thing for the grass,&#8221; Bisbee said at the time, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1742392\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/arizona-javelina-golf-course-c6bfee3bb465867f81e417c506a685f8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">reports AP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It\u2019s a continuing dance we do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_1742393\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/moose-wander-onto-north-dakota-high-school-golf-tournament-course-causing-unforgettable-delay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">MOOSE WANDER ONTO NORTH DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL GOLF TOURNAMENT COURSE, CAUSING AN UNFORGETTABLE DELAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">There was no need for coyote urine or chili oil this time around. This group made an unexpected appearance and left without ripping the turf to shreds.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Of the possible animal encounters on a golf course, this has to be on the tamer side.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Joseph is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Playing golf in Arizona has its perks. The weather makes it possible to golf year-round. 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