Boar! Two men were injured after they wandered onto the greens in search of holes. The golf club was forced to close due to rampaging potbellied pigs.

  • Two large pigs were brought on by two men to Lightcliffe Golf Club, Halifax (West Yorkshire).
  • The animals, thought to be Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, dug holes on the green
  • David Mckidd, club member, said the men caused injuries to a man and cut his leg.










After two large pigs attacked golfers, they required hospital treatment.

These animals were thought to have been Vietnamese pot-bellied porks and caused havoc by storming greens and digging holes. 

David Mckidd (40), a club member, claimed that they first saw them at Lightcliffe Golf Club, Halifax, West Yorkshire on Sunday. They had caused cuts to a man’s leg and injures him. 

A pair of pigs caused chaos by storming the green and digging holes at the Lightcliffe Golf Club in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The club was forced to close but has since reopened

A pair of pigs caused chaos by storming the green and digging holes at the Lightcliffe Golf Club in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Club was closed but it has been reopened

Club member David Mckidd, 40, said the animals, thought to be Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, were first spotted on Sunday, injuring a man by causing cuts to his leg

Club member David Mckidd, 40, said the animals, thought to be Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, were first spotted on Sunday, injuring a man by causing cuts to his leg

The black pigs returned on Tuesday and hurt a male worker at the site who had attempted to usher them off the nine-hole course

One male worker who attempted to rescue them off of the nine-hole course was hurt when the black pigs returned Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the black pigs attacked a man who tried to take them from the nine-hole golf course.

The club had to be closed, but is now open. 

Each man sustained minor injuries. Both were taken to the hospital in order to protect themselves against tetanus. 

An additional victim was also reported as having been bit.

After digging some more holes, they moved on to another road and were later captured by the police.

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