Water baby Ishikawa won’t be last victim

IT wasn’t on the first ball that caused a splash, nor was it on the next one. But at the par-three 17th — Ryo Ishikawa’s eighth hole — when his tee shot fell short and for a swim with the fish, the thought occurred.

That you had to feel sorry for the 19-year-old from Japan was surely understandable.

But mostly, there was this: There’s much to dislike about golf courses that have so many water hazards.