• Watch: SA golfer attacked by bees at Mexico Open

    Erik van Rooyen hit the deck after being attacked by a swarm of bees on the 10th hole at the Mexico Open on Thursday.

    The swarm caused the South African and playing partners Chez Reavie and Francesco Molinari (plus the TV crew) to get down on their knees or stomachs to avoid getting stung.

    “I just saw them here and I just told my caddie, I’m like, ‘Bees, bees, bees,’ and he looks at me like I’m crazy,” said Van Rooyen.

    “So, I dropped down, then he sees them, he dropped down. [Molinari] and [Reavie] look at me like I’m nuts and then they realised, like, 30 seconds later … the bees just went right at them.”

    “It’s funny, but certainly don’t want to get stung by those bad boys.”

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