Black Widow no match for ice cool Holmqvist

The dangers of golf courses are plentiful but it’s doubtful any Irish golfers teeing off this weekend will endure anything like the trauma faced by Sweden’s Daniela Holmqvist.

The LPGA Tour rookie was bitten by a deadly Black Widow spider while competing in a pre-qualifier for the ISPS Handa Australian Open at Royal Canberra Golf Club in Yarralumla earlier this week.

The arachnid is one of the deadliest in the world as its venom can kill an adult in under an hour.