Golf players take cover in missile panic only to realise it's a hoax!

Justin Thomas

Top golfers at the PGA Tour's Sony Open in Hawaii were among those caught up in the panic Saturday after the mistaken transmission of an alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile. World No. 4 Justin Thomas was among several players at the event in Honolulu, who took to Twitter following the false alarm.

"To all that just received the warning along with me this morning... apparently it was a 'mistake' ? hell of a mistake!!," Thomas wrote. "Haha glad to know we'll all be safe." Journeyman player John Peterson, who is tied for second at the tournament, wrote on Twitter that he had taken evasive action following the warning: "Under mattresses in bathtub with wife, baby and in laws. Pls Lord let this bomb threat not be real." The emergency alert had read: "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter, This is not a drill." The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency later clarified, saying: "There is no missile threat to Hawaii."

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